Pikwedina

Pikwedina is associated with the Ojibwe name for Lake of the Woods, a great lake of islands and bays north of the plains. The name has been translated as “inland lake of the sand hills.” Its waters connect the Rainy River with the Winnipeg River and form part of a route across the northern interior. Indigenous people have lived around the lake for thousands of years, travelling among its wooded shores and numerous islands.