Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation Première Nation Malécite du Madawaska Wəlastəkwewiyik Matowesekok | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Madawaska |
| Parish | Madawaska |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Boroughs | Edmundston-Saint Basile |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Chief Patricia Bernard |
| • Provincial Representatives | Jean-Claude D'Amours |
| • MP | René Arseneault |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 350 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Website | Madawaska 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. 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.