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Seine River First Nation

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official_nameSeine River First Nation
other_nameSeine River Village
Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station
settlement_typeIndian reserve
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1Aboriginal People
subdivision_name1Anishinaabe
subdivision_type2First Nation
subdivision_name2Ojibawe
subdivision_type3Tribe
subdivision_name3Saulteaux
subdivision_type4Band
subdivision_name4Rainy Lake and Rainy River
established_titleTreaty 3
established_date1873
seat_typeGrand Council
seatGrand Council of Treaty 3
seat1_typeTribal Council
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p1Seine River 23A
p2Seine River 23B
p3Sturgeon Falls 23
government_typeAct Electoral System
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governing_bodyBand Council
leader_titleChief
leader_nameShane Whitecrowe
leader_title1Councilors
leader_name1Darcy Whitecrow
Tammy Tania Boshkaykin
Thomas Johnson
John Kabatay
Roger Brian Spencer
Billy Whitecrowe
leader_title2Federal Riding
leader_name2Thunder Bay—Rainy River
leader_title3Provincial Riding
leader_name3Kenora—Rainy River
area_footnotes
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area_noteCensus Statistics suggest only one of three locations is considered populated.
elevation_footnotes
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population_noteData provided by Statistics Canada and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development conflict.
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demographics2_title2Off Reserve
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website

Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station Tammy Tania Boshkaykin Thomas Johnson John Kabatay Roger Brian Spencer Billy Whitecrowe Seine River First Nation (), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly 300 km 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 Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin and councillors Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin, Tammy Tania Boshkaykin, Ronald Jay Friday, Thomas Johnson, John Kabatay, Roger Brian Spencer and Shane Curtis Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2020.

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.

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:

  • 1758.8 ha Seine River 23A (Ashkibwaanikaaning in the Ojibwe language), which serves as their main reserve.
  • 904.5 ha Seine River 23B (Mitaawangwe-ziibiing in the Ojibwe language)
  • 2488.9 ha Sturgeon Falls 23 (Name-gojijiing in the Ojibwe language)

References

References

  1. "Seine River First Nation". Government of Canada.
  2. "Seine River First Nation". Government of Canada.
  3. "Seine River First Nation". Government of Canada.
  4. "About Seine River Indian Reserve 23A". Mapcarta.
  5. "Seine River 23A, IRI". Statistics Canada.
  6. "Seine River First Nation". Government of Canada.
  7. "Seine River First Nation". Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.
  8. Grand Council Treaty #3. “Pazaga'owin Reclaiming Our Wings: Transition to Nationhood.” Christian Aboriginal Infrastructure Developments, Pg 13. [https://caid.ca/RecWing010308.pdf https://caid.ca/RecWing010308.pdf].
  9. (1995). "Gold in Ontario". The Boston Mills Press.
  10. "Aboriginal Peoples and Lands". [[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]].
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