Burnt Church First Nation

Esgenoôpetitj First Nation (Mi'kmaq: Sgno'p'tij), also spelled Eskɨnuopitijk and formerly known as the Burnt Church Band or Burnt Church First Nation, is a Mi'kmaqFirst Nationband government in New Brunswick, Canada, centred south of the community of Lagacéville (approximately 4.5 km) and southwest of the village of Neguac (approximately 7 km) on Miramichi Bay. It covers two Indian reserves in Northumberland County (Esgenoôpetitj 14, previously Burnt Church 14, and Tabusintac 9) and two reserves in Gloucester County (Pokemouche 13) (Pabineau). The population was 1,715 as of 2011. The Mi'kmaq call Burnt Church Esgenoôpetitj, which means "a lookout".