Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
Pic River 50 | |
|---|---|
| Pic River Indian Reserve No. 50 | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′N 86°16′W / 48.633°N 86.267°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| First Nation | Biigtigong Nishnaabeg |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 395 |
| • Density | 108.3/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Website | www.picriver.com |
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is an Ojibway (Anishinaabe) First Nation on the northern shore of Lake Superior. It is sometimes referred to as Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation (or "Pic River" for short). Pic River is not a signatory to the Robinson Superior treaty; however, they did petition, starting in 1879, for a reserve and the request was subsequently granted. The community is located on the northern shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Pic River 316.6-hectare (782-acre) and is called Pic River 50. In November 2007, their total registered population was 964 people, of which their on-reserve population was 480.