| The Brothers 18 | |
| Settlement Type: | First Nations reserve |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Indian Island, New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saint John |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Government Type: | Band Council |
| Established Date: | September 19, 1838 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3086°N -66.1128°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | E4W |
| Area Code: | 506 / 428 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
The Brothers refers to a group of three small islands in the mouth of the Kennebecasis River, just north from Millidgeville in Saint John, New Brunswick. Also known as The Brothers Islands Indian Reserve #18, the islands, individually known as Indian Island, Goat Island and Burnt Island,[1] [2] were a Wolastoqiyik reserve when they were returned the islands in the 1830s.[3] The islands are now part of Saint John.[2]
The Brothers Islands Indian Reserve #18 was a Wolastoqiyik First Nation reserve in Canada located upon a group of small islands in the mouth of the Kennebecasis River in Saint John County, New Brunswick. The reserve was first returned to the Wolastoqiyik on September 19, 1838, and it quickly became a busy settlement where Wolastoqey families cleared land, cultivated crops, built homes, and accessed other resources.[3] The reserve is presently composed of two islands and has an area of about 10 acres, however, an 1842 report from The Royal Gazette mentions there being a reserve known as the "Brothers", consisting of three islands and encompassing 15 acres in total.[4]