Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation explained

Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation
Native Name:Pikwàkanagàn Omàmiwininiwak
Official Name:Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake 39) Indian Reserve
Settlement Type:Indian reserve
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:45.55°N -90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Renfrew
Subdivision Type3:First Nation
Subdivision Name3:Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn
Area Land Km2:7.45
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:432
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:58.0
Website:www.algonquinsof
pikwakanagan.com

The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation (Pikwàkanagàn Omàmiwininiwak), formerly known as the Golden Lake First Nation, are an Algonquin First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located in the former township of South Algona (now part of Bonnechere Valley) in the Ottawa Valley on Golden Lake.

As of October, 2008, the registered population of the First Nation was 1,992 people, of which only 406 people lived on their own reserve.

Reserve

The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, formerly known as Golden Lake 39 Indian Reserve. Their reserve of 688.8ha is adjacent to the hamlet of Golden Lake which is located between the villages of Killaloe and Eganville, about 40km (30miles) south of Pembroke. The land straddles the south shores of Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake 39) census profile . Statistics Canada . . 17 June 2015.