Abitau

Abitau is a country of rocky uplands and interlinked lakes north of Lake Athabasca. The Abitau River runs west and southwest from its namesake lake towards Tazin Lake, threading a landscape of old granite and gneiss. Cuming Lake and the river reaches below it form part of this chain of waters, where rapids and falls interrupt passage by canoe. The wider lake country supports the fishing and hunting journeys of Chipewyan Dene families. Whitefish and pike inhabit the Abitau waters, offering food along routes that pass between forest, exposed rock and narrow channels.