ELIGIBILITY
Everyone who wishes to enroll as a Founding Member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band must apply to the Enrolment Committee.
Successful applicants will be those that meet the following criteria:
- Are of Canadian Indian ancestry, either by birth or adoption.
- Are members (or descendants of a member) of a pre-1949 Newfoundland Mi’kmaq community.
- Are not already registered Indians under the Indian Act.
- Self-identify as Mi’kmaq.
- Live in or around a current Newfoundland Mi’kmaq community;
- (Applicants connected to a Newfoundland Mi’kmaq community, but are
living outside of that community, can also apply, provided that there
is sufficient proof on that connection)
- (Applicants connected to a Newfoundland Mi’kmaq community, but are
living outside of that community, can also apply, provided that there
is sufficient proof on that connection)
- Are alive when the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band is formed.
Proving your eligibility for enrolment:
Required Documents
Related pages:
Genealogical Resources
Enrolment Clerks
Litigation Release
Application