[4] The United States Census Bureau listed 1,047 acres (4.236 km2) of trust land in the 2010 United States Census, located at 46°55′13″N 67°53′15″W / 46.92028°N 67.88750°W / 46.92028; -67.88750 in the Town of Limestone.

Their ancestral homeland reaches as far northeast as Newfoundland and historically includes Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, a large part of New Brunswick, and a small part of Quebec in the Chaleurs Bay area.

The band was federally recognized on November 26, 1991, after a long campaign.

[6] At the time of federal recognition, the tribe was known as the Aroostook Band of Micmacs.

[7] In January 2022, the tribe officially adopted the name Mi'kmaq Nation.