Pikangikum First Nation

Pikangikum 14
Bigaanjigamiing
Indian reserve
Pikangikum Indian Reserve No. 14
Pikangikum 14 is located in Ontario
Pikangikum 14
Pikangikum 14
Coordinates: 51°48′N 94°00′W / 51.800°N 94.000°W / 51.800; -94.000
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictKenora
First NationPikangikum
Government
 • ChiefShirley Lynne Keeper
 • Deputy ChiefCorry Turtle
Area
[1]
 • Land8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,100 (2,011 census) 4,500 (2,019 reported)
 • Density111.3/km2 (288/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code807
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The Pikangikum First Nation (/pɪˈkændʒɪkəm/, Ojibwe: Bigaanjigamiing, unpointed ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ,,pointed ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ) is an Ojibwe First Nation[3] located on the 1,808-hectare (4,470-acre) Pikangikum 14 Reserve,[4] in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[5] The main centre is the community of Pikangikum,[6] 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.

The community has a registered population as of September 2011 of 2,443, of whom 2,334 live on the reserve.[7]

  1. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ^ "Pikangikum 14 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Pikangikum - First Nation number 208". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  4. ^ "Pikangikum 14 - Reserve number 06320". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  5. ^ "Pikangikum 14". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  6. ^ "Pikangikum". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  7. ^ "Pikangikum - Registered Population". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-02.