Seine River First Nation

Seine River
Seine River Village
Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station

Indian reserve

Seine River First Nations Logo

Seine River

Coordinates: 48°43′26″N 92°25′32″W / 48.72398°N 92.42558°WCoordinates: 48°43′26″N 92°25′32″W / 48.72398°N 92.42558°W

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

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 Earl Klyne and councillors Carrie Boshkaykin, Norman Girard, Thomas Johnson, John Kabatay, Dave Spencer, Roger Spencer and Tyrone Tenniscoe are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2010.

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

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:^[8]

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

↑ "Seine River First Nation". Geography. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Seine River First Nation". Governance. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Seine River First Nation". Reserves/Settlements/Villages. Reserves/Settlements/Villages. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "About Seine River Indian Reserve 23A". Seine River Indian Reserve 23A. Mapcarta. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Seine River 23A, IRI". Census Profile. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Seine River First Nation". Population Census Statistics. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Seine River First Nation". Connectivity Profile. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Aboriginal Peoples and Lands". GeoViewer. Government of Canada: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

External links

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 Sabaskong Bay 35C (part) Saug-a-Gaw-Sing 1 Seine River 23A Seine River 23B

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

Grand Council of Treaty 3

Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council	Animakee Wa Zhing 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

Non-member Treaty 3 First Nations	Buffalo Point Lac Seul Sagkeeng (Fort Alexander) Saugeen

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