Seine River First Nation
Seine River First Nation (Ojibwe: Jiima’aaganing), 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.
Seine River
Seine River Village Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station | |
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| Seine River First Nation | |
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Seine River First Nations Logo | |
Seine River | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Seine River 23A, Seine River 23B, Sturgeon Falls 23 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Act Electoral System |
| • Body | Band Council |
| • Chief | John Kabatay |
| • Councilors | Gerald Johnson Tammy Tania Boshkaykin David Spencer Thomas Johnson John Kabatay Roger Brian Spencer Janet Spoon Shane Curtis Whitecrow |
| • Federal Riding | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| • Provincial Riding | Kenora—Rainy River |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • 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) | |
| • Status | 275 |
| • Non-status | 5 |
| Registered Status (2011) | |
| • On Reserve | 312 |
| • Off Reserve | 706 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | P0W 1H0 |
| Area code | 807 |
| Geocode | 6956951 |
| CGNDB Key | FETBH |
| Band Number | 132 |
| Website | seineriverfirstnation |
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