Kashechewan, Ontario

Adjacent to James Bay's west shores is the Ojibwa community of Kashechewan. Ojibwa Folks living there are Albany River Ojibwa's. Below are links to google maps photos of Kashechewan town. Albany River has many tributaries and extends far west towards Manotoba and now has an unobstructed flow to Lake Superior. Albany River Ojibwa's are northern Ojibwa's as well as Swampy Ojibwa's (aka Mush-ske-goag or Swampy People). Latin's established several trade posts around James Bay and Hudson Bay then tossed out lures (alcohol and Opium) to lure in idiotic Ojibwa's. They eventually became addicted to alcohol and Opium and to quell their hurting they'd fish, hunt and trap to satisfy their drug addictions. Over time they became Ojibwa Traitors who rejected Ojibwa Totemic System Government or became lawless. So lazy were they they forced their women to do all their work and pimped them and murdered them and themselves. Civil war among Ojibwa's of that region became common by late 17th century and early 18th century. Ojibwa reinforcements from further south were sent north to combat Ojibwa Traitors HBC (aka Hudson Bay Company) named the Beaver Tribe, Cree and Kaskatchewan. Ojibwa Soldiers drove them west to north Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories. Today they're known as the Beaver Tribe of north Alberta and Northwest Territories and Carrier Tribe of British Columbia. On certain occasions northern Ojibwa's did visit Fort Albany to trade yet few Ojibwa's lived there until mid or late 19th century. On August 3, 1905 Treaty 9 was signed at Fort Albany. In consideration of the date (1905) it's possible Montana Ojibwa's led by chief Rocky Boy were relocated to Fort Albany.

Many HBC Trade Posts had been established by HBC by mid and late 19th century that were located adjacent to Albany River Ojibwa's and the rivers they controlled. During late 1950's a fued led to many idiotic Ojibwa's from Fort Albany leaving for what is now Kashechewan. Ojibwa's were warned not to trust whites yet too many changed to followers of European Prophesy instead of following Ojibwa Prophesy. Whites are to blame. They forced Ojibwa children to attend white boarding schools where they were brainwashed. In 1679 either Italian leaders established a trade post near where Fort Albany Rivers mouth is or they allowed England to establish the fort. Kashechewan was settled by idiotic Anglican Ojibwa Families from Fort Albany. In Ojibwa Language Kashechewan has the definition of "it runs fast (a liquid as in water), there is running water, a rapid or rapids." In Otchipwe Language Dictionary it's written "kijidjiwan." It's pronunciation is 'Key-shid-ji-wan.' Being a prefix 'kiji' defines fast, quick and strong. Being a combined word 'kashechewan' is difficult to translate. The 'wan' defines 'it is and it becomes.' However, 'dji-wan' defines 'current' as in a rivers current. Chi means big. There are two possible translations. One is "Fast Current," while the other "Quick, big, it is or Quick big, it becomes." A better description is "Quick Big, it is, our new community." It's the second translation that is closer to being correct. Kashechewan quickly grew as a community during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

A population estimate from 2024 puts the population of Kashechewan at 3,309. Further south at Fort Albany which is where residents of Kashechewan originally lived, the population is included with Kashechewans population of 3,309. Ojibwa's living at Kashechewan have a degree of Inuit blood and white blood. Albany River Ojibwa's used Albany River and it's tributaries to obtain their grub. Most northern Ojibwa's lived near Albany River yet many settled each of Albany Rivers Tributaries. Most lived throughout the woodlands adjacent to Albany River and it's tributaries. A much smaller northern Ojibwa population lived throughout the marsh land adjacent to and west of James Bay. Kashechewan has long very cold winters. From JUne through September climate conditions are springlike. June's, July's and Augusts have maximums of 64 degrees, 72 degrees and 68 degrees.

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