Oceko Sipiy

Ocêko-sîpiy, the Cree name for Fisher River, belongs to the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. The river enters Fisher Bay among the forests and lowlands of the lake country. Its name recalls the fisher, a woodland animal valued for its fur. Farther north, the waterways of Lake Winnipeg lead towards Norway House and the routes by which the Hudson's Bay Company's traders travelled between the interior and York Factory.