Nipisso

Lake Nipisso lies in the wooded country north of the St Lawrence, where the river of the same name widens before joining the Nipissis. Its name is related to an Innu word for a small body of water or stream. Innu families travelled the Moisie basin between coastal gathering places and their inland hunting territories; Lake Nipisso was among the waters associated with those journeys. After winter in the interior, families returned towards the coast in spring.