Burnt Church First Nation
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The Burnt Church First Nation (Mi'kmaq: Eskinuopitijk or Esgenoôpetitj) is a Mi'kmaq First Nation in New Brunswick, Canada, east of the community of New Jersey (approximately 5 km.), south of the community of Legacéville (approximately 4.5 km.) and southwest of the village of Neguac (approximately 7 km.) on the Miramichi Bay. It has about 1500 members and one reserve, Burnt Church 14. In recent years, Burnt Church First Nation members have militated strenuously for their traditional lobster fishing rights, embroiling them in conflict with the provincial and federal governments as well as local non-native fishermen.
References
- [The Marshall Decision and the Maritime Canadian Fishery]
- [2001 Aboriginal Profile from Statistics Canada]
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