St. Mary's First Nation

St. Mary's Band or St. Mary's First Nation (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik)[2] is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nations on the Saint John River in Canada.

For the First Nation in British Columbia, see St. Mary's First Nation (British Columbia).

St. Mary's Band
Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik
St. Mary's Band is located in New Brunswick
St. Mary's Band
St. Mary's Band
Location of the St. Mary's Band in New Brunswick
Coordinates: 45°58′00″N 66°38′00″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyYork County
Established1867
Government
 • ChiefAlan Patrick Polchies Jr. (Chicky)
 • Council
Evan Sacobie
Percival Sacobie
Shelley Polchies
Barbra Paul
Micheal Bear
Stephen Meuse
Montgomery Paul
Barbra Brown
Shannon Polchies
Millicent Polchies
Erica Bear
Heather Currie
 • MPJenica Atwin (G)
 • Provincial RepresentativesJill Green (C)
Area
 • Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Lowest elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total1,822
Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
NTS Map021G15
Websitehttp://www.stmarysfirstnation.com/
Postal code span: E3A 2V1,E3A 2T9,E3A 5V9,E3A 5R7,E3A 2V2

The St. Mary's Band lands comprise two reserves (Saint Mary's # 24, 1 ha; Devon # 30, 131.5 ha). The Saint Mary's reserve, established in 1867, lies on the northeast bank of the Saint John River, opposite downtown Fredericton. A second, larger reserve, purchased in 1929, lies 3 km NNE of the St. Mary's reservation. Recent (2002) acquisitions have expanded the reserve lands to 308 ha. Roughly half the members of the St. Mary's First Nation reside on the reserve lands.[1][3][4][5]

The founding of the 1867 Reserve is attributed to Gabriel Acquin, a Maliseet hunter, guide and interpreter.

References
  1. , Indian and Northern Affairs, retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. St. Mary’s Wolastoqiyik
  3. "Expanded Land Base for Saint Mary's First Nation". Archived from the original on May 20, 2006.,
  4. Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, St. Mary's First Nation, retrieved September 7, 2008.
  5. "Querying Geographical Names of Canada". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-09-08., Geographical Names of Canada, retrieved September 7, 2008.


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