Pikangikum First Nation
The Pikangikum First Nation (/pɪˈkændʒɪkəm/, Ojibwe: Bigaanjigamiing, unpointed ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ,,pointed ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ) is an Ojibwe First Nation located on the 1,808-hectare (4,470-acre) Pikangikum 14 Reserve, in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The main centre is the community of Pikangikum, on Pikangikum Lake on the Berens River, part of the Hudson Bay drainage system; it is approximately 100 kilometres (60 mi) north of the town of Red Lake.
Pikangikum 14
Bigaanjigamiing | |
|---|---|
| Pikangikum Indian Reserve No. 14 | |
Pikangikum 14 | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 94°00′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Pikangikum |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Shirley Lynne Keeper |
| • Deputy Chief | Corry Turtle |
| Area | |
| • Land | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,100 (2,011 census) 4,500 (2,019 reported) |
| • Density | 111.3/km2 (288/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 807 |
The community has a registered population as of September 2011 of 2,443, of whom 2,334 live on the reserve.
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