Fort Severn First Nation
Coordinates: 56°00′37″N 87°35′09″W / 56.01028°N 87.58583°W / 56.01028; -87.58583
- 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; most Indian reserves in Canada have a number after the name.
The town is linked by winter/ice road called the Wapusk Trail in the winter to Peawanuck, Ontario in the east, and Shamattawa and Gillam, Manitoba to the west.
Fort Severn is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
Read more about Fort Severn First Nation: History
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