Indigenous camps on the island near Senneterre
![Indigenous camps on an island near Senneterre. We can see some tents and, in the background, a bridge. Black and white picture.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/ka-odjimadjisek-la-ou-ca-commence_where-it-begins/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/2022/04/Page2_Image4.jpg)
Photo credits: Société d’histoire de Senneterre (P157,0139)
Indigenous families (mostly anicinabek) used to settle on a small island near Senneterre during the summer.
Camps were also set up on the outskirts of Senneterre:
![](https://www.histoiresdecheznous.ca/v2/ka-odjimadjisek-la-ou-ca-commence_where-it-begins/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/2022/04/Page2_Image3.A.jpg)
Photo credits : Société d’histoire de Senneterre (P157-2791)