| Munsee-Delaware Nation | |
| Native Name: | Nalahii Lunaapewaak |
| Official Name: | Munsee-Delaware Nation Indian Reserve No. 1 |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Middlesex#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 42.8°N -110°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | First Nation |
| Subdivision Name2: | Middlesex |
| Subdivision Name3: | Munsee-Delaware |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | 1967 |
| Leader Title: | Chief |
| Leader Name: | Roger Thomas |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.22 |
| Population Total: | 160 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.3 |
| Postal Code: | N0L |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Munsee-Delaware Nation (Munsee: Nalahii Lunaapewaak, meaning: Lenapes from the Upstream, in contrast with The Lenape at Moraviantown, referred to as "Downstrean Lenapes") is a Lenape First Nations band government located 24km (15miles) west of St. Thomas, in southwest Ontario, Canada.
Known previously as the Munsee of the Thames, their land base is the 1054ha Munsee-Delaware Nation 1 reserve, with the unincorporated community of Muncey, west from the Oneida Nation of the Thames, as their main community. The reserve is splintered into several non-contiguous areas, made up of individual lots within the Chippewas of the Thames reserve. As of January 2014, their registered population was 612 people, though only 148 lived on their own reserve.
Members of the Munsee branch of the Lenape nation arrived in the area in the 18th century. John Graves Simcoe, the lieutenant governor, encouraged the Munsee to settle there although Chippewa were already established there. In 1819 the Chippewa of the Thames reserve was established, and in 1840 the Munsee and the Chippewa finally reached an agreement to share the land. In 1967 the Munsee portion became part of the current reserve, which was established by Order in Council.
The Munsee-Delaware First Nation had a registered population of 524 in April 2004, of whom 163 lived on the reserve. By January 2011, the nation had a total registered population of 555, of whom 145 lived on the reserve.[2]
Munsee-Delaware Nation's Chief and Council are elected officials who serve a two (2) year term of office. Elections are governed by their own Band Custom Election Code. Chief and Council are directly accountable to the band membership for the success of the Nation and the conduct of its affairs and for carrying out the community's mission and vision.
The history of Munsee-Delaware Nation elected Chief and Council are: