What is the population of Marie Battiste's First Nation?
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson:  He is a member of a family of scholars and intellectuals, including Mi'kmaq educator Marie Battiste and Jaime Battiste. Mi'kmaq:  The nation has a population of about 40,000 (plus about 25,000 in the Qalipu First Nation in Newfoundland), of whom nearly 11,000 speak Mi'kmaq, an Eastern Algonquian language.
40,000