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An introduction to Moncton: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
Moncton grew on a bend of the Petitcodiac River in southeastern New Brunswick, within Mi’kmaw territory. The nearest Mi’kmaw communities are Amlamgog (Fort Folly), southeast of the city, and Elsipogtog, farther north on the Kent County coast. Moncton was founded on the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq. The river that shapes the city carries a Mi’kmaw name: Petitcodiac has been translated as bends like a bow.
Moncton is in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, covered by the Peace and Friendship Treaties.
Nearby: Dieppe · Riverview · Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation) · Elsipogtog First Nation · Tjipõgtõtjg (Buctouche First Nation)
The 2021 census counted 2,080 Indigenous residents in Moncton, about 2.69 per cent of the city. The City has also commissioned its first Indigenous public art installation. The closest Mi'kmaw community is small but long-established. Fort Folly First Nation, near Dorchester, holds one reserve of about 56 hectares, set aside in 1840 under New Brunswick law. In June 2025 it counted 141 members, most of them living off reserve. Farther north in Kent County, Elsipogtog First Nation is much larger. Its registered population was 3,574 in April 2023. The community was formerly called the Big Cove Band, and its name means River of Fire. Its Richibucto 15 reserve dates from 1805. Its two reserves cover 17.72 square kilometres, and 2,736 members lived on reserve in 2023. Census data show that 56.9 per cent of residents speak Mi'kmaq. Elsipogtog drew national attention in 2013, when community members and supporters blocked roads to oppose shale gas exploration. In 2021 it won Kraft Hockeyville, bringing arena funding and an NHL preseason game in October 2022.
More on the region: Indigenous New Brunswick · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Moncton and across New Brunswick.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Moncton and across New Brunswick. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Moncton schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Moncton. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Moncton.
Orders ship from Saskatoon and generally leave within 1–3 business days. Shipping cost to New Brunswick is calculated at checkout, and orders of $90 or more ship free within Canada.
Designs can use up to 4 colours with a minimum of 10 garments, and every order is quoted before printing. We help with the design, print in Saskatoon on screens up to 23x31 inches, and ship the finished order to you.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. Your artwork can include text in any language you provide. Design help is included, and we ship the order from Saskatoon.
No. Our designs carry Cree words, each with its story on our meanings page, because we are a Indigenous-owned company based in Saskatoon. We do not speak for Mi'kmaw culture. A Mi'kmaw group near Moncton that wants its own design can work with us through custom screen printing.
Last reviewed . Facts on this page come from the sources listed below.
Putting nêhiyawêwin on a shirt is a small way of keeping it in use. XUSI does it on purpose: each design carries a Cree word, and each one is explained in the founders’ own words for whoever picks it up in Moncton.
The brand is Indigenous-owned and based in Saskatoon, on Treaty 6. Read every meaning on the Meanings page, or shop Cree language clothing.
