Fort Severn, Ontario

Fort Severn, Ontario
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Coordinates: 56°00′37″N 87°35′09″W / 56.01028, -87.58583

For other uses of the names "Severn" and "Fort Severn", see Severn (disambiguation).

Fort Severn First Nation is located on Hudson Bay and is the most northern community in Ontario, Canada. As of 2001, the population was 401, consisting of 90 families in an area of 40 square kilometres. The legal name of the reserve is Fort Severn 89 as most Indian reserves in Canada have a number after the name.

The town is linked by winter road/ice roads in the winter to Peawanuck, Ontario in the east, and Shamattawa, Manitoba and Gillam, Manitoba.

Fort Severn is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal based service.

History

Fort Severn served as one of the earliest trading posts in the new world. It was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1689. When the treaty was signed, the federal government, with the consent of the leaders at the time, set aside land for a native reserve in the Rocksand area at the junction of the Severn and Sachigo Rivers. In 1973, the reserve was relocated to the opening of the Severn River. The reserve achieved full status on January 11, 1980.

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v • d • e Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Independent First Nations Alliance	Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug • Lac Seul • Muskrat Dam • Pikangikum • Whitesand

Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council	Deer Lake • Fort Severn • Keewaywin • McDowell Lake • North Spirit Lake • Poplar Hill

Matawa First Nations	Aroland • Constance Lake • Eabametoong • Ginoogaming • Hornepayne • Long Lake 58 • Marten Falls • Neskantaga • Nibinamik • Webequie

Mushkegowuk Council	Attawapiskat • Chapleau Cree • Fort Albany • Kashechewan • Missanabie Cree • Moose Cree • Taykwa Tagamou • Weenusk

Shibogama First Nations Council	Kasabonika • Kingfisher • Wapekeka • Wawakapewin • Wunnumin Lake

Wabun Tribal Council	Beaverhouse • Brunswick House • Chapleau Ojibway • Flying Post • Matachewan • Mattagami • Wahgoshig

Windigo First Nations Council	Bearskin Lake • Cat Lake • Koocheching • North Caribou Lake (Weagamow Lake) • Sachigo Lake • Slate Falls • Whitewater

independent NAN communities	Mishkeegogamang • Mocreebec Council • Sandy Lake

v • d • e The Numbered Treaties · Treaty Nine

Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 · Treaty 2 · Treaty 3 · Treaty 4 · Treaty 5 · Treaty 6 · Treaty 7 · Treaty 8 · Treaty 9 · Treaty 10 · Treaty 11

Treaty Nine Nations	Abitibiwinni First Nation (Quebec) · Albany First Nation · Aroland First Nation · Attawapiskat First Nation · Bearskin Lake First Nation · Brunswick House First Nation · Cat Lake First Nation · Chapleau Cree First Nation · Chapleau Ojibway First Nation · Constance Lake First Nation · Eabametoong First Nation · Flying Post First Nation · Fort Severn First Nation · Ginoogaming First Nation · Kasabonika First Nation · Keewaywin First Nation · Kingfisher First Nation · Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation · Marten Falls First Nation · Matachewan First Nation · Mishkeegogamang First Nation · Missanabie Cree First Nation · Neskantaga First Nation · Nibinamik First Nation · Mattagami First Nation · Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation · McDowell Lake First Nation · Moose Cree First Nation · North Caribou Lake First Nation · Sachigo Lake First Nation · Slate Falls Nation · Taykwa Tagamou First Nation · Wahgoshig First Nation · Wapekeka First Nation · Wawakapewin First Nation · Webequie First Nation · Weenusk First Nation · Wunnumin Lake First Nation

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