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Waasamoo Ziibi | Fort Severn First Nation

Fort Severn First Nation is a small Indigenous community situated in the far northwestern region of Ontario, Canada, known for its isolation and traditional hunting and fishing lifestyle.

POPULATION

733

Rank #400 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

39.6 KM²

Rank #246 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/16/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-06 06:45:32 UTC

Name

Fort Severn (ISC Code: 215)

Former Names

Severn River First Nation, Fort Severn Indian Reserve

Band Style

First Nation

Cultural Area

Subarctic

Indigenous Language

Oji-Cree

Number of Registered Members

733

Band Website

https://kochiefs.ca/first-nations/fort-severn/

Phone Number

(807) 478-2572

Fax Number

(807) 478-2591

Address

GENERAL DELIVERY, FORT SEVERN, ON

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

Not Applicable

Term Expires

08/16/2025

Number of Council Members

2

DENIS BLUECOAT

Councillor

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📞 Phone not available

CHERYL THOMAS

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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Band Council Remuneration

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2020 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

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Downloadable Court Records

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Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 6331
FORT SEVERN 89
3958.7 Hectares
MOUTH/L'EMBOUCHURE OF/DE SACHIGO RIVER
[55.99066999999999, -87.63300269999999]
ISC Code: 6325
FORT SEVEN INDIAN SETTLEMENT
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News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

The top of Ontario: Isolated Fort Severn tries to chart its own course

Life Jackets Fly North with Junior Canadian Rangers

$28.5 million for Upgrades to Diesel Generating Stations Across North

Native community angry after police question teen about shirt

Ontario Investing Nearly $17 Million to Support Workers in Northern Ontario

These 10 Things Are Very Canadian

Warm clothing the latest campaign drive for Mikinakoos Children’s Fund

Cisco Networking Academy Continues Support of First Nations Education with Awards of Excellence

‘We gave up a lot:’ Chief of most northern Ontario community hates handouts

Husband Who 'Leapt' onto Polar Bear to Protect Wife from Being Mauled During Attack Sustains 'Serious Injuries'

Indigenous-led Marine Conservation on Washaybeyoh/Weeneebeg (Hudson/James Bay)

Report: 4 suicides in one week in northern Ontario First Nations

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Outlook: December 26, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Ontario coroners told to communicate more with families as First Nations leader says failing to adds to grief

Six Northwestern Ontario First Nations funded for multi-purpose centres

First Nation students start the school year in new schools

Ontario coroners told to communicate more with families as First Nations leader says failing to adds to grief

February 17/20 7:56 am - Wapusk Trail Fat Bike Expedition

Warm temperatures still hampering winter road access to northern First Nations

October 26-28, 2024: Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Forecast

Rural and northern Internet service gets nearly $10M boost

clean energy - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future

New Indigenous language app targets '21st century' learners

NDP MPP saddened by 'horrific and traumatic' testimonies

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Outlook: November 23–25, 2024

Indian Horse touring Indigenous communities

Science and stargazing in Chisasibi

Fort Severn – Funding Confirmed for New School

Heroic Fort Severn Man Saves Wife from Polar Bear Attack

Missanabie Cree First Nation suing for increase in annuities payments for Treaty 9 members

Man injured protecting wife from polar bear in northern Ontario, police say

'It's hardcore': Cyclists tackle the world's longest winter road

Canada man who ‘leapt on’ polar bear that attacked wife recovers in hospital

Protecting Critically Important Marine Habitat on Washaybeyoh/Weeneebeg (Hudson/James Bay)

Fire protection lagging in First Nations, MPP says

Traditional Cooking in Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Forecast: November 1-4, 2024

Opinion: An Indigenous infrastructure fund can offer lasting, meaningful change in Canada

Northern Ontario First Nation 'rekindling' interest in dogsledding with help from N.B. musher

Fort Severn Rangers brave storm to rescue stuck truckers on winter road

Wasaya Airway brings Santa, and smiles, to northern communities (30 photos)

