Serpent River First Nation
Band No. 201
Genabaajing AnishinaabekPeople| Ojibwe

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Treaty| Robinson Huron
Headquarters| 195 Village Road, Cutler
Province| Ontario
Land[1]
Main reserve| Serpent River 7
Land area| 108.79 km2
Population (2024)[1]
On reserve| 375
On other land| 27
Off reserve| 1219
Total population| 1621
Government[1]
Chief| Wilma Johnston
Council|

Shirley Ahwanaquot
Kerri Commanda
Richard Measwasige
Michelle Owl
John Trudeau

Tribal Council[1]
Anishinabek Nation
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
Website
https://serpentriverfn.com/

First Nations reserve in Ontario, Canada

Serpent River 7

First Nations reserve

Serpent River First Nations Reserve No. 7

Serpent River 7

Coordinates: 46°11′N 82°33′W﻿ / ﻿46.183°N 82.550°W﻿ / 46.183; -82.550
Country|  Canada
Province|  Ontario
District| Algoma
First Nation| Serpent River
Area

[2]

• Land| 79.03 km2 (30.51 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 373
• Density| 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Website| serpentriverfn.ca

The Serpent River First Nation (Ojibwe: Genabaajing Anishinaabek),[3] a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, is an Anishinaabe First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, located midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury along the North Channel of Lake Huron.

The First Nation's provisional territory extends from this waters of the North Channel of Lake Huron, Serpent River Basin; north beyond the city of Elliot Lake.[4] The Serpent River nation has a provisional land base of 5250 square kilometers.[5] It occupies the Serpent River 7 reserve.

The First Nation was impacted significantly by uranium mining at Elliot Lake, including through contamination of the Serpent River.[6]

## Notable members

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* Bonnie Devine, conceptual artist, curator, filmmaker, and author[7]
* Jesse Wente, film critic, radio personality, curator

## References

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1. ^ "Serpent River First Nation - First Nation Detail". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "Serpent River 7 census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. ^ Serpant River First Nation, Our History, "Serpent River First Nation has a long history starting with the migration from the East Coast in 900AD, to who we are today as Genabaajing in the 21st Century." https://serpentriverfn.com/meetup/our-history/
4. ^ "HOME UNION OF ONTARIO INDIANS - Anishinabek Nation".
5. ^ "SRFN - Main". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
6. ^ Smith, Kelly Anne (2022-04-11). "Serpent River First Nation remains resilient in fight for toxic injustice". Anishinabek News. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
7. ^ "Bonnie Devine." Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art. (retrieved 30 Nov 2010)

## Further reading

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* Lianne C. Leddy. Serpent River Resurgence: Confronting Uranium Mining at Elliot Lake. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022.

## External links

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* Serpent River First Nation Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, official website
* First Nation profile
* Serpent River CBC Profile

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Places adjacent to Serpent River First Nation

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Anishinaabe culture

Family|

* Clan system

Religion, myth and stories|

* Aayaase
* Baykok
* Deer Woman
* Dreamcatcher
* Drumkeeper
* Elbow witch
* Gitche Manitou
* Grand Medicine Society
* Jiibayaabooz
* Jingle dress
* Little people
* Manitou
* Medicine wheel
* Mishi-ginebig ("great snake")
* Mudjekeewis
* Nanabozho
* Nokomis
* Powwow
* Pukwudgie
* Seven fires prophecy
* Shingebis
* Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers
* Turtle Island
* Traditional beliefs
* Underwater panther
* Wendigo

Languages|

* Algonquian
* Birch bark scrolls
* Ojibwe
* Ottawa dialect
* Potawatomi

Art|

* Birchbark biting
* Quillwork
* Ribbon work
* Wampum

Education|

| Residential|

* U.S. residential schools
* Canadian residential schools

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Primary/Secondary|

* Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School
* Hannahville Indian School
* Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School

Tertiary|

* Anishinabek Educational Institute
* Bay Mills Community College
* Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
* Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

Housing|

* Wigwam

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Anishinabek Nation

Lake Superior Region|

* Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Heron Bay)
* Biinjitiwabik Zaaging (Rocky Bay)
* Fort William
* Long Lake 58
* Michipicoten
* Namaygoosisagagun
* Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert)
* Pays Plat
* Red Rock (Lake Helen)

Lake Huron Region|

* Atikameksheng (Whitefish Lake)
* Aundeck Omni Kaning (Sucker Creek)
* Dokis
* Garden River
* Henvey Inlet
* Magnetawan
* M'Chigeeng (West Bay)
* Mississauga
* Nipissing
* Sagamok
* Serpent River
* Sheguiandah
* Sheshegwaning
* Thessalon
* Wahnapitae
* Wasauksing (Parry Island)
* Whitefish River
* Wiikwemkoong
* Zhiibaahaasing (Cockburn)

