Matachewan

Matachewan lies on the Montreal River in the wooded interior northwest of Lake Temiskaming. The river carries water south to the lake and the Ottawa watershed, connecting a country of lakes and forests. In 1679 French traders established a post near the mouth of the Montreal and Matabitchuan rivers, where Indigenous hunters could exchange furs for goods. The lands farther upstream remained part of the country used by the ancestors of the Matachewan people.