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Address:
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PO Box 149
Fort Severn, ON
P0V 1W0
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Street Address:
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Band Office
Fort Severn First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located in the community of Fort Severn
- Community is approx 720 km NE of Sioux Lookout, 9 km from mouth of Severn River on Hudson Bay
- Known as the most northern community in Ontario, Fort Severn is on the edge of
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
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Service Description:
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Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Fort Severn First Nation- Tribal Council: Keewaytinook Okimakanak/Northern Chiefs
- Political Territorial
Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)Treaty #9
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services in Sioux Lookout
- Hospital services available at Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout and Margaret Cochenour Hospital in Red Lake
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services, Northwest Region; local ph: 807-478-2571; fax: 807-478-2563
- Language spoken is known as Swampy Cree and people are referred to as Mushkegowuk, meaning people who live in the muskeg
- Offers one main store (Northern) and several small private businesses including "Warchief Native Apparel" that sells a Native clothing line
- Provides the Niska Inn Hotel, phone 807-478-2657; for reservations call 807-478-2572
- Provides a few churches of various denominations
- Operates a Canada Post postal service
- Operates a community radio station and a cable television service which includes a local channel to advertise current events and community news
- Offers a community Internet service and mobile phone (cellular) service
- Coordinates a Canoe Restoration Project, involving community youth to help restore historic canoes
- Serviced by daily flights with Wasaya Airways and charter air service; airport maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario
- Hosts an annual 3-day fall caribou hunt for community members
- Participates in the Junior Canadian Rangers Program for youth (12-18 years) which teaches various skills including but not limited to first aid, using rifles safely, hunting and fishing, Native customs and traditions, healthy living, staying in school and problematic alcohol and substance use awareness
- Fort Severn is a dry community and ALL arriving passengers at airport and via winter road undergo a luggage check for alcohol and/or illegal substance
- Offers the E-Centre for community members to access computers
- Administers Wasaho Cree Nation School
- Offers health services through the Nursing Station
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Fort Severn First Nation
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Cree, available upon request
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Area Served:
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Fort Severn First Nation
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