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The Fort Folly First Nation is a Mi'kmaq First Nation band government located near the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada.

History

Population

The First Nation had a total of 158 people registered as of September 2020, of which 29 lived on their own reserve.

Governance

The current Chief of the First Nation is Rebecca Knockwood. The Councillor of the First Nation is Jennifer Crostswaite. Their term expired in 2011. The band is a member of the North Shore Micmac District Council and the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation.

Reserve

The First Nation has one reserve, Fort Folly 1. The reserve has an area of 56.1 hectares (139 acres). This reserve came into existence in 1840, under the New Brunswick Indian Act.

Notable people

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