Seine River First Nation ( oj, Jiima’aaganing), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an
Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly 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 Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services is a non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council located in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada, serving seven First Nations in Canada, First Nations by providing advisory s ...
, 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
Seven Generations Education Institute 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, ...
(SGEI) is an
Aboriginal
Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
-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
Lac La Croix First Nation ( oj, Negwaakwaani-zaaga'igan) is a Saulteaux First Nations in Canada, First Nation band government who reside in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Rainy River District of northwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Ontario ...
,
Naicatchewenin,
Nigigoonsiminikaaning,
Ojibways of Onigaming
The Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa, or Saulteaux are an Anishinaabe people in what is currently southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States, and Northern Plains.
According to the U.S. census, in the United States Ojibwe people are one of ...
,
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:
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Seine River 23A
Seine River 23A is a First Nations reserve in northwestern Ontario. It is one of three reserves of the Seine River First Nation
Seine River First Nation ( oj, Jiima’aaganing), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First ...
(''Ashkibwaanikaaning'' in the
Ojibwe language), which serves as their main reserve.
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Seine River 23B
Seine River 23B is a First Nations in Canada, First Nations Indian reserve, reserve in northwestern Ontario. It is one of three reserves of the Seine River First Nation.
References
Ojibwe reserves in Ontario
Communities in Rainy River ...
(''Mitaawangwe-ziibiing'' in the Ojibwe language)
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Sturgeon Falls 23
Sturgeon Falls 23 is a First Nations reserve in Rainy River District, Ontario. It is one of the reserves of the Seine River First Nation
Seine River First Nation ( oj, Jiima’aaganing), previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojib ...
(''Name-gojijiing'' in the Ojibwe language)
References
External links
INAC profileOfficial websiteAboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada: First Nation Profiles
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First Nations governments in Ontario
Communities in Rainy River District