The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation (), formerly known as the Golden Lake First Nation, are an
Algonquin First Nation in
Ontario
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, Canada. Their territory is located in the former township of South Algona (now part of
Bonnechere Valley
Bonnechere Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 3,898 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was established on January 1, 2001, by amalgamation of the village of Eganville and the townships of Gra ...
) in the
Ottawa Valley on
Golden Lake.
As of March 2025, the registered population of the First Nation was 4,395 people, of which only 459 on reserve.
Reserve
The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, formerly known as Golden Lake 39 Indian Reserve. Their
reserve of is adjacent to the hamlet of
Golden Lake which is located between the villages of
Killaloe and
Eganville, about south of
Pembroke. The land straddles the south shores of
Golden Lake and the
Bonnechere River
The Bonnechere River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County in eastern and northeastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the river course highlighted on a topographic map. The river flows from Algonqu ...
.
References
External links
Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation websiteProfile of the First Nation
from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Affairs
Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin: The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre
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First Nations governments in Ontario
First Nations in Renfrew County
Algonquin