Eastmain (or East Main) refers to the east shore of Hudson Bay, although in the 1680s the term was restricted to the vicinity of the Eastmain River. The corresponding reference to the west shore of Hudson Bay is the Westmain (West Main). Both terms were used in the early fur trade when the region was well travelled by trappers and traders.
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- Colombo, John Robert. "Eastmain". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 16 December 2013, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eastmain. Accessed 12 October 2024.
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- Colombo, J. (2013). Eastmain. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eastmain
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- Colombo, John Robert. "Eastmain." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited December 16, 2013.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Eastmain," by John Robert Colombo, Accessed October 12, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eastmain
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Eastmain
Article by John Robert Colombo
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited December 16, 2013
Eastmain (or East Main) refers to the east shore of Hudson Bay, although in the 1680s the term was restricted to the vicinity of the Eastmain River. The corresponding reference to the west shore of Hudson Bay is the Westmain (West Main).