Sturgeon River
Sturgeon River is a waterway flowing into Lake Nipissing.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- December 2020: The people of Lake Nipissing used this river to travel for trade and bartering. It was used as a route for exchanging European merchandise for peltry with those living along it.[2]
- March 2025: The river is one of the water bodies being monitored by Nipissing First Nation for methylmercury levels. It is identified as a significant area for fish harvesting in community land use data.[3]
- December 2025: The mouth of the river was a traditional sturgeon spawning bed where Indigenous people gathered annually to fish. It is the site of a burial ground and was the historical homeland of Shabogeshig.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dokis and Nipissing First Nations partner to care for the stories in the Lake Nipissing Beading Project", Anishinabek News, 16 December 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "An outside look", Anishinabek News, 23 December 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipissing First Nations dives into methylmercury at a local-level", Anishinabek News, 26 March 2025 (archived copy; original article).