Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23, formerly Pomquet and Afton 23, is a

Miꞌkmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

reserve located in

Antigonish County , nickname = , settlement_type = List of counties of Nova Scotia, County , motto = , image_skyline = Antigonish Harbour Panorama2.jpg , image_caption = , image_flag ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. It is one of three reserves owned by the

Paqꞌtnkek First Nation Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation (pronounced buck-n-keg) is a Mi'kmaq Band in northeastern Nova Scotia. Its populated reserve is Paqtnkek-Niktuek 23. As of December 2019 the total registered population was 598. It is a member of the Confederacy of Main ...

. It comprises three blocks of land, all of which have been bisected by

Nova Scotia Highway 104 Highway 104 in Nova Scotia, Canada, runs from Fort Lawrence at the New Brunswick border near Amherst to River Tillard near St. Peter's. Except for the portion on Cape Breton Island between Port Hawkesbury and St. Peter's, it forms the main ...

; two populated areas are near Afton, the third between

Pomquet Forks Pomquet Forks is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County , nickname = , settlement_type = County , motto = , image_skyline = Antigo ...

and Heatherton.

References

Indian reserves in Nova Scotia Communities in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq in Canada {{AntigonishNS-geo-stub