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== History == This area was inhabited for thousands of years by varying cultures of [[indigenous peoples]]. At the time of European contact, the historic Swampy Cree, an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking people, lived in the area. In 1689 the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] built Fort Severn at this site, originally naming it Fort James;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/on-north2.html#severn |title=Ontario Forts: page 4 |website=www.northamericanforts.com |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041155/http://www.northamericanforts.com/Canada/on-north2.html#severn |url-status=live }}</ref> it was one of the earliest [[English people|English]] [[fur trade|fur trading]] posts in the [[New World]]. After years of international competition between the English and French, with their wars playing out in North America, the French attacked the outpost and [[Hudson Bay Expedition|pillaged it]] in 1782 when they were allies of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. In the early 20th century, when the federal government negotiated a treaty with the First Nations, it set aside land for a native reserve in the Rocksand area at the confluence of the [[Severn River (northern Ontario)|Severn]] and [[Sachigo River|Sachigo]] Rivers, with the consent of the leaders at the time. In 1973, the reserve was relocated to the mouth of the Severn River on [[Hudson Bay]], for more direct access to shipping. The reserve achieved full status on January 11, 1980.
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