Chippewa Indians Fort Severn First Nation

This band of chippewa indians live on the southern shores of hudson bay. The severn ojibwa dialect gets its name from this location which is the northern most settlement in ontario. Their history possibly goes back to at least the late 17th century, when the whites attempted to establish trading posts to trade with the athabascan and nakotas, who lived in that region. The chippewa indians put a stop to that venture. Though the whites claim that the fort severn chippewa indians did not sign the 1929 and 1930 treaty, we should be weary of that statement. Their reserve was established sometime between 1929 and 1930. Many of the citizens of this band of chippewa indians, still fish, hunt, and trap for a living. The total enrolled population of this first nation is 401, but is probably much higher because of the isolation of the community and the resources available to the reserve citizens. Their first nation covers 4,000 hectares or 9,884 acres. However, their real reserve is the 10,000s of sq. mi. of surrounding land. There are no year round roads to the community.