Qalipu First Nation

Qalipu First Nation
Band No. 34
People	Miꞌkmaq
Headquarters	Corner Brook
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Land
Reserve(s)	None
Population (2019)
Off reserve	22,638
Total population	22,638
Government
Chief	Jenny Brake (interim)
Council	Interim-Chief Jenny Brake; Vice-Chief Andrew Barker; Jasen Benwah; (Port au Port); Sharren (Sherry) Dean; (Corner Brook); Charlene Combdon; (Exploits); Calvin Francis; (Gander Bay); Terri Greene; (Benoit's Cove); Francis Skeard; (Glenwood); Robert White; (Flat Bay); Ivan White; (St. George's); Hayward Young; (Stephenville);
Website
	qalipu.ca

The Qalipu First Nation (Pronounced: /xa.li.bu/, [xalibu], Mi'kmaq language word for 'caribou'),^[2] is a Mi’kmaq band government, created by order-in-council in 2011 pursuant to the Agreement for the Recognition of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq Band. After the band was approved as a First Nation, 100,000 people applied for membership and a total of 23,000 were approved.

This band is a landless band based on the island of Newfoundland. In 2018, Qalipu First Nation was accepted as a member of the Assembly of First Nations.^[3]

^ "Qalipu First Nation members vote in record numbers, re-electing Brendan Mitchell as chief". CBC News. October 23, 2021.
^ "Qalipu pronunciation".
^ "Qalipu Becomes Member of the Assembly of First Nations".

[CBC_News-1] "Qalipu First Nation members vote in record numbers, re-electing Brendan Mitchell as chief". CBC News. October 23, 2021.

[2] "Qalipu pronunciation".

[3] "Qalipu Becomes Member of the Assembly of First Nations".

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