Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
Première Nation Malécite du Madawaska
Wəlastəkwewiyik Matowesekok
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyMadawaska
ParishMadawaska
Electoral Districts   
Federal
Madawaska—Restigouche
BoroughsEdmundston-Saint Basile
Government
 • ChiefChief Patricia Bernard[1]
 • Provincial RepresentativesJean-Claude D'Amours
 • MPRené Arseneault
Population
 (2012[2])
 • Total350[2]
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
WebsiteMadawaska Maliseet First Nation website
Postal code E7C 1W9

Madawaska Maliseet First Nation (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Wəlastəkwewiyik Matowesekok) or St. Basile 10 band is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nations on the Saint John River in Canada. The Madawaska Maliseet First Nation (MMFN) territory is in Northern New Brunswick. The MMFN reserve is located 1.6 km east of Edmundston in the north-western region of New Brunswick. The band membership has 350 people.[2] About 114 members of the MMFN live on the St. Basile no. 10 reserve. They are part of the Saint John River Valley Tribal Council. Family names include Bernard, Cimon, Francis, and Wallace.

  1. ^ "Biography: Chief Joanna Bernard" (PDF). Madawaska Maliseet First Nation.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c AANDC (9 July 2012). "Moving Toward Economic Development: The Story of Madawaska Maliseet". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC). Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.