Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation Pikwàkanagàn Omàmiwininiwak
Indian reserve
Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake 39) Indian Reserve
45°33′N 77°13′W / 45.550°N 77.217°W / 45.550; -77.217
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
First Nation	Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn
Area [1]
• Land	7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	432
• Density	58.0/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website	www.algonquinsof pikwakanagan.com

The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation (Algonquin: 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 688.8 hectares (1,702 acres) is adjacent to the hamlet of Golden Lake which is located between the villages of Killaloe and Eganville, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Pembroke. The land straddles the south shores of Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River.

References

External links

• Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation website
• Profile of the First Nation from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs
• Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin: The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre