Nikitotegwak

Nikitotegwak, “at the river that forks” in Abenaki, lies where the Magog meets the Saint-François. The confluence was a stopping place for Abenaki travellers, who also knew it as Shacewanteku, “where one smokes”, recalling a place to rest. The rivers joined Lake Memphrémagog and the inland country to the Saint Lawrence. French speakers later called the site the Great Forks, distinguishing it from the smaller junction of the Massawippi and Saint-François farther downstream.