- Elsipogtog First Nation
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official_name = Elsipogtog First Nation
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Elsipogtog First Nation inNew Brunswick
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =New Brunswick
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kent County
leader_title = Chief
leader_title1 = Council
leader_title2 = MP
leader_title3 = Provincial Representatives
leader_name = Jesse John Simon
leader_name1 = Arren James Sock
Stephen Peter Augustine
Jonathan Craig Sock
Robert Lloyd Levy
Mary Jane Millier
Joe Sanipass
Cyril Polchies
Robert Leo Francis
Laura Levi
Joseph Merin Sock
Garnett Augustine
Joseph Dwayne Milliea
leader_name2 =Dominic LeBlanc (L)
leader_name3 =Shawn Graham (L)
established_title = Established
established_date = 1805
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area_total_km2 = 16.673
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population_as_of = 2007
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population_total = 2,884
population_footnotes = [http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/at/mp/pg3_e.html] , Indian and Northern Affairs, retrievedSeptember 8 ,2008 .]
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timezone = Atlantic (AST)
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latd=46|latm=35|lats=48|latNS=N
longd=64|longm=58|longs=50|longEW=W
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footnotes = Postal code span:The Elsipogtog First Nation (pronEng|ɛlzɪˈbʊktʊk), formerly called the Big Cove Band, is a
Mi'kmaq First Nation inNew Brunswick ,Canada . It is one of the two largest First Nations in the province, with a population of about 3000. The First Nation's territory comprises Richibucto Reserve #15, lying 9 km west ofRexton, New Brunswick . [http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/at/mp/pg3_e.html] , Indian and Northern Affairs, retrievedSeptember 8 ,2008 .]Elsipogtog or L'sipuktuk means "River of Fire". The area was also called the stronghold of Sikniktuk. The traditional district was assigned to the Mi'kmaq clan of Alguimou, or L'kimu. Misel Alguimou was baptised Michael Augustine in the 1700s. Chief Michael Augustine signed the Peace and Friendship Treaty with the British in 1761, on behalf of the Richibucto Tribe of Mi'kmaq. The Richibucto Reserve was established in 1802 and later reduced in size. Richibucto Reserve # 15 is also known as the Big Cove Reserve. It was also called Big Cob, Mesigig Oalnei, and currently known as Elsipogtog (Pacifique spelling), or L'sipuktuk (Francis-Smith variation) and Elsipogtog First Nation.
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Aboriginal peoples in Atlantic Canada .References
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