Pagashi

The Pagashi flows north-east through the wet lowlands to join the Albany River, whose waters continue to James Bay. Its name is of Swampy Cree origin. The Albany watershed formed part of the country travelled by Mushkegowuk families, who used rivers and forests for hunting and fishing. After a trading post was established at the Albany's mouth in the late seventeenth century, the great river also led towards a centre of the fur trade.