The shores of the Waswanipi River border the most southerly Cree community of the James Bay territory: the village of Waswanipi - lake where fishing is done by torchlight-. In 1846, an Anglican mission settled on a small island in the northern part of the lake, the former location of the village. Dispersed by the closing of the local trading post and the opening of a railroad between Chibougamau and Senneterre at the start of the 60s, the population resettled the village at its present location in 1976. From the bridge, you can admire the peaceful waters of the Waswanipi River.

For more information, please visit the Grand Council of the Crees.


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