| Seine River | |
| Official Name: | Seine River First Nation |
| Other Name: | Seine River Village Horse Collar Junction, Turtle Station |
| Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Seine_River_First_Nations_Logo.jpg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Seine River First Nations Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 48.724°N -92.4256°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Aboriginal People |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anishinaabe |
| Subdivision Type2: | First Nation |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ojibawe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tribe |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saulteaux |
| Subdivision Type4: | Band |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rainy Lake and Rainy River |
| Established Title: | Treaty 3 |
| Established Date: | 1873 |
| Seat Type: | Grand Council |
| Seat: | Grand Council of Treaty 3 |
| Seat1 Type: | Tribal Council |
| Seat1: | Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing |
| Parts Type: | Reserves[1] |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Seine River 23A |
| P2: | Seine River 23B |
| P3: | Sturgeon Falls 23 |
| Government Type: | Act Electoral System |
| Government Footnotes: | [2] |
| Governing Body: | Band Council |
| Leader Title: | Chief |
| Leader Name: | John Kabatay |
| Leader Title1: | Councilors |
| Leader Name1: | Gerald Johnson Tammy Tania Boshkaykin David Spencer Thomas Johnson John Kabatay Roger Brian Spencer Janet Spoon Shane Curtis Whitecrow |
| Leader Title2: | Federal Riding |
| Leader Name2: | Thunder Bay—Rainy River |
| Leader Title3: | Provincial Riding |
| Leader Name3: | Kenora—Rainy River |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Ha: | 5152.2 |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Populated Areas |
| Area Blank1 Ha: | 1758.80 |
| Area Note: | Census Statistics suggest only one of three locations is considered populated. |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [4] |
| Elevation M: | 341 |
| Population Footnotes: | [5] |
| Population Total: | 271 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 17.3 |
| Population Note: | Data provided by Statistics Canada and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development conflict. |
| Demographics Type1: | Census Population (2006) |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [6] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Status |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 275 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Non-status |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 5 |
| Demographics Type2: | Registered Status (2011) |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [7] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | On Reserve |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 312 |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Off Reserve |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 706 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | P0W 1H0 |
| Area Code: | 807 |
| Geocode: | 6956951 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | CGNDB Key |
| Blank Info Sec1: | FETBH |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Band Number |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 132 |
Seine River First Nation (Ojibwa: Jiima’aaganing),[8] previously known as the Rivière la Seine Band, is an Ojibwe First Nation reserve located roughly 300km (200miles) west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. As of November 2011, the First Nation had a total registered population of 725, of which 327 lived on their own reserve.
The First Nation have an electoral system of government, consisting of a chief and seven councillors forming their council. Chief Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin and councillors Carrie Lynn Boshkaykin, Tammy Tania Boshkaykin, Ronald Jay Friday, Thomas Johnson, John Kabatay, Roger Brian Spencer and Shane Curtis Whitecrow are serving their two-year term that began on February 11, 2020.
The First Nation is a member of the Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, a regional Chiefs Council, which in turn is a member of the Grand Council of Treaty 3, a tribal political organization serving many of the First Nations in northwest Ontario and southeast Manitoba.
The original Mine Centre was a settlement associated with the gold rush around Shoal Lake with a population of 500. However, many residents moved to the new Mine Centre established by the Canadian Northern Railway after the collapse of the gold rush from 1903 to 1904.[9]
Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Aboriginal-owned and controlled post-secondary institution co-founded by the ten bands in the Rainy Lake Tribal area in 1985. The ten bands are: Big Grassy, Big Island, Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Ojibways of Onigaming, Rainy River, Seine River and Mitaanjigaming. Each of the ten bands appointed one member to a board of directors of Seven Generations Education Institute, which functions with the leadership of the executive director.
The First Nation have reserved for itself three Indian reserve tracts:[10]