Micmacs of Gesgapegiag

Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Aboriginal Reserve
Traditional tipee-shaped church
Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Location of Gesgapegiag in Quebec
Coordinates: 48°11′58″N 65°55′14″W / 48.199464°N 65.920566°W / 48.199464; -65.920566
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CountyGaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Founded1850s
Government
 • ChiefRoderick Larocque
 • Councillors8
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
637
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Postal code
G0C
Area code418
Highway R-132
WaterwaysCascapédia River
Websitegesgapegiag.ca

Micmacs of Gesgapegiag are a Mi'gmaq First Nation in Quebec, Canada. Located on the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula at the mouth of the Cascapédia River, where it widens into Chaleur Bay. Gesgapegiag is one of three Mi'kmaq reservations located in the Gaspe Peninsula. Traditionally its the seventh district of Mi’gma’gi known as Gespe’gewa’gi, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’gmaq.

In 2000, the three Mi’kmaw communities joined forces to form a political and administrative organization, the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat, so as to offer shared services and forge ties with non-Indigenous partners, particularly in the fishing and forestry sectors.