Seine River First Nation

Seine River Seine River Village Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station
Indian reserve
Seine River First Nation
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Seine River
Coordinates: 48°43′26″N 92°25′32″W / 48.72398°N 92.42558°W / 48.72398; -92.42558Coordinates: 48°43′26″N 92°25′32″W / 48.72398°N 92.42558°W / 48.72398; -92.42558
Country	Canada
Aboriginal People	Anishinaabe
First Nation	Ojibawe
Tribe	Saulteaux
Band	Rainy Lake and Rainy River
Treaty 3	1873
Grand Council	Grand Council of Treaty 3
Tribal Council	Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing
Reserves[1]	Seine River 23A, Seine River 23B, Sturgeon Falls 23
Government[2]
• Type	Act Electoral System
• Body	Band Council
• Chief	Earl Klyne
• Councilors	Carrie Boshkaykin Norman Girard Thomas Johnson John Kabatay Dave Spencer Roger Spencer Tyrone Tenniscoe
• Federal Riding	Thunder Bay—Rainy River
• Provincial Riding	Kenora—Rainy River
Area[3]
• Total	5,152.2 ha (12,731.4 acres)
• Populated Areas	1,758.80 ha (4,346.09 acres)
	Census Statistics suggest only one of three locations is considered populated.
Elevation[4]	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population (2011)[5]
• Total	271
• Density	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
	Data provided by Statistics Canada and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development conflict.
Census Population (2006)[6]
• Status	275
• Non-status	5
Registered Status (2011)[7]
• On Reserve	312
• Off Reserve	706
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal Code	P0W 1H0
Area code(s)	807
Geocode	6956951
CGNDB Key	FETBH
Band Number	132
Website	seineriverfirstnation.ca

Seine River First Nation, previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of November 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 725, of which 327 lived on their own reserve.

Governance

The First Nation have an electoral system of government, consisting of a chief and seven councillors forming their council. Chief Thomas Johnson and councillors Carrie Boshkaykin, Norman Girard, John Kabatay, Gearld Johnson, Roger Spencer and Shane Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2016.

The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a regional Chiefs Council, which in turn is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3, a tribal political organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast Manitoba.

History

The original Mine Centre was a settlement associated with the gold rush around Shoal Lake with a population of 500. However, many residents moved to the new Mine Centre established by the Canadian Northern Railway after the collapse of the gold rush from 1903 to 1904.^[8]

Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Ojibways of Onigaming, Rainy River, Seine River and Mitaanjigaming. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a Board of Directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the Executive Director.

Reserve

The First Nation have reserved for itself three Indian Reserve tracts:^[9]

• 1,758.8 hectares (4,346 acres) Seine River 23A (Ashkibwaanikaang in the Ojibwe language), which serves as their main reserve.
• 904.5 hectares (2,235 acres) Seine River 23B
• 2,488.9 hectares (6,150 acres) Sturgeon Falls 23

References

External links

• INAC profile
• Official website
• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada: First Nation Profiles

Rainy River District, Ontario
Towns	Fort Frances Rainy River
Townships	Alberton Atikokan Chapple Dawson Emo La Vallee Lake of the Woods Morley
First Nations	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 Big Grassy Couchiching Lac La Croix Mitaanjigamiing Naicatchewenin Naongashiing Nigigoonsiminikaaning Onigaming Rainy River Seine River
Indian reserves	Agency 1 Assabaska Big Grassy River 35G Big Island 31D Big Island 31E Big Island 31F Big Island 37 Big Island Mainland 93 Couchiching 16A Lake of the Woods 31H Lake of the Woods 34 Long Sault 12 Manitou Rapids 11 Naongashing 31A Neguaguon Lake 25D Rainy Lake 17A Rainy Lake 17B Rainy Lake 18C Rainy Lake 26A Rainy Lake 26B Rainy Lake 26C Sabaskong Bay 32C Sabaskong Bay 35C (part) Sabaskong Bay 35F (part) Sabaskong Bay 35H Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 Seine River 23A Seine River 23B Sturgeon Falls 23
Unorganized areas	Unorganized Rainy River
See also Communities in Rainy River District Census divisions of Ontario

The Numbered Treaties: Treaty Three
Numbered Treaties	Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Treaty 7 Treaty 8 Treaty 9 Treaty 10 Treaty 11
Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council	Animakee Wa Zhing 37 (Northwest Angle 37) Big Grassy Naongashiing (Big Island) Northwest Angle 33 Onigaming Wauzhushk Onigum
Bimose Tribal Council	Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows) Eagle Lake Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake) 39 Lac des Mille Lacs Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) Obashkaandagaang Bay Ochiichagwe'Babigo'Ining Shoal Lake 40 Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Wabauskang Wabigoon Lake
Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services	Couchiching Lac La Croix Mitaanjigamiing Naicatchewenin Nigigoonsiminikaaning Rainy River Seine River
Other Treaty 3 Nations	Buffalo Point Lac Seul Saugeen