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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" |
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Our Community
Location
Pikangikum First Nation is located on Pikangikum Lake, approximately 100 km northwest of Red Lake, Ontario. “Pikangikum” is from the Ojibway word – Biikanjikamiing – that refers to how the Berens River flows into Pikangikum Lake on the east, how the lake spreads out from the river on either side, and how the River leaves the lake in the west across from where it comes in.
Population
Our current population of Pikangikum First Nation members living in our community is more than 2,400.
Accessibility
The community is currently a remote access community, and is reached:
- By air with direct flights from Red Lake and Sioux Lookout
- By road on the Nungessor Road north of Red Lake 95 kilometers to the Berens Landing and by boat from the Nungessor Road into the community (about a 30 km boat ride) or to Taxi Bay and by boat into the community (about a 20km boat ride)
- In the winter, by winter road north of Red Lake via the Nungessor Road
Our First Nation is currently building a controlled access all-weather emergency road that will avoid dangerous rapids on the Berens River and reduce the boat ride into the community to approximately 4 kilometers.
For more information contact:
Pikangikum First Nation
Pikangikum, Ontario P0V 2L0
Phone: 807-773-5578
Fax: 807-773-5536
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