For other uses of the names "Severn" and "Fort Severn", see Severn (disambiguation).

Fort Severn First Nation is located on Hudson Bay and is the most northern community in Ontario, Canada. As of 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 as most Indian reserves in Canada have a number after the name.

The town is linked by winter road/ice roads in the winter to Peawanuck, Ontario in the east, and Shamattawa, Manitoba and Gillam, Manitoba.

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

History

Fort Severn served as one of the earliest trading posts in the new world. It was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1689. When the treaty was signed, the federal government, with the consent of the leaders at the time, set aside land for a native reserve in the Rocksand area at the junction of the Severn and Sachigo Rivers. In 1973, the reserve was relocated to the opening of the Severn River. The reserve achieved full status on January 11, 1980.

External links

• Fort Severn First Nation
• Stats Canada

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