Olimisk

Olimisk Island lies near the southern shore of James Bay, amid the low ground and waterways around Hannah Bay. Its name comes from the language of the Moose Cree, whose homeland extends across this corner of the bay. Farther west, at the mouth of the Moose River, the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post in 1673. The post depended on Cree hospitality and knowledge, as well as on the furs brought from the surrounding country.