Pikangikum First Nation
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Pikangikum 14 ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ |
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| Indian reserve | |
| Pikangikum Indian Reserve No. 14 | |
 Pikangikum 14
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| Coordinates: 51°48′N 94°00′W / 51.800°N 94.000°WCoordinates: 51°48′N 94°00′W / 51.800°N 94.000°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Kenora |
| First Nation | Pikangikum |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Dean Owen |
| • Deputy Chief | Jonah Strang |
| Area | |
| • Land | 8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,100 |
| • Density | 111.3/km2 (288/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 807 |
The Pikangikum First Nation (/pɪˈkændʒɪkəm/, Ojibwe: pointed: ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᐚᐨ; unpointed: ᐱᑲᒋᑲᒥᑭ ᐯᒪᑎᓯᐘᒋ; Bigaanjigamiing Bemaadiziwaaj; locally: Beekahncheekahmeeng Paymahteeseewahch) is an Ojibwe First Nation located on the 1,808-hectare (4,470-acre) Pikangikum 14 Reserve, in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The main centre is the community of Pikangikum, on Pikangikum Lake on the Berens River, part of the Hudson Bay drainage system; it is approximately 100 kilometres (60 mi) north of the town of Red Lake.
The community has a registered population as of September 2011[update] of 2,443, of whom 2,334 live on the reserve.
A 2005 Wawatay Native Communications Society survey found that the residents of Pikangikum have one of the highest rates of original language retention of any First Nation in Northern Ontario. The language is Ojibwemowin, the major dialect of Anishinaabe peoples (see Berens River Ojibwe language). In 2000, the First Nation was reported to have the highest suicide rate in the world. A report by the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario released June 1, 2011 regarding 16 deaths by suicide between 2006 and 2008 on the reserve showed a pattern of inhalant abuse by young women aggravated by poor educational, health, child welfare, and other services.
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