Lake Mouchalagane

Lake Mouchalagane belongs to Quebec's forested interior, within the wider Manicouagan river country. Lakes and rivers supported Indigenous travel, fishing and seasonal hunting. Households moved with animal activity, weather and food supplies, using