Waskaganish may be a Cree village of regarding 2000 individuals at the mouth of the Rupert stream on the south-east shore of bay within the Eeyou Istchee territory in Northern Quebec, Canada. Once referred to as Fort Rupert, the placement is one among 3 original Hudson’s Bay Company posts on bay, the opposite 2 being Fort Albany on the west shore, and Alces alces industrial plant on the south.
In 1668, a fort was established here by French someone, Médard des Groseilliers, initial referred to as Charles Fort and so {rupert|Rupert|Prince Rupert|prince} House and Fort Rupert. It absolutely was the primary fur country store and store of what became the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1686 the French captured the fort from land and not till 1776 did the HBC change a post here. From then on till the first decennium, Fort Rupert was a very important mercantilism location, provision landlocked communities and different posts via the Rupert stream with regular canoe brigades.
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