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.
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.