Cree Communities of James Bay

Spread along the eastern shore of James Bay, these millennia-old Cree communities offer, through guided boat excursions such as those run by Wiinipaakw Tours, an authentic immersion in Eeyou culture and the chance to observe belugas, polar bears, and seals in their natural habitat.

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Nord-du-Québec (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James et Nunavik)

Picturesque Villages & Districts

Robert-Bourassa Generating Station

Formerly known as La Grande-2, this hydroelectric power station, buried more than 140 metres underground, is the world's largest underground power station and North America's largest single energy production site.

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162.5 km

Nord-du-Québec (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James et Nunavik)

Cruises & Marine Wildlife Watching

Radisson and the James Bay Interpretation Centre

The northernmost locality reachable via the Billy-Diamond Highway, this village offers an interpretation centre on the region's natural and human environments, as well as an exceptionally clear night sky ideal for watching the northern lights.

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162.5 km

Nord-du-Québec (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James et Nunavik)

Cruises & Marine Wildlife Watching

Kuujjuarapik and Whapmagoostui

Nunavik's southernmost twin community, where an Inuit village and a Cree village coexist at the mouth of the Great Whale River, this site offers a rare chance to observe the distinct cohabitation of two Indigenous nations united by the 1975 James Bay Agreement.

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316.8 km