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The Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation is a contemporary First Nations band based in Newfoundland, representing Mi'kmaq people across the island. Established in 2011, the band has been working to recognize and support Mi'kmaq cultural heritage and community development.

POPULATION

26,484

Rank #1 nationally

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BAND COUNCIL TERM

11/26/2028

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-07-01 16:17:04 UTC

Name

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation (ISC Code: 34)

Former Names

Newfoundland Mi'kmaq Band

Band Style

Urban and Rural First Nation

Cultural Area

Newfoundland and Labrador

Indigenous Language

Mi'kmaq

Number of Registered Members

26484

Band Website

http://qalipu.ca/

Phone Number

(709) 634-8059

Fax Number

(709) 639-3997

Address

3 Church Street, Corner Brook, NL

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

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Chief

JENNIFER (JENNY) BRAKE

Term Expires

11/26/2028

Number of Council Members

12

JENNIFER (JENNY) BRAKE

Chief

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CALVIN FRANCIS

Councillor

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ERNEST GREEN

Councillor

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SHIANNE SQUIRES

Councillor

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LORY BENOIT-JESSO

Councillor

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TERRI GREENE

Councillor

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HOLLY MUISE

Councillor

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IVAN (SR.) WHITE

Councillor

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FRANCIS (FRANK) SKEARD

Councillor

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MIRANDA OSMOND

Councillor

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CHARLES WHITE

Vice Chief

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COLLEEN PAUL

Vice Chief

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band Order

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Act

Vincent v Qalipu Mi’Kmaq First Nation Band

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Act

Collier v. Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation

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Media Reports

Miawpukek First Nation chief says high number of band members in Qalipu a good thing

Mi'kmaq culture enters provincial courtrooms with feather affirmation

National Indigenous Peoples Day going online in Newfoundland

New Qalipu Band Council Elected

Family man John Peddle was proud to discover his Mi’kmaq roots

Hann wants people to experience Indigenous Peoples Week

First Nations in Newfoundland and Labrador

Muise named executive director for Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres

‘Reconciliation in action’

'We'll make it better together': Qalipu First Nation hopeful for National Indigenous Peoples Day

Flat Bay Band chief signals intention to distance community from Qalipu band

Podcast: The CEO of Qalipu Holdings believes green hydrogen projects could bring economic growth to First Nations in Newfoundland and Labrador

Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Officially Created in Newfoundland

Mi’kmaq Artwork to be Displayed in Lobby of Confederation Building

More than 60,000 applying for Mi'kmaq status

Corner Brook 'mini-powwow' promotes Qalipu Mi'kmaq culture

‘The Indian Act Was Created To Make Us Depend On It, And It Worked’: Amy Hull

Mi’kmaq community urged at Corner Brook meeting to stand together in fight over Qalipu enrolment

Mi’kmaq community urged at Corner Brook meeting to stand together in fight over Qalipu enrolment

'I’m really hopeful about where we are on our journey of revitalizing our culture': The importance of celebrating National Indigenous People's Day

Qalipu artist the latest to unveil artwork at Confederation Building

Qalipu artist the latest to unveil artwork at Confederation Building

'A painting or an image speaks a thousand words': NL government unveils Qalipu artwork

'A painting or an image speaks a thousand words': NL government unveils Qalipu artwork

Qalipu First Nation Weighs in on DFO Cod Fishery Decision

Qalipu chief reflects on ‘historic’ year

Mi’kmaw First Nations in NL concerned over the cod fishery policy change

Rally to protest Qalipu Enrollment Process planned for Stephenville

Rally to protest Qalipu Enrollment Process planned for Stephenville

First Nations people form new Burgeo band

First Nations people form new Burgeo band

A case study on what it means to be Aboriginal

A case study on what it means to be Aboriginal

Corner Brook native Matthew Connolly believes persistence led to reversal of Qalipu membership denial

