Band Council

• GOVERNANCE TYPE: Not Applicable
• TERM EXPIRES: 03/29/2026
• CHIEF: GREGORY JAMES SARAZIN
• NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS:8
• GREGORY JAMES SARAZIN
• MERVIN MATTHEW SARAZIN
• SHERRY LEE ANN KOHOKO
• MARY VICKY KWAWENRON TWO-AXE
• JOSEPH PATRICK DONALD BILODEAU
• DALE MARY JOAN BENOIT
• CATHERINE MARY BERNARD
• PATRICK JOHN LEROUX

Contact Information

• BAND WEBSITE: http://www.algonquinsofpikwakanagan.com
• PHONE NUMBER: (613) 625-2800
• FAX NUMBER: (613) 625-2332
• ADDRESS: 1657A Mishomis Inamo, Pikwakanagan, ON
• EMAILS:
• Chief GREGORY JAMES SARAZIN:
• Councillor MERVIN MATTHEW SARAZIN:
• Councillor SHERRY LEE ANN KOHOKO:
• Councillor MARY VICKY KWAWENRON TWO-AXE:
• Councillor JOSEPH PATRICK DONALD BILODEAU:
• Councillor DALE MARY JOAN BENOIT:
• Councillor CATHERINE MARY BERNARD:
• Councillor PATRICK JOHN LEROUX:
• General Band Office:
• Media Contact:
• Referrals Contact:
• Websites

Band Financial Statements

• 2023 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2022 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2021 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2020 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2019 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2018 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2017 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2016 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2015 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2014 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2013 - Audited consolidated financial statements
• 2011 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20112012.pdf
• 2010 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20102011.pdf
• 2009 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20092010.pdf
• 2008 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20082009.pdf
• 2007 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20072008.pdf
• 2006 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20062007.pdf
• 2005 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20052006.pdf
• 2004 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20042005.pdf
• 2003 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20032004.pdf
• 2002 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20022003.pdf
• 2001 - Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation20012002.pdf

Band Council Remuneration

• 2023 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2021 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2019 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2018 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2017 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2016 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2015 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2014 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses
• 2013 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

Intergovernmental Agreements

Band Submissions

Consultation Reports

Band Owned Corporations

Downloadable Court Decisions

• Commanda v. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
• A.[...] (First Nation) v. Children's Aid Society of Toronto
• Grandmothers of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan and Nipissing First Nation v. Ontario (Natural Resources)
• Commanda v. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation

