Picangic First Nation

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The Pikangikum First Nation or ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ ᐯᒫᑎᓯᐚᐨ (Beekahncheekahmeeng Paymahteeseewahch) is one of the Canadian First Nations in the northwest of the province of Ontario . The 2956 members (August 2018) belong to the Anishinabe and live in the Sioux Lookout District in the Indian reservation Pikangikum 14 (2,830 inhabitants). This is located on the east bank of Pikangikum Lake on the Berens River and covers 1808 hectares. The population was unusually young in 2010, more than a third of the tribe was under 9 years old, 86% under 40. The rapid population growth and the neglect of government services led to considerable social problems, a temporarily collapsing drinking water supply and an unusually high suicide rate at times.

Your Traditional Territory is to become part of a World Heritage Region from 2012 [obsolete] , which extends on both sides of the border between Ontario and Manitoba . In addition, since 1996 the Whitefeather Forest Initiative is supposed to protect the eponymous forest, the 12,200 km² Whitefeather Forest, against exploitation interests of the timber companies. The provincial Ministry of Natural Resources approved the associated management plan in 2006 . With the help of the caribou specialist Micheline Manseau from Parks Canada , an investigation into the forest caribou herds was carried out from 2003, after the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development had canceled all services in 2001 to make the tribe compliant. After questioning the elderly, information on nature and history has been collected in recent years and the area has been divided into usage zones.

history

A cooperation between Lakehead University and the elders of the tribe showed that the area of ​​the First Nation has been inhabited for 8,000 to 10,000 years. The major changes in the course of the rivers and the shifting of the lakeshore play a significant role in the investigations, as older sites are more likely to be found away from today's waterways. However, these are often almost the only access routes in the rugged and wooded area. The finding of significant places is often based on the knowledge of the elders, but this historical memory is of limited scope. Nevertheless, it is almost impossible to find winter camps that were used in times when the population was dispersed in small groups without their knowledge, as these small camps left only slight traces at frequently changing locations.

Not until 1000 BC The almost tundra-like landscape was changed by a warm period. The milder climate allowed wild rice to flourish, which changed the diet of the inhabitants.

In 1875, as part of the Numbered Treaties , the tribe was assigned their current reservation in Contract No. 5.

A construction of a high-voltage line started in 1999 was canceled. The Indian Ministry pledged $ 46 million in 2006 to improve the dire supply situation of the Pikangikum First Nation. The responsible minister Jim Prentice announced there personally 18.2 million dollars for the construction of a school that covers kindergarten through grade 12 , 12.9 million dollars for a new diesel generator system and the connection to the provincial drinking water system and 9.7 million dollars for the Improvement of the actual drinking water system and finally $ 200,000 for environmentally necessary activities. Another 5.4 million should flow into new houses and repairs between 2006 and 2007. In 2007 a fire destroyed the tribe's school.

health

The suicide rate , especially among young people, is considered one of the highest in the world and is seen as a result of poor infrastructure.

literature

  • Jane C. Driedger: A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Blueberry: Learning Journeys of the Whitefeather Forest, Pikangikum First Nation, Ontario . Ed .: University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba August 2006 ( umanitoba.ca [PDF]).

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  1. ↑ In January 2010 there were only 2259 recognized as tribal members. According to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development , First Nation Profiles: Pikangikum .
  2. ↑ Ontario native suicide rate one of highest in world, expert says , Canadian Press, November 27, 2000
  3. ^ Whitefeather Forest Initiative ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and the associated land use plan Keeping the Land (PDF, 23.8 MB), archive.org, September 30, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.whitefeatherforest.com
  4. ^ Pikangikum Elders Work for Local Knowledge, Local Training for Local Forestry Jobs , Trillium Foundation, archive.org, March 2, 2010.
  5. ↑ Archaeological evidence in Pik area up to 10,000 years old , in: Sagatay, October / November 2006 ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wawataynews.ca
  6. ↑ heise online: Renewable energy: Remote settlements will still generate electricity from diesel for decades. December 31, 2017, accessed January 2, 2018 .
  7. ^ Turtle Island Native Network Monthly News Briefs April 2007
  8. ^ Louise Elliott: Ontario native suicide rate one of highest in world, expert says. Candian Press, November 27, 2000, accessed January 2, 2018 .
  9. ^ Martin Patriquin: Canada: Home to Pikangikum, suicide capital of the world . In: Macleans.ca . March 30, 2012 (English, macleans.ca [accessed January 2, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Eric Bombicino: How energy poverty devastates Pikangikum First Nation . In: TVO . April 2, 2016 (English, tvo.org [accessed January 2, 2018]).