New book honours Pikwakanagan First World War veteran Photo by JAMES MASTERS / The Sun TimesArticle content PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION — Lynn Gehl was in her thirties when she finally started to learn the story of her great-grandfather Joseph Gagnon from Golden Lake Reserve (now known as Pikwakanagan First Nation) in Ontario. Try refreshing your browser, or New book honours Pikwakanagan First World War veteran Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. That’s what surprised me that Canada would treat a veteran, a World War I veteran, in that way,” said Gehl. As a veteran Gagnon was granted the ability to vote in Canadian elections, but at a further cost. Gehl hopes that Joseph Gagnon: An Algonquin World War 1 Veteran will encourage people to learn more about the Algonquin story.