Corner Brook native Matthew Connolly believes persistence led to reversal of Qalipu membership denial

Putting in the work: Lanier Phillips Award winner Rowan White expresses Mi’kmaw culture through theatre and music

Putting in the work: Lanier Phillips Award winner Rowan White expresses Mi’kmaw culture through theatre and music

Confederation anniversary is no cause to celebrate, says Mi'kmaw elder

Confederation anniversary is no cause to celebrate, says Mi'kmaw elder

Federal court rulings could mean re-assessment of thousands of Qalipu Mi'kmaq applications

Federal court rulings could mean re-assessment of thousands of Qalipu Mi'kmaq applications

Qalipu, conservation group sign agreement to protect Gander Lake area

Qalipu, conservation group sign agreement to protect Gander Lake area

Time for new chief, says head of Mi’kmaq First Nations Assembly

Time for new chief, says head of Mi’kmaq First Nations Assembly

Miawpukek Chief Offers Apology as Leaders Pause Renaming of Red Indian Lake

Qalipu celebrates National Aboriginal Day in Corner Brook

18,044 applicants eligible for Qalipu First Nation Band

New NL First Nation bound by red tape, questions on cultural identity

Blood quantum damages Indigenous communities

Indigenous Leaders Roundtable Provides Forum for Discussion on Matters of Common Interest

What’s next for the Qalipu of Newfoundland and Labrador – Part 3

Federal Court hears cases on recognition of Indigenous band, communities

National Indigenous People’s Day Celebrations

Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Mi’kmaw Chiefs remove Morley Googoo as AFN regional vice-chief

Qalipu Chief Brendan Mitchell appointed first regional chief of Newfoundland Office of the Assembly of First Nations

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated throughout Newfoundland and Labrador

The Newfoundlander: Chapter 2

'For the good of all Indigenous people': N.L. government discussing implementing United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Qalipu First Nation building friendship bridge

Inuit, First Nation advocates receive Order of Canada

Marvel Debuts a New Native American Captain America

Learning Mi’kmaq doesn’t make me an Indian

My Family's Mi'kmaq Heritage Isn't A Liability To Be Reduced

Jenny Brake remains chief of Qalipu First Nation in N.L. following election win

Marvel’s Native American Captain America Met with Backlash on Twitter

The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres welcomes new Executive Director

Corner Brook sisters only too glad to openly celebrate the Mi'kmaq culture they had to hide as kids

Qalipu application process raises ire of members who had status taken away

Qalipu chief Brendan Mitchell says Assembly of First Nations membership a huge moment for western Newfoundland-based band

Only 18,000 of 100,000 applicants accepted for Newfoundland first nation band

‘Dedication and passion’

The 2018 Nutrien Indigenous Youth Harvard Scholarship Award

St. George’s Indian Band holds tourism experience event

Indigenous groups and engineering firm buy Newdock in move hailed as ‘historic’ investment

Indigenous-led consortium buys 140-year-old dockyard in St. John's

Three Rivers Mi’kmaq Band is improving life in the Newfoundland communities it serves

Qalipu election: Garnier running for Qalipu chief position

Hip hop’s David Strickland says reconnection to Indigenous identity has been a ‘beautiful thing’

Youth student employment opportunity with Qalipu First Nation Band

Newfoundland First Nations get regional chief seat on AFN executive but concerns raised in assembly

Decision in Qalipu First Nation membership court challenge 'a long time coming,' says former member

Meet Indigenous podcasters who are decolonizing the airwaves

“It’s opening up knowledge about our past”: Mi’kmaw Chief

Browse "Indigenous Peoples"

Qalipu to elect new chief and council

'Attraction for tourists': Mi'kmaq man fears festival may exploit Indigenous culture

Qalipu Mi'kmaq membership process being questioned

Assembly of First Nations calling for feds to resume talks with Newfoundland's Qalipu First Nation

Canada signed private agreement with Qalipu Mi'kmaq days before contentious changes to application process

