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"The Creator has given us the responsibility to protect the lands on which we were placed. We are to take care of and nurture everything that the Creator has given as a trust and duty to future generations of Pikangikum people.” - From Pikangikum People Sustaining Our Livelihood on the Land


Introduction

The Whitefeather Forest Initiative is being led by Pikangikum First Nation. We are an Ojibway community in Northwestern Ontario.
Our Initiatives
Our community faces challenges that are common to Indigenous peoples around the world – poverty, unemployment, marginalization....Read More>>
Our Strengths
Our strength is our Ojibway way of life. Members of our community have been committed to retaining our Ojibway way of doing things as we adapt....Read More>>
About Our Community
Pikangikum First Nation is located on Pikangikum Lake, approximately 100 km northwest of Red Lake, Ontario. “Pikangikum” is from...Read More>>



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.Keeping the Land: Seeking Environmental Assessment Act Coverage for Forest Management on the Whitefeather Forest
(PDF) 213kb


 .Approved Land Use Strategy – English
(PDF) 23.62MB


 .Area Dedications Map (PDF) 552KB


.Background Document - Caribou Conservation (PDF) 168KB

.Background Document - Indigenous Knowledge and Research - Woodland Caribou (PDF) 12.8MB

.Background Maps

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.Where Are We?
See where the Whitefeather Forest is located.
.Photo Gallery
Photos of the Forest, the People and more...
.The Protected Areas Accord
(PDF)
.Agreement with Partnership for Public Lands
(PDF)
.The World Heritage Site Initiative
.Dialogue Schedule
Respectful dialogue to achieve understanding & consensus
.Whitefeather Forest Research Cooperative Agreement (PDF)
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.Video Gallery
Interviews and commentaries. Watch them all here...
.Slide Shows
See the new slide shows...
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Whitefeather Forest Management Corporation
Pikangikum, ON, P0V 2L0 Canada, Phone: 807-773-9954 Fax: 807-773-5536
e-mail: enquiries@whitefeatherforest.com


The development of this web site has been generously supported with
contributions from the Ontario Living Legacy Trust and the Northern Ontario
Heritage Fund Corporation. Kitchi miigwetch!

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