Oskelaneo

The Oskelaneo River runs from its namesake lake through the forest country of the upper Saint-Maurice. The Atikamekw call it Kiackoranan Sipi, “river of the gull caught in the net”. These waters belonged to a network of canoe routes through Nitaskinan, linking hunting grounds with gathering and trading places. On an 1831 map, the name Oskelaneo appeared on a lake near the headwaters of the Saint-Maurice, reflecting the importance of this interior waterway.