Cawachagamite

Cawachagamite, a Cree name meaning “clear-water lake,” lies northwest of Lake Mistassini amid the forests of the Eastmain watershed. Its irregular shores and many bays feed a chain of lakes leading towards the Eastmain River. Around 1790 the Hudson's Bay Company established the Neoskweskau post near Lake de la Marée, and Cawachagamite became a stage on a route from the southeast. Cree families travelled through this lake country to trade furs and make use of its waterways.