Winneway

The country around Winneway belongs to the Algonquin homeland of lakes and forests along the upper Ottawa River. On the shore of Lac des Quinze lies Kakinwawigak, or Long Point, a place associated with the ancestors of the Long Point people. Algonquin groups occupied the watersheds of the Quinze and other rivers flowing into the Ottawa, spending much of the year on their hunting grounds. In summer, families gathered at familiar places along the lakes and rivers before returning to the forest.