Pikangikum First Nation Atlas—Cultural Values

The Whitefeather Forest is an indigenous cultural landscape of the Pikangikum people. The Pikangikum have protected and enhanced the biodiversity of the landscape and nurtured the abundance of their diverse resources. They have achieved this through indigenous resource stewardship practices and management tools supported by a rich tradition. From its vast tracts of jack pine and wild rice fields planted by the Pikangikum people to rich muskrat marshes and abundant wildlife species, the Whitefeather Forest cultural landscape is of international ecological significance.

The ecological richness of the Whitefeather Forest landscape is complemented by a cultural heritage that includes features such as pictographs, campgrounds, portages, and canoe channels. These enhance the numerous pristine waterways that flow through the forest. It is the intention of the Pikangikum First Nation in the Whitefeather Forest Initiative to provide economic opportunities for community members while preserving the rich ecological and cultural heritage of the forests.

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