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About Annapolis Valley First Nation
Annapolis Valley First Nation is a Mi'kmaw community in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, working toward self-sufficiency through education and economic development.
Annapolis Valley First Nation (Kampalijek) is a Mi'kmaw community in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, within Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. The main reserve, formerly known as Cambridge 32, was established on March 3, 1880, in Cambridge. The Nation also holds a second reserve, St. Croix 34, which has no residents.
By population, the Nation is the smallest First Nation community in Nova Scotia. In 2023 it counted about 321 people: 121 living on reserve and about 200 living off reserve. In 1984, after advocacy led by Chief Rita Smith, Glooscap First Nation separated from Annapolis Valley First Nation. The Nation belongs to the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq.
The community's stated goal is to become self-sufficient through education, economic development and work with the communities of Nova Scotia. It is also working to revive its language and culture, drawing wisdom from Elders to empower its youth. Community services and businesses include:
- A health centre offering diabetes-prevention, weight-control, foot-care, prenatal, dental and addiction-prevention programs
- A gas bar, tobacco shop and gaming centre
- A chapel
Learn more on the Nation's official website.
- People
- Mi'kmaq
- Treaty
- Unceded territory (Mi'kma'ki)
- Tribal council
- Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Nova Scotia
- Band number
- 20
- Population
- 321
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