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About Serpent River First Nation
Serpent River First Nation is a growing Ojibwe community on the North Channel of Lake Huron, rooted in a centuries-long history, traditional culture and family values.
Serpent River First Nation, known in Ojibwe as Genabaajing Anishinaabek, is an Anishinaabe community located midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury along the North Channel of Lake Huron. The community traces its history to a migration from the East Coast around 900 AD and is a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850. Its provisional territory stretches from the North Channel and the Serpent River Basin north beyond Elliot Lake, covering about 5,250 km², with Serpent River 7 as its main reserve.
The Nation has 1,768 registered members, 384 of whom live on reserve. Community life is guided by traditional culture and family values, and council has spoken of its obligations to the people living now and to those coming in the next seven generations. Each year the community hosts the drug- and alcohol-free Genaabaajing Traditional Pow Wow.
The community has faced serious challenges, including the effects of uranium mining at Elliot Lake and contamination of the Serpent River. Today it offers a range of services and businesses for members and visitors, including:
- Kenabutch Health Centre and Geka Wigwam Seniors Lodge
- Day care, food bank and library
- Fitness and recreation centre and volunteer fire department
- Gas bar, restaurant, general store, art gallery and the Trading Post
Serpent River First Nation is led by Chief James Owl, elected in November 2025, and is a member of Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council. Learn more at the Serpent River First Nation website.
- People
- Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
- Treaty
- Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
- Tribal council
- Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council
- Headquarters
- Cutler
- Band number
- 201
- Population
- 1,768
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