West of the gigantic facilities of the La Grande complex, this is the last community accessible by road. Chisasibi - great river - was a village located on Fort-Georges Island, formerly Govenor's Island, which is open to visitors. In 1981, following the signing of the Chisasibi Agreement, the population decided via a referendum to relocate the village to the mainland. Fort George was the site of a HBC trading post built in 1837 by George Atkinson, a Scottish Metis who gave his name to the island. This strategic location favoured the development of trading links between the different Native communities of the North. As a result, the French and the English fought to monopolize the market. Fort George Island is a well known meeting place and a centre for festivities. Each summer, it hosts a major pow-wow that draws people from everywhere.

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