Abitibi
The Abitibi were an Algonquin people living around Lake Abitibi, between the routes to James Bay and the Ottawa River. The Jesuit Relations recorded their name in 1640. Pointe Abitibi was a summer gathering place, and in 1686 Pierre de Troyes established a trading post on the lake. The Hudson's Bay Company opened Abitibi House there in 1794.