Coordinates: 52°14′N 78°30′WEastmain is a Cree community located on James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River, Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest of the coastal Cree villages with a population of 606 people (2001 Canada census). Its alternate Cree name is "Wapanoutauw", meaning Lands east of James Bay. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... James Bay in summer 2000 James Bay (French, Baie James) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ... The Eastmain River is a river in northwestern Quebec which rises in north central Quebec and flows 800 km west to drain into James Bay. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Like the other coastal villages on Hudson and James Bay, Eastmain also started out as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, originally called East Main House. The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ...
Eastmain is accessible by air (Eastmain River Airport) and by car over a gravel road linking it to the Route de la Baie James. The Route de la Baie James (James Bay Road) is a remote wilderness highway winding its way through the Canadian Shield in northwestern Quebec and reaches into the James Bay region. ...
The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... The Grand Council of the Crees is the political body that represents the approximately (2003) 14,000 Crees or “Eeyouch†(“Eenouch†– Mistissini dialect), as they call themselves, of eastern James Bay and Southern Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec, Canada. ...
Eastmain is located on the eastern shore of James Bay at the mouth of the Eastmain River.
During much of the 18th century, the Eastmain post was the only trading establishment on on the east coast, and many old Cree stories about going to the "house" at Eastmain to trade, reflect the importance of the post during this periiod.
Eastmain has a "cultural village" for use in carrying out traditional gatherings and meetings and for teaching purposes.
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