Indigenous-led conservation in Hudson and James Bays

First Nations Are On the Cusp of a Big Marine Conservation Win in Canada—and They Have Even Bigger Plans

First Nations Are On the Cusp of a Big Marine Conservation Win in Canada—and They Have Even Bigger Plans

November 21, 2024: Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities

Indigenous community aid group returns for summer drive

Young First Nation advocates in northwestern Ontario call out candidates' silence on Indigenous issues

It’s not just big cities: Inside the housing crisis hitting one of the world’s most remote towns

Anishinaabe CBC Thunder Bay executive producer says Indigenous narrative embraced in journalism

Four suicides in northern Ontario First Nations communities this week

‘We had to find our way in the dark’: Physician helps remote Sioux Lookout First Nations navigate through pandemic

Air quality statements issued for parts of northern Ontario due to prairie wildfire smoke

Critical minerals mining, conservation in Ontario's Far North can go hand in hand: Mushkegowuk director

UPDATED – Fort Severn Winter Road Barricaded

Reparation, land and justice for Indigenous peoples is long overdue

Indian Horse – A Must Watch Movie – Here is why!

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Outlook for November 17 to 19, 2024

Long way home: For Indigenous youth, an epic road trip brings them back to their roots

Largest Indigenous police service in Canada has never shot and killed anyone

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Outlook: November 30 – December 3, 2024

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Outlook: November 22–24, 2024

Charity provides laptops for remote northern First Nations

First Nations Northern Ontario Weather Report: November 12 – 14, 2024

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Report: November 3 – 4, 2024

27 November 2024: Weather Outlook for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities

Canada’s unequal health system may make remote Indigenous communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus

Statement from Fort Severn Leadership

Funding aims to help Indigenous communities manage energy costs

Assault Suspect Arrested Following Stabbing in Fort Severn

Fort Severn First Nation works with MNR to clean up radar site

Fort Severn First Nation works with MNR to clean up radar site

October 16, 2024: Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Report

October 16, 2024: Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Report

Western Weeneebeg (James Bay) and southwestern Washabeyoh (Hudson Bay): proposed national marine conservation area (NMCA)

Western Weeneebeg (James Bay) and southwestern Washabeyoh (Hudson Bay): proposed national marine conservation area (NMCA)

24 more native men come forward in Boy Scout leader’s sex abuse case

Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead

Ontario under water: The flooding crisis on First Nations reserves

Initiative to protect Hudson Bay Lowlands to benefit from $800M investment

December 2 2024: Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Update

Students visit Thunder Bay for Wake The Giant campaign, concert to make Indigenous youth feel safe

November 19–21, 2024: Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario First Nations Communities

Lakehead University announces new 10-year Indigenous language initiative

Northern Ontario First Nations Communitues Weather Outlooks: December 22–25, 2024

Warm temperatures still hampering winter road access to northern First Nations

First Nations youth in Thunder Bay, Ont., say an apology alone from Pope Francis wouldn't be enough

Meegwetch to our wonderful Elders

A Voyage to the North

Wasaho Cree Nation Fire Knocks Out Power in Community

Fort Severn housing project earns architecture nod

Man 'Leapt Onto' Polar Bear to Save Wife

Brave husband 'leaps' onto raging polar bear's back to save his wife... before beast savagely mauls him

Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities: November 15, 16, and 17, 2024

Remote First Nation completes solar project in Northern Ontario

Fort Severn Remembrance Day Service

The struggle to trust while conserving nature in the North

“This has been a critical year for Fort Severn Cree First Nation” – Chief Kakekaspan

Junior Canadian Ranger from Fort Severn wins Canada Company bursary

Greg Rickford Salutes Fort Severn First Nation

NGO launches First Nations journalism project

Weather Forecast for Northern Ontario First Nations Communities: November 4 – 5, 2024

Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities for November 16–18, 2024

Four suicides in northern Ontario First Nations communities this week: spokesperson

