Obaska

Obaska is an Algonquin name for a lake in the forest country of Abitibi. Its waters lie near the Mégiscane and the chain of lakes that drains towards James Bay. Rivers, wooded shores and marshes shape this inland landscape, where people travelled by canoe and drew on the fish and animals of the region. The nearby Mégiscane takes its name from an Algonquin word for a fishhook, a reminder of the importance of fishing in these waters.