Madawaska
Tobique
Woodstock
Kingsclear
St Mary’s
Oromocto
The Largest watershed in Atlantic Canada,
the Saint John River Watershed is a huge
region compromising an area of 13.4
million acres extending from the St
Lawrence in Quebec to the Bay of Fundy,
a total distance of 673 kilometers. The St
John River (Wolastoq) was officially
designated a Heritage River on
September 11, 2013
The Maliseet Nation Conservation Council
represents the six Maliseet First Nations
along the St John River in New Brunswick.
Madawaska (Matawasiye)
Tobique (Negootkuk)
Woodstock (Mehtaqtek)
MNCC
PARTNERS/ASSOCIATES
From our work on various projects we have
developed partnerships with the following
organizations:
Atlantic Salmon Foundation
Native American Fish & Wildlife Society
World Wildlife Fund Canada
Assembly of First Nations
Canadian Rivers Institute
Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Atlantic Canada Coastal & Estuarine Science Society
Parks Canada
US Army Corps of Engineers
Natural Resources Canada
Southwest NB Marine Planning Commission
CAREX Canada
Assembly of First Nation Chiefs of NB
N.B. Power
Regional First Nations Environmental Health Program
Fundy Model Forest Network
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Meduxnekeag River Association
St. John River Society
Atlantic Aboriginal Protection of Species Committee
Fredericton Fish & Game Association
MALISEET
NATION
CONSERVATION
COUNCIL
Formed in 2004, the MNCC is a
non-profit corporation created
to increase the involvement of
Maliseet people in the decision
making processes in our
Traditional Territory, the Saint
John River Watershed and the
Bay of Fundy. The Board of
Directors for MNCC is
compromised of the six
Maliseet Chiefs in New
Brunswick governing a staff of
six full-time employees.
Kingsclear (Pilick)
Saint Mary’s (Sitansisk)
Oromocto (Welamuktok)
R
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSERVATION
WEBSITE
Quarterly newsletters
Presentations/Updates/Brochures
Community Information Sessions
Conservation Advisory Committee
Proposals
Species at Risk- Recovery team
Habitat
Enhancement/Restoration
Experimental Eel Fishery
Culvert Surveys
Regional First Nations
Contaminants Program
Maliseet School Science
Programs
OUR MISSION
MNCC will promote and advance
Wolastoqiyik management of the St
John (Wolastoq) watershed and
Ecosystem through conservation and
stewardship, education, and
respecting our traditional
knowledge and the work carried out
by our ancestors. We do this on
behalf of our present and future
generations.
COLLABORATION
Wolastoq/St John River Watershed
Management Planning Committee
Maliseet Traditional Knowledge
Studies
Aboriginal Fishery Strategy
Working Group
Maliseet Research Review Board
Commercial Fishery Liaison
Initiative
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
MALISEET FLAG
FOR MORE INFORMATION on
purchasing a Maliseet Flag
please call:
MALISEET NATION
CONSERVATION COUNCIL
150 Cliffe Street
St Mary’s First Nation Fredericton,
N.B. E3A 0A1
Phone: 506-472-8803
Fax: 506-472-8543
WEBSITE
maliseetnationconservation.ca
THE MALISEET NATION CONSERVTION COUNCIL offers the Programs and
Email:
Services to Maliseet First Nation members throughout New Brunswick.
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