Active Court Cases

Media Reports

• Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation celebrate groundbreaking for new water treatment plant
• Ontario to build new primary care clinic for Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn
• Algonquins First Nation celebrates launch of water treatment project
• Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation celebrate groundbreaking for new water treatment plant
• Feds warn Ontario Algonquins not to 'usurp' own organization's modern treaty talks
• While waiting for land back, Pikwàkanagàn First Nation is opting to buy back
• APTN Investigates: Return to Algonquin Country
• Rugby Canada Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
• Pikwakanagan member among 26 contestants in 1st Miss Indigenous Canada pageant
• 'It was all just amazing': first runner up in Miss Indigenous Canada competition
• Indigenous health circle being formed in Renfrew County
• Wendy Jocko to discuss Indigenous people in Canada’s military on Nov. 16
• Video: Indigenous Archaeological Field School
• Pikwakanagan partners with OV Ontario Health Team in new Indigenous health initiative
• Algonquin leaders seek answers on toxic sewage discharge at nuclear lab
• Banishing Sarah Jama a slippery slope says Algonquin prof
• Liberal MP maintains Indigenous identity, despite removal from Algonquin group
• Meiyah Whiteduck representing Pikwakanagan First Nation at Miss Indigenous Canada
• Algonquins of Ontario organization removes nearly 2,000 members after ancestry disputes
• Director of Service Delivery
• First Nations leaders continue to oppose Ontario nuclear waste burial projects
• Pikwakanagan chief welcomes inclusion at Ottawa City council table
• PM dismisses Algonquin concerns over Chalk River nuclear waste dump
• Algonquin
• Nation Rise sale of 50.01% interest to Chi-Nódin
• Kebaowek First Nation calls on federal government to intervene in nuclear waste project
• Push to remove 'pretendians' from Algonquin membership rekindled after CBC investigation
• Land Claims and the People of the Great River: An interview with Paula Lapierre of the Kichesipirini Algonquin Nation
• Staff, students say private college closed without warning
• Harold 'Jerry' Lavalley appointed as new Indigenous trustee on Renfrew County Catholic District School Board
• Deeply flawed process around Algonquin land claim agreement
• Greg Sarazin voted new chief of Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
• Fox News host's (mis)pronunciation of Ottawa puts spotlight on word's Indigenous origins
• Algonquin members organize in fight for identity, land and nationhood
• Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus Embraces Indigenous Teachings
• Pikwakanagan warning visitors to stay away
• Algonquins of Pikwakanagan declare opioid state of emergency
• Pikwakanagan welcomes community back to powwow, but not without controversy over sponsorships
• Grandmothers take next steps in legal battle to determine authority to represent Algonquins
• Award-winning Queen's prof questioned over Indigenous identity claim
• Algonquins get green light to sue over recognition of Ontario Métis groups
• Pikwakanagan members gather for ceremony to honour 215 children lost
• Archaeological digs in Pikwàkanagàn uncovering history at future water treatment plant
• Algonquins don’t consent to current NSDF proposal
• Why a decades-old dispute over Algonquin ancestry is key to a city hall controversy
• Algonquin Nation calls truck convoy protest actions on their territory 'unacceptable'
• Algonquins and Métis face off over fish and game rights in Ottawa River watershed
• Portrait of Indigenous military veterans includes Wendy Jocko of Pikwakanagan
• Robinson-Huron Treaty First Nations demand Ottawa, Ontario stop land claim talks that impact their rights
• Algonquin chief accuses regulator of bias on proposed nuclear waste site near Ottawa River
• Indigenous soldiers determined to carry on family legacies
• Thousands of artifacts to be returned to First Nations after years boxed away in an Ottawa building
• This coach is ensuring Renfrew County youths compete at Indigenous games
• Indigenous Voices—Amber Hein: 'I could hide my identity, and I did that for a long time'
• Some First Nations leaders criticize probe into national chief's workplace conduct
• ‘Why We Dance’ Series: Amber Hein
• Jocko: Tewin is a project of reconciliation. We shouldn't have to constantly defend it
• Hydro One Energizing life for Indigenous communities, charities and municipalities across Ontario
• Algonquin family urges Petawawa to reconsider Indian Diamond Park's new name
• Chiefs try to maintain links with Indigenous people moving to urban areas
• The new Anishinabe Algonquin Nation Protocol with the City of Ottawa
• Kirby Whiteduck: The Algonquin people don't need to be saved from the Zibi project
• First Nations groups seek 'significant benefit' from LeBreton redevelopment
• Ottawa's 2019 Winterlude to kick off with Indigenous cultures showcase
• Official Opening Of The Noojimokamig Garden
• OPL-LAC Joint Facility named Ādisōke by Anishinābe Algonquin Nation
• Deeply flawed process around Algonquin land claim agreement
• CNL signs safety and oversight agreement with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
• NCC to vote on new SJAM name after selecting Algonquin recommendation
• Permanent Algonquin Anishinaabe flags at city hall ‘a start’ on reconciliation, grand chief says
• An Algonquin service-member was a UN peacekeeper in Croatia. Thirty years later, she’s being honoured in a portrait by a prominent war artist
• APTN Investigates: Identity Check
• Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with these Ottawa events
• Infighting at AFN shows it's ‘largely detached’ from grassroots, says Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation member Coburn; former Neskonlith Indian Band chief Wilson says 'there are no winners today'
• Nine Algonquin nations reject Ottawa land project labeled as ‘reconciliation’ effort
• Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move
• Why history enthusiasts are mapping an Algonquin portage route in downtown Ottawa
• New scholarship for students from Algonquin communities
• Why Ontario’s first modern-day treaty is set up to fail
• Ottawa Community Housing inks benefits agreement, collaborates with nearby First Nation on new development
• Renfrew County District School Board - RCDSB Welcomes Indigenous Trustee Christina Ruddy
• Who has the right to Ontario’s Algonquin lands?
• Digging for 'lost heritage': Why it's important to Indigenous youth
• Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to be changed to Indigenous name
• Quebec First Nations may try to block Algonquin land claim
• First Nations and Local Chiefs mark Indigenous People’s Day
• Influx of non-residents chasing gas, smokes and pot putting First Nation communities at risk
• Grandmothers battle chief and council and Algonquins of Ontario over development
