Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 is located in Nova Scotia
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 is located in Canada
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 (Canada)
Coordinates: 45°35′55″N 61°44′28″W / 45.59861°N 61.74111°W / 45.59861; -61.74111[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia

Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23,[2] formerly Pomquet and Afton 23, is a Miꞌkmaq reserve located in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.[1][3][4] It is one of three reserves owned by the Paqꞌtnkek First Nation. It comprises three blocks of land, all of which have been bisected by Nova Scotia Highway 104; two populated areas are near Afton, the third between Pomquet Forks and Heatherton.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paqtnkek-Niktuek 23". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. Reserve, settlement or village details for Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 Reserve at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "Pomquet and Afton 23". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names" (PDF). Statistics Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2020.


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