‘Turned my stomach’: Sign targets Indigenous Peoples in Glenwood, NL, ignites outrage

The Newfoundlander: Chapter 3

Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day: A collection of stories

Mi’kmaq History Month

Sabrina Muise works with youth to preserve Mi'kmaq culture

Qalipu First Nation members vote in record numbers, re-electing Brendan Mitchell as chief

Qalipu First Nation gets ready for job boom with energy project

Thousands of dogs frozen, slaughtered on Manitoba First Nations, rescuer says

30 Under 30: Ryder Davis secures multimillion-dollar construction sites with Heathrow Security

'We can’t hide the truth from our students': Truth and Reconciliation Day just a starting point for advancing Indigenous learning in Atlantic Canada

Flat Bay Chief Liz Lasaga says her band needs separation from Qalipu

Indigenous artist Logan MacDonald from Corner Brook opens exhibition in St. John’s

Qalipu not exempt from paying taxes on purchases

Qalipu Chief Brendan Mitchell takes national post

Chief Brendan Mitchell announces his resignation

First Mi’kmaw woman appointed as judge in Nova Scotia

Alumna Called the “Best Lawyer for Aboriginal Law in Canada.”

Suliewey by Saqamaw Mi'sel Joe and Sheila O'Neill

Learning through an Indigenous Lens: building equality via education in Newfoundland

Mi'kmaw artist brings Indigenous tattoo revival to Newfoundland with hope of reclaiming culture, empowering people

Marvel unveils first Native American Captain America superhero

Hip hop’s David Strickland says reconnection to Indigenous identity has been a ‘beautiful thing’

Thousands rush to prove Mi'kmaq ancestry to join landless band

Labrador's NunatuKavut part of second Indigenous-led bid from N.L. for arctic surf clam

Flat Bay Band chief signals intention to distance community from Qalipu band

Qalipu Mi'kmaq pick Sheppard as chief in first election

Mi’kmaq community helper shares knowledge of sacred plants

Funding Awarded for 15 Indigenous Violence Prevention Initiatives - News Releases

Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable Provides Forum for Presentations and Discussion on Matters of Mutual Interest

Qalipu First Nation wants to create business park in Corner Brook

Conversation, action urged in N.L. to mark 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Corner Brook celebrations honour lost Indigenous women with new community garden

Brendan Mitchell new chief of Qalipu First Nation

How the O’Learys and 20,000 other Newfoundlanders were declared Mi’kmaq

Surge in Newfoundland native band has Ottawa stunned, skeptical

Gros Morne Indigenous festival cancelled after criticism

Burgeo Band of Indians Chief Greg Janes upset military service has cost him his Qalipu status

Marvel Comics Launches Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices 1 in November

MUN research prof, Mi'kmaq elder named to Order of Canada

Mi'kmaw advocate, leader and elder Calvin White to receive Order of Canada

In Newfoundland, too many want recognition as Mi’kmaq Indians, federal government says

Marvel Reveals Native American Kickapoo Tribesman As Third New Captain American

'It's still pretty rampant': National Indigenous chief discusses discrimination

Families divided after Ottawa tells thousands they’re not indigenous

Qalipu First Nation welcomes 1st female chief, as Jenny Brake takes role on acting basis

With urban Indigenous population booming in N.L., new group tackling demographic challenges

$60K donation for challenging Qalipu process from man who wants to honour his mother

The long road to recognition for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq

Brendan Mitchell kicks off term as 1st AFN regional chief for Newfoundland

The night sky over Mi'kmaki: A Q&A with astronomer Hilding Neilson

In or out? Thousands set to learn fate in Qalipu Mi’kmaq FN: Part 1

Status symbol: Rejected Qalipu applications devastating for band members

Matters of Common Interest Discussed at Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable

Plaintiffs challenging Qalipu enrolment process faced membership oppression, rules Supreme Court

