Fort Folly 1 is a

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the northe ...

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located near Dorchester in Westmorland County,

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, Canada.

History

Fort Folly 1 is the territory of the

Fort Folly First Nation 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 live ...

. The reserve is home to the smallest

community in the province. The First Nation had a total of 111 people registered as of October 2008, of which 29 lived on their own reserve, and remaining population live either on a different reserve or off the reserve. In the

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reported 40 individuals on the reserve. The reserve has an area of . This reserve came into existence in 1840, under the

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. It has year-round road access. The reserve is located in the traditional territory of the people of ''Kwesawék Amlamkuk'', which roughly translated from the

Míkmaq language The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

means "the delta where the multicoloured rivers meet". That description is based on the original location of the Fort Folly reserve at

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on the

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Reserve/Settlement/Villages Detail: 06014—Fort Folly 1

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