People | 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) [2] | |
On reserve | 375 |
On other land | 27 |
Off reserve | 1219 |
Total population | 1621 |
Government [3] | |
Chief | Wilma Johnston |
Council | Shirley Ahwanaquot Kerri Commanda Richard Measwasige Michelle Owl John Trudeau |
Tribal Council [4] | |
Anishinabek Nation Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council | |
Website | |
https://serpentriverfn.com/ |
Serpent River 7 | |
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Serpent River First Nations Reserve No. 7 | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N82°33′W / 46.183°N 82.550°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Algoma |
First Nation | Serpent River |
Area | |
• Land | 79.03 km2 (30.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [5] | |
• Total | 373 |
• Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Website | serpentriverfn.ca |
The Serpent River First Nation (Ojibwe : Genabaajing Anishinaabek), [6] 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. [7] The Serpent River nation has a provisional land base of 5250 square kilometers. [8] 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. [9]
Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since diversified to a hub for advanced manufacturing, forest harvesting, mine reclamation expertise, retirement living, all-season tourism and remote work.
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Serpent River Resurgence: Confronting Uranium Mining at Elliot Lake is a 2022 book by Lianne C. Leddy, Associate Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University. The book documents the environmental history of uranium mining at Elliot Lake, Ontario, on Serpent River First Nation, including the advocacy of the Serpent River Anishinaabe to raise awareness about mining impacts on the community. Leddy grew up in Elliot Lake and is a member of Serpent River First Nation.