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Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

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Coordinates: 45°33′N 77°13′W / 45.550°N 77.217°W / 45.550; -77.217
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Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
Band No. 163
Pikwàkanagàn Omàmiwininiwak
PeopleAlgonquin
HeadquartersBonnechere Valley
Province Ontario
Land[1]
Main reservePikwakanagan
Land area6.89 km2
Population (2025)[1]
On reserve459
On other land5
Off reserve3931
Total population4395
Government[1]
ChiefGregory James Sarazin
Council
2023–2026
  • Dale Mary Joan Benoit
  • Joseph Patrick Donald Bilodeau
  • Sherry Lee Ann Kohoko
  • Mervin Matthew Sarazin
  • Mary Vicky Kwawenron Two-Axe
  • Patrick John Leroux
Website
www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.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 March 2025, the registered population of the First Nation was 4,395 people, of which only 459 on reserve.

Reserve

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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

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  1. ^ "Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation - First Nation Detail". First Nation Profiles. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
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45°33′N 77°13′W / 45.550°N 77.217°W / 45.550; -77.217

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