ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɑːɹ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ: wˈʌnuːmˌɪn lˈeɪk fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃən ˌɔn sˈeɪm lˈeɪk, wˈɛbᵻkwi ˌɔn wˈɪnɪsk lˈeɪk ænd pˈiːwɐnˌʌk, ɐbˌaʊt fɹʌm ɪts ˈɛnd.
Only a few isolated communities are along the river: Wunnumin Lake First Nation (on same lake), Webequie (on Winisk Lake) and Peawanuck, about  from its end.