Southwest Region|

* Aamjiwnaang (Sarnia)
* Kettle & Stony Point
* Munsee-Delaware
* Thames Chippewa

Southeast Region|

* Alderville
* Beausoleil (Christian Island)
* Curve Lake
* Georgina Island
* Rama
* Scugog Island
* Moose Deer Point
* Pikwàkanagàn

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Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council

* Atikameksheng Anishnawbek
* Batchewana
* Garden River
* Mississauga
* Sagamok Anishnawbek
* Serpent River
* Thessalon

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Robinson Treaties

Robinson Superior Treaty, 1850|

* Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan
* Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
* Biinjitiwabik Zaaging
* Bingwi Neyaashi
* Fort William
* Gull Bay
* Long Lake 58
* Michipicoten
* Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg
* Pays Plat
* Red Rock

Robinson Huron Treaty, 1850|

* Atikameksheng
* Batchewana
* Dokis
* Garden River
* Henvey Inlet
* Magnetawan
* Mississauga
* Nipissing
* Sagamok
* Serpent River
* Shawanaga
* Sheshegwaning
* Temagami
* Thessalon
* Wahnapitae
* Wasauksing
* Whitefish River

Saugeen Surrenders, 1854|

* Nawash
* Saugeen

Pennefather Treaty, 1859|

* Batchewana
* Garden River
* Thessalon

* William Benjamin Robinson
* Dokis
* Keokouse
* Kitcheposkissegan
* Mekis
* Mishequanga
* Muckatamishaquet
* Namassin
* Naoquagabo
* Nebenaigoching
* Pamequonaishcung
* Papasainse
* Ponekeosh
* Shabokishick
* Shawenakishick
* Shinguacouse
* Tagawinini
* Wabakekik
* Wagemake
* Windawtegawinini

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Algoma District, Ontario

Cities|

* Elliot Lake
* Sault Ste. Marie

Towns|

* Blind River
* Bruce Mines
* Spanish
* Thessalon

Townships|

* Dubreuilville
* Hilton
* Hornepayne
* Huron Shores
* Jocelyn
* Johnson
* Laird
* Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
* The North Shore
* Plummer Additional
* Prince
* St. Joseph
* Tarbutt
* Wawa
* White River

Villages|

* Hilton Beach

First Nations|

* Batchewana
* Garden River
* Hornepayne
* Michipicoten
* Missanabie
* Mississauga
* Sagamok
* Serpent River
* Thessalon

Indian reserves|

* Garden River 14
* Goulais Bay 15A
* Goulais Bay 15C
* Gros Cap 49
* Gros Cap Village 49A
* Missanabie 62
* Mississagi River 8
* Obadjiwan 15E
* Rankin Location 15D
* Sagamok
* Serpent River 7
* Thessalon 12
* Whitefish Island

Unorganized areas|

* North
* South East

Local services boards|

* Aweres
* Batchawana Bay
* Goulais and District
* Hawk Junction
* Missanabie
* Peace Tree
* Searchmont
* Wharncliffe and Kynoch

Unincorporated
communities|

* Algoma Mills
* Ansonia
* Bar River
* Bellevue
* Bourdage Corner
* Bruce Station
* Cloudslee
* Dalton
* Day Mills
* Dayton
* Dean Lake
* Desbarats
* Dunns Valley
* Echo Bay
* Eley
* Fire River
* Franz
* Frater
* Glendale
* Goudreau
* Goulais Bay
* Goulais Mission
* Goulais River
* Gros Cap
* Harmony
* Harmony Bay
* Havilland Bay
* Heyden
* Iron Bridge
* Island Lake
* Karalash Corners
* Kentvale
* Kirby's Corner
* Kynoch
* Leeburn
* Little Rapids
* Livingstone
* Livingstone Creek
* Lochalsh
* MacDuff
* MacLennan
* Maple Ridge
* Michipicoten
* Michipicoten River
* Moiles Mills
* Montreal River
* Montreal River Harbour
* Neebish
* Nestorville
* Northland
* Northland Lake
* Norris
* Oba
* Ophir
* Parkinson
* Plummer
* Poplar Dale
* Port Findlay
* Ranger Lake
* Richards Landing
* Rock Lake
* Rydal Bank
* Sailors Encampment
* Sand Bay
* Serpent River
* Sherwood
* Sowerby
* Spragge
* Sunset Beach
* Sylvan Valley
* Wabos
* Wharncliffe

* See also: Communities in Algoma District
* Census divisions of Ontario

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