Northern First Nations communities get new housing designs from Indigenous architects

Fort Severn joins the North Star Air club

October 18-20, 2024: Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Forecast

Fort Severn and North Star Air Sign Strategic Business Partnership

Power grid connection for First Nations to save millions, report says

November 20, 2024: Comprehensive Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities

These volunteers hit the ice road to improve food security in northern First Nations communities

Canadian Rangers to the Rescue in Fort Severn First Nation

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Update December 4-6 2024

For Ontario's most northern riding, there's a feeling of neglect that residents are looking to change

Fort Severn First Nation Withdraws Permission

Weather Outlook for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities: November 29-December 1 2024

Fort Albany First Nation embarks on journey to uncover truth behind St. Anne's Indian Residential School

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Outlook: November 25-26, 2024

Six Northwestern Ontario First Nations funded for multi-purpose centres

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Outlook for December 10 -12 2024

Breaking: Washaho Cree Nation in COVID-19 Lockdown

Isolated Fort Severn, Ont., tries to chart its own course

From First Nations architects, a new vision for Northern housing

Remote First Nation completes solar project in northern Ontario

Bad water: Innovative solution for remote northern Ontario First Nations

The struggle to police northern Indigenous communities

Safe drinking water on First Nations gets $4M boost from federal government

Fort Severn First Nation receives Sounds of the Season delivery

State of emergency in Fort Severn due to equipment malfunction at water treatment plant

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Forecast: November 2 – 4, 2024

Winter road conditions pose challenge to Liberals' timetable for lifting boil water advisories: minister

Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities Weather Report: November 14 – 16, 2024

Ontario's most northern First Nation goes green with their first solar project

Fort Severn housing project earns architecture nod

October 14, 2024: Detailed Weather Report for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities

The top of Ontario: Isolated Fort Severn tries to chart its own course

A Resilient Duplex for Fort Severn First Nation

Northern Ontario First Nations Community Weather Outlook for December 14 to 18

Polar Bears in Ontario?

It’s not just big cities: Inside the housing crisis hitting one of the world’s most remote towns

Fort Severn high school has grand opening

Opinion: Can Hudson Bay and James Bay territory be saved before it’s too late?

Northern Ontario First Nations Weather Outlook: December 8–10, 2024

Indigenous Services Canada responds to recent house fires in remote northern Ontario First Nations

Academic Research

A history of everyday communication by community members of Fort Severn First Nation: from hand deliveries to virtual pokes

A new remote community-owned wireless communication service: Fort Severn First Nation builds their local cellular system with Keewaytinook Mobile

Fish and fishing practices in the upper severn river watershed: listening to stories and exploring changes over time

The first mile approach to community services in fort Severn first nation

Washeo Whiskiheggan: examining the Hudson's Bay company fur trade post in Fort Severn, Ontario through archaeological analysis and community …

Settler colonialism and First Nations e-communities in Northwestern Ontario

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

How the Washaho Cree Nation at Fort Severn Is Using a'First Mile Approach'To Deliver Community Services

Nutrition and food security in Fort Severn, Ontario

Regaining control: Community development and self-determination in Fort Albany First Nation

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

A new remote community-owned wireless communication service: Fort Severn First Nation builds their local cellular system with Keewaytinook Mobile

Keewaytinook Mobile in Fort Severn First Nation

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Regaining control: Community development and self-determination in Fort Albany First Nation

A new remote community-owned wireless communication service: Fort Severn First Nation builds their local cellular system with Keewaytinook Mobile

Keewaytinook Mobile in Fort Severn First Nation

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Regaining control: Community development and self-determination in Fort Albany First Nation

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Glimpses from Both Sides of the Palisade: Historic Archaeology at Fort Churchill or New Severn Post (GlIw-1)

Churchill or New Severn Post (Gllw-1)

Churchill or New Severn Post (Gllw-1)

Churchill or New Severn Post (Gllw-1)

Churchill or New Severn Post (Gllw-1)

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