{{Short description|First Nation in Nova Scotia}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} The '''Wasoqopa'q First Nation''', also known as '''Acadia First Nation''', is composed of five Mi'kmaq First Nation reserves located in southwestern Nova Scotia. As of 2015, the Mi'kmaq population is 223 on-reserve, and 1,288 off-reserve. Acadia First Nation was founded in 1967 and covers the south shore area of Nova Scotia and Yarmouth County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mikmaqrights.com/our-community/communities/acadia/|title=Acadia | Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative|access-date=15 March 2023|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022220330/http://mikmaqrights.com/our-community/communities/acadia/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The community runs multiple businesses including five gaming centres, three gas stations and two Rose Purdy centers.<ref>[http://acadiafirstnation.ca/corporate/businesses_kri.php COVID-19 Economic Response Plan]</ref>
==Composition== Wasoqopa'q First Nation is composed of five parts as shown:
{| class="wikitable" ! | Community || Area || Location || Population || Date established |- | Gold River 21 || {{convert|270.2|ha}} || 60.8 km. west of Halifax || 77 || May 8, 1820 |- | Medway River 11 || {{convert|4.7|ha }} || 108.8 km. southwest of Halifax || 0 || May 8, 1865 |- | Ponhook Lake 10 || {{convert|101.8|ha }} || 115.2 km. southwest of Halifax || 15 || June 8, 1843 |- | Wildcat 12 || {{convert|465.4|ha}} || 111 km. southwest of Halifax || 33 || June 8, 1820 |- | Yarmouth 33 || {{convert|27.7|ha }} || 3.2 km. east of Yarmouth || 157 || June 8, 1887 |}
==See also== *List of Indian Reserves in Nova Scotia *List of Indian Reserves in Canada
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==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{cite news |author=((CBC News)) |author-mask=[CBC News] |date=1 December 2020 |title=Meet Acadia First Nation's only new councillor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/natteal-battiste-acadia-first-nation-councillor-young-people-1.5823269 |work=CBC News |location=Nova Scotia |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=12 September 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Comeau |first=Tina |date=13 April 2019 |title=Acadia First Nation announces Hilton hotel coming to its Yarmouth Reserve |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/acadia-first-nation-announces-hilton-hotel-coming-to-its-yarmouth-reserve-301491 |work=PNI Atlantic News |location=Yarmouth, NS |publisher=Postmedia Network |access-date=12 September 2025}} * {{cite web |author=((Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)) |author-mask=[Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada] |date=20 October 2017 |title=Government of Canada congratulates Acadia First Nation for its community development |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-northern-affairs/news/2017/10/government_of_canadacongratulatesacadiafirstnationforitscommunit.html |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=12 September 2025}} {{refend}}
==External links== * [http://www.acadiafirstnation.ca/ Wasoqopa'q First Nation ]
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Category:First Nations governments in Atlantic Canada Category:First Nations in Nova Scotia Category:Acadia First Nation Category:Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Category:Communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia Category:Communities in Yarmouth County