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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


Whitefeather Forest Planning Area

The Whitefeather Forest Initiative is an economic renewal and community stewardship vision for the traplines of Pikangikum First Nation people within our Traditional Territories (Biikanjikamiing Bimaadiziwaat O’Daakiimiwun). This 1.3 million hectare land base is called the Whitefeather Forest Planning Area. [ See Larger Map ]

The Whitefeather Forest Planning Area is located in Northwestern Ontario, and is centered on the headwaters of the Berens River Watershed. It is bounded by Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in the southwest, the Red Lake and Trout Lake Sustainable Forest License units in the south and southeast, the Albany River Watershed to the east and the Severn River Watershed to the north.

Pikangikum First Nation people have a historical occupancy interest in three small areas adjacent to the Whitefeather Forest Planning Area (WFPA). We have a cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Natural Resources in which they will be leading land use planning for these three areas.



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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


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contributions from the Ontario Living Legacy Trust and the Northern Ontario
Heritage Fund Corporation
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