Métabeskega

Métabeskéga is a lake in the forest country of the Atikamekw, fed by a winding river of the same name. Its Atikamekw name has been interpreted as “a bog emerging from a bay”, perhaps recalling the floating islands of vegetation that winds detached from the shore. Families travelled to the lake as part of their life across Nitaskinan, their homeland of rivers, forests and hunting grounds. The nearby Manouane waters take their name from a place where eggs were gathered.