Coorinates: 52°17′29″N, 81°39′08″W The Kashechewan First Nation is a Cree First Nation located near James Bay in Northern Ontario, Canada. The community is located on the northern shore of the Albany River. Kashechewan First Nation is one of two communities that were established from Old Fort Albany in the 1950s. The other community is Fort Albany First Nation which is now located on the southern bank of the Albany River. The community is connected to other towns along the shore of James Bay by the seasonal James Bay ice road/winter road, linking it to the towns of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Moosonee.