Tobique First Nation

Tobique
Band No. 16
Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk
PeopleWolastoqiyik
ProvinceNew Brunswick
Land
Main reserveTobique 20
Other reserve(s)
Land area27.558 km2
Population (June 2025)
On reserve1639
On other land6
Off reserve1067
Total population2712
Government
ChiefRoss Perley
Council
Edwin Bernard
Benjamin Dee
Stephanie Francis
Donald Hafke
Tina Martin
Julian Moulton
Richard Moulton
Aaron Nicholas
Christian Perley
Kim Perley
Jasmine Pirie
Adam Saulis
Tribal Council
Mawiw Council Incorporated
Website
https://tobiquefirstnation.ca/

Tobique First Nation (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk) is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nation band governments in New Brunswick, Canada.

The Tobique Reserve is located on the north side of the Tobique River. The reserve comprises two lots (The Brother's #18, 4 ha; Tobique #20, 2724 ha). The Tobique Reserve, established in 1801 with nearly 20,000 acres (8,100 ha), was granted after a petition to the government by band members. Over the years, the reserve was reduced by surrenders to squatters and a major surrender in 1892. Roughly two-thirds of members of Tobique First Nation reside on the reserve lands.

In 2009 the Government of Canada accepted the Tobique Specific Land Claim related to 10,533 acres (4,263 ha) which was lost in the invalid surrender of 1892. Canada and the First Nation, in collaboration with the provincial government, will be negotiating a settlement compensation package. No existing landowners will be disturbed.