Mistassibi

The Mistassibi, whose Innu name means “great river”, flows south from the lake country north of Pekuakami. It joins the Mistassini before the combined waters enter Lac Saint-Jean. For Ilnu families, the river formed part of an extensive inland network linking the lake basin to hunting territories and watersheds farther north. Rapids punctuate its course through the forest, while its tributaries reach towards the lakes of the northern plateau.