| Band Name: | Miawpukek First Nation |
| Band Number: | 47 |
| People: | Miꞌkmaq |
| Headquarters: | Samiajij Miawpukek |
| Province: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Reserve: | Samiajij Miawpukek |
| Area: | 28.39 |
| Pop Year: | 2023 |
| On Reserve: | 836 |
| On Other Land: | 2 |
| Off Reserve: | 2263 |
| Total Pop: | 3101 |
| Chief: | Brad Benoit |
| Council: |
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| Website: | mfngov.ca |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
| Samiajij Miawpukek | |
| Official Name: | Samiajij Miawpukek Indian Reserve |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates: | 47.8667°N -55.7436°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1822[2] |
| Established Title1: | Recognition under the Indian Act |
| Established Date1: | 1987 |
| Leader Title: | Chief |
| Leader Name: | Mi'sel Joel[3] |
| Leader Title1: | Federal MP |
| Leader Title2: | Provincial MHA |
| Leader Name2: | Elvis Loveless (LIB) |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 836 |
| Utc Offset: | -3:30 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank1 Info: | ACPWX[4] |
Miawpukek First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in Conne River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a registered population of 836 living on-reserve as of May 2023, with another 2,265 living off-reserve.[5] [6] They control the reserve of Samiajij Miawpukek in Bay d'Espoir on the island of Newfoundland. It was formerly known as Conne River Indian Reserve until the mid-1980s.[7] Samiajij Miawpukek was established as a federal Indian reserve in 1987, the first in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1991, Miawpukek was one of the poorest communities in Atlantic Canada. Due in part to increased education of its members, it has gone on to become the most well-off First Nation in Atlantic Canada after Membertou.[8] [9]
The powwow, started in 1996, is held every year.[10]
In 2019, the Miawpukek First Nation opened the "Cannabis Boutique", which they claim is "the first Indigenous-owned and -operated marijuana store in Newfoundland".[11]