Fort Severn First Nation [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Fort Severn First Nation
Fort Severn First Nation ( [] in Cree) is a Western Swampy Cree First Nation band government located on Hudson Bay and is the most northern community in Ontario, Canada.
In 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, with the main settlement of Fort Severn ( []).
The town is linked by winter/ice road called the Wapusk Trail the winter to
the financial and administrative support of the federal government. Originally located at the Fort Albany Mission on Albany Island, Ont., in the James Bay Treaty region (Treaty 9), the school relocated to the north shore of the banks of Albany River in 1932. The school burned down in 1939, and was subsequently rebuilt.
Students who attended the school were from surrounding First Nations communities including: Fort Albany, Attawapiskat First Nation, Weenusk First Nation, Constance Lake First Nation, Moose Fort and Fort Severn First Nation