A First Nations encampment beside the Albany River, 1886

The Albany River is a river in northern Ontario which flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in northwestern Ontario to empty into James Bay. It is 980 km long and the longest river in the province. This river drains an area of 135,200 km². First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ... To help compare orders of magnitude; this page lists lengths between 100 and 1,000 km (105 and 106 m). ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...

The Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at Fort Albany at the mouth of this river, which was an important route during the days of the fur trade. The Hudsons Bay Company building in Montreal The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. ...

Tributaries of this river include the

• Cat River
• Kenogami River
• Ogoki River
• Drowning River

A provincial waterway park has been established on the river north of Wabakimi Provincial Park. The Kenogami River is a river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario which flows north from Long Lake near Longlac, Ontario to join the Albany River which empties into James Bay. ... The Ogoki River is a river in Cochrane District, Ontario which flows northeast from lakes west of Lake Nipigon to join the Albany River which empties into James Bay. ...

The river was named after James, Duke of York and Albany, who later became King James II of England. James VII and II King of England, Scotland and Ireland James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. ...