New Indigenous festival in Stephenville celebrates Mi'kmaq culture

Qalipu First Nation membership top issue in race for chief, say candidates

Mi'kmaq band building a space to remember missing and murdered indigenous women, girls

Burgeo veteran wants answers on status of 'disenfranchised' former Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations members

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation votes to allow some RCMP officers, military to reapply for membership

Mi'kmaw artist drawing on heritage for Indigenous Marvel superheroes

Qalipu First Nation 'in shock' as feds suspend talks to include more members

He founded the movement behind Qalipu First Nation — but he can't be a member

Dreams Become Reality for Native Comic Book Artists Joining the Marvel Universe

About 80,000 denied eligibility for Newfoundland first nation band

Court ruling puts more scrutiny on Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation enrolment process

Decision week for thousands of applicants to the Qalipu band

Mi'kmaq communities divided over federal government's Qalipu band membership decisions

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation launches new brand of seal oil capsule

Chantel John remembered at ceremony in Glenwood marking anniversary of her death

Burgeo Mi'kmaq split off to form Newfoundland's newest Aboriginal band

Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation celebrates acceptance into Assembly of First Nations

Mi'kmaq First Nation leading project to increase cultural content in classrooms

Elder, former Mi’kmaq chief says Qalipu “crisis” must be “stopped”

Mi'kmaw veteran's hunger strike to protest removal of his Indian status in its 4th week

Qalipu First Nation enrolment controversy reaches 'pivotal point' as court challenge begins

Qalipu First Nation and Canada announce reassessment of 58,000 membership applications

Qalipu First Nation marks a milestone, celebrating 10 years as recognized Indigenous band

Qalipu Mi'kmaw identity debate leaves those impacted looking for self-determined solutions

Chief to explore separation from controversial Mi’kmaq band

New NL First Nation bound by red tape, questions on cultural identity

More than 10,000 members of Qalipu First Nation have had their membership revoked

Student Loses Indian Status, Tuition Halfway Through Degree

Flipping Indigenous regional development in Newfoundland upside-down: lessons from Australia

The Majestic Lawn in Corner Brook hosts Qalipu First Nation’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations rally in Ottawa as thousands risk losing band status

Can the Government Take Away My Indigenous Identity?

Qalipu First Nation

Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band Officially Created in Newfoundland

In Canada, Feeling ‘Robbed’ of Indian Identity, and Benefits (Published 2016)

For Canada’s newest First Nation, a declaration of – and fight over – identity

Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation

Sunrise ceremonies among events held to mark National Indigenous People’s Day in N.L.

Newdock Acquired by Indigenous Partnership: Membertou, Qalipu First Nations, and Horizon Naval Engineering

As the Qalipu First Nation election draws to a close, here's what hopeful candidates have to say

Academic Research

Traditional knowledge and land use: building research relationships with a rural Ktaqmkuk Mi'kmaw community

Student Independent Projects Social Cultural Studies 2015: Confederation, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism: The Dispossession of Mi'kmaw Lands in Western …

A Story of Invisibility: The Reaction of the Print Media to the Formation of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation.

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Displacement By Design: An Indigenous Nationhood Perspective On The

12 Routes of Colonial Racism: Travelling Narratives of European Progress and Indigenous Extinction in Pre-Confederation Newfoundland

1 Good and Bad Indians: Romanticizing the Beothuk and Denigrating the Mi'kmaq

" Our strength is ourselves": identity, status, and cultural revitalization among the Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland

Exploring how Mi'kmaq Women of Ktaqmkuk are Building a Sense of Community: A Case Study

Enduring pasts and denied presence: Mi'kmaw challenges to continued marginalization in Western Newfoundland

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Mi'kmaw knowledge helps uncover a new area of interesting lichen biodiversity on the island of Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk)

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts

Island: Decolonizing Newfoundland history to understand current Qalipu Mi'kmaq realities

Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador

Band Publications

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