Mistassini Hills

The Mistassini Hills are a country of roughly parallel ridges and valleys, some of them filled by the long waters of Lake Mistassini. Glaciers helped shape the hills and the many lakes scattered across the surrounding plateau. The lake lies in the lower southern part of this broad upland region, within the Rupert River watershed. Cree people have lived around Mistassini and along the waters leading from it towards James Bay for thousands of years.