Kawachisakau

Kawachisakau is a Naskapi name associated with the lower Swampy Bay River in the Labrador Peninsula. The river runs through a northern landscape of lakes, forests and rocky country before joining the Caniapiscau system. Naskapi place names describe features encountered along its course, including the cliffs evoked by Kawawachisakau. These waterways form part of a network through which generations of Naskapi travelled across their homeland.