OUR COMMUNITY

Eagle Village First Nation is situated along the beautiful shores of Kipawa Lake.

Eagle Village First Nation located in the province of Quebec, approximately 80km west of North
 Bay, Ontario and adjacent to the Town of Temiscaming, Quebec approximately 10 Kilometers west. The community is accessible from the west via North Bay, Ontario using Highway 63 and from the North via Ville-Marie, Quebec, using Highway 101. The community is bound on the west by the Ottawa River. Our community occupies a territory of 21.49 hectares.

As of April 2010, our membership population is 821.
with an on reserve population of approximately 325.
Our First language spoken in the community is English followed by Algonquin and French.

The name Kipawa comes from the Algonquin word "kebaowek",
which means "enclosed" or "locked up", and refers to the name of the lake.

To obtain further information about Eagle Village First Nation
please continue to the following links:

• Kipawa 1st Nation Community

• Algonquin Tribe and Nation

• Kipawa History

• Algonquins

• Indian Act

HISTORY