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Waskaganish is a Cree village of about 2000 people on the south-east shore of James Bay in the municipality of Baie-James , Quebec , Canada . It is located at the mouth of the Rupert River . Waskaganish has had road access to the James Bay Road since 2001. ''Waskaganish'' means "little house" in Cree . It has two school facilities: Ecole Annie Whiskeychan School (primary) and Ecole Wiinibekuu School (secondary). HISTORY In 1668, a fort was established here by French explorer, Médard Des Groseilliers , known as Rupert House and Fort Rupert. It became the first Fur Trading post and store of the Hudson's Bay Company . In 1686 the French captured the fort from the English and not until 1776 did the HBC reestablish a post here. From then on until the early 1900's, Fort Rupert was an important trading location, supplying inland communities and other posts via the Rupert River with regular Canoe Brigades . EXTERNAL LINKS
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