Seine River First Nation


Seine River First Nation, 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 boshkaykin and councillors Norman Girard, John Kabatay, Gerald Johnson, Roger Spencer and Shane Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2016.
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

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 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: