Magnetic ordering and superconductivity have been investigated in the system Sn0.97‐xMnxTe for 0.00001≤x≤0.16 over the temperature range 0.02≤T≤300°K. Reciprocal Hall coefficient, 1/Re, for all these samples was ∼1021 cm−3. Samples with x>0.005 showed ferromagnetic ordering with the Curie temperatures varying linearly with x. For 0.0001<x<0.005, neither magnetic ordering nor superconductivity were observed above 0.02°K. In samples with x<0.0001 superconductivity has been observed with the transition temperatures being depressed below that for Sn0.97Te (Tc≃0.20°K). Measurements have also been made on samples with constant manganese concentration and varying carrier density. Heat capacity measurements between 2°–30°K showed anomalies attributable to the magnetic coupling of the Mn ions. These results will be discussed in terms of current long‐range indirect‐exchange interaction theories.