Fort Severn First Nation

Fort Severn First Nation (Swampy Cree: ᐗᔕᐦᐅ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᐠ, romanized: Waśaho Ininiwak) is a Western Swampy Cree First Nation band government located on the Severn River near Hudson Bay. It is the most northern community in Ontario, Canada. In 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, with the main settlement of Fort Severn (Swampy Cree: ᐗᔕᐦᐅᐠ, romanized: Waśahohk; Severn Ojibwa: ᐙᔕᐦᐅᐤ, romanized: wâšahow).

For other uses of "Severn" or "Fort Severn", see Severn (disambiguation).

Fort Severn 89
ᐗᔕᐦᐅ ᐃᓂᓂᐗᐠ
Indian reserve
Fort Severn Indian Reserve No. 89
Western Swampy Cree transcription(s)
 • Canadian Aboriginal SyllabicsWaśaho Ininiwak
Fort Severn 89
Coordinates: 55°59′33″N 87°38′06″W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictKenora
First NationFort Severn
Government
 • TypeBand council
Area
 • Land44.07 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total361
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitefortsevern.firstnation.ca

The town is linked by a winter/ice road called the Wapusk Trail during the winter to Peawanuck, Ontario, in the east, and Shamattawa and Gillam, Manitoba, to the west.

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

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