• Pikwakanagan grandmothers launch court bid against $350 million Algonquin modern treaty
• Queen's University should apologize, create process to validate Indigenous identity: report
• First Nations and Local Chiefs mark Indigenous People’s Day
• Algonquin First Nations standing firm to protect Ottawa River from radioactive waste dump
• Non-status Algonquin community in Pembroke area looking for recognition
• Lynn Gehl challenges Indian status denial in Ontario court
• Granting of new drug to Pikwakanagan toddler under Jordan’s Principle a tribute to those who struggled, suffered and fought
• 3 First Nations mull court action to stop Algonquins of Ontario modern treaty
• 2 Quebec Algonquin communities back controversial Zibi development
• Non-status Algonquin community in Pembroke area looking for recognition
• City of Ottawa approves Algonquins of Ontario housing plan
• Why is this green neighbourhood near Parliament dividing First Nations?
• Chiefs say proposed Algonquin land claim deal illegal, fraudulent
• Algonquins of Pikwakanagan hosting 33rd annual “Traditional Pow-Wow” this August
• Tentative First Nations land claim deal reached
• Sinclair calls on city to embrace UN declaration on indigenous human rights
• Grandmothers battle chief and council and Algonquins of Ontario over development
• ‘Know that we are not going away’: Meet Lynda Nicholson (Partridge)
• Waiting for land back, Pikwàkanagàn First Nation is opting to buy back
• Ontario invests $3.9 Million in new primary care clinic for Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn
• Why Algonquin Grand Chief Constant Pinesi’s route is being retraced from Oka to Ottawa
• COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Pikwakanagan First Nation ensures clean water with new plant
• Initiative aims to enhance the health status of Indigenous Peoples in and around the Ottawa Valley
• Indigenous health circle being formed in Renfrew County
• Ānako: Giving the Institute an Algonquin Name
• Thousand-Year-Old Artifacts to Be Analyzed, Cleaned and Catalogued at Algonquin College
• MEET THE CHIEF: Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation Chief Wendy Jocko says it took the community to keep COVID-19 out
• First Nations business puts traditional meat on the menu for pets
• County of Renfrew celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Radioactive waste site in Chalk River a go
• Family to follow footsteps of 13-year-old who died fleeing Mohawk Institute residential school
• INSIGHT: First Nations a key player in future of LeBreton Flats – Centretown News
• No “veto” on NSDF project?
• National Day of Truth and Reconciliation marked at Pikwakanagan
• New name proposed for Sir John A. Macdonald parkway reflects Indigenous heritage
• Ottawa city council could create non-voting seat for Anishinabe Algonquin elder
• Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move
• New Ottawa central library, Archives Canada joint facility named ‘Ādisōke’
• FIGURE 1. The Aboriginal Path of Well-being
• Algonquin Nation, Past and Present: Land Claim Explained — March 14
• Vigils, protests to replace Canada Day celebrations
• Boswell: Reimagining the Rideau — A river’s resurgent Indigenous identity
• Pikwakanagan teen wins $50,000 Mazda prize for community
• Local police staying committed to curbing harmful drugs in Pikwakanagan First Nation
• CNL, AECL deepen relationships with First Nation
• Archaeological digs in Pikwàkanagàn uncovering history on site of future water treatment plant
• Algonquin family urges Petawawa to reconsider Indian Diamond Park's new name
• City to forever fly First Nation’s flags
• Indigenous veteran reflects on family's military service dating back to War of 1812
• Algonquin Nation says it ‘does not support’ ceremony, truckers convoy on traditional territory
• Coming into force, Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation's child wellbeing law, T'k̓wenm7íple7tens re Kíkwe
• Aboriginal veterans recognized at 31st annual Algonquins of Pikwakanagan powwow
• 2023 National Summit on Indigenous Mental Wellness concludes in Ottawa
• CAREERS AND COLLEGE: Algonquin College embraces Indigenous teachings
• Ottawa Library and Archives facility named Ādisōke by Anishinābe Algonquin Nation
• Orange flag raised at Renfrew County administration building
• Key Algonquin chief wants tighter rules on who can be part of massive Ontario modern treaty
• Ontario Expanding Access to Primary Care in Renfrew County
• This coach is ensuring Renfrew County youths compete at Indigenous games
• Indigenous Relations
• Germans raise flags to honour Algonquin First Nations
• Construction begins on water treatment plant in Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
• First Nations Engagement Key as Critical Minerals Boom Sweeps Canada
• Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik, Canada, and Ontario reach coordination agreement to support Pikwakanagan-led child and family services
• Pikwakanagan signs historic child and family services agreement
• Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move
• Pikwakanagan signs historic child and family services agreement
• Renfrew County advances Truth and Reconciliation with collaborative event
• Meiyah Whiteduck representing Pikwakanagan First Nation at Miss Indigenous Canada
• Switzer: Zibi Project will show whether indigenous people have a real say in development
• Ontario, federal governments ink agreement with Algonquins to back child and family services law
• New clinic in the works for Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn IPCHO
• Feds warn Ontario Algonquins not to 'usurp' own organization's modern treaty talks

Academic Research

• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• A Secondary Analysis of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• From passive consumers to entrepreneurs: building a political context for economic development in an anishinabe community, Quebec
• What culturally safe cancer care means to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
• Our Majestic Forests: An Aboriginal View of Algonquin Park
• Territorial Ties to the Algonquin Homeland
• Algonquin Anishinabeg vs Algonquins of Ontario: Development, Recognition, and Ongoing Colonization
• “Knowing Who We Are... It's One of the Most Important Things”: Exploring Identity and Mino-Bimaadiziwin With Algonquin Anishinaabekwewag and Gender-Diverse …
• Support for First Nations Students: The Significance of the Aboriginal Resource Teacher's Role
• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Federally unrecognized Indigenous communities in Canadian contexts
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Proximity, Family Lore, and False Claims to an Algonquin Identity
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Nineteenth-Century Algonquin Culture Change
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario
• Fractured homeland: Federal recognition and Algonquin identity in Ontario