Waskaganish is a town in Quebec, Canada. The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ...

The town consists of about 2000 people on the south-east shore of James Bay at the mouth of the Rupert River. The majority of its population is Swampy Cree. The town has only had road access for a few years - until recently it was accessible only by float plane, or by boat from Moosonee. 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 Rupert River is one of the largest rivers in Quebec. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search Moosonee, Ontario, Canada, is the railhead on James Bay of the Ontario Northland Railway where goods are transferred to barges and aircraft for transport to more northerly communities. ...

In 1668, a fort was established here by French explorer, Médard des Groseilliers. Later known as Rupert House, it was operated as a fur trading post and store by the Hudson's Bay Company until 1987. Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. ... The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) TSX: HBC is the oldest corporation in Canada (and North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ...

Waskaganish means "little house" in the Cree language. It has two school facilities: Ecole Annie Whiskeychan School (primary) and Ecole Wiinibekuu School (secondary). Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. ...