Moose Factory
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Moose Factory is a remote Cree community and former Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post located on an island in the Moose River in northeastern Ontario, Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hudson Bay coastal forts | 1 |
| Moose Factory canonical | 1 |
| Moose Factory trading post | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Nations community
ⓘ
community ⓘ settlement ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| access |
boat access in ice-free season
ⓘ
no all-season road access ⓘ served by rail via Moosonee ⓘ winter road over ice and snow ⓘ |
| category |
Cree communities in Canada
ⓘ
Hudson’s Bay Company trading posts ⓘ Populated places on James Bay ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
education
ⓘ
health services ⓘ public sector employment ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| establishedAsTradingPost | 1673 ⓘ |
| formerFunction | Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post ⓘ |
| founderOrganization |
Hudson's Bay Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson’s Bay Company
|
| governedBy | Moose Cree First Nation band council ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Hudson’s Bay Company historical sites
ⓘ
Weeneebayko General Hospital ⓘ community centre ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution |
Anglican church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
centre of Cree–European fur trade relations
ⓘ
major Hudson’s Bay Company post on James Bay ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Cree ⓘ |
| language |
Cree
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Ontario
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Hudson Bay drainage basin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | James Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moose Factory Island
ⓘ
Moose River ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Moosonee ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestEnglishSpeakingSettlementsIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf | Cochrane District ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | P0L ⓘ |
| primaryFirstNation | Moose Cree First Nation ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region |
James Bay Lowlands
ⓘ
surface form:
James Bay region
|
| separatedFrom | Moosonee by Moose River ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportHubFor | James Bay coastal communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moose Factory trading post
this entity surface form:
Hudson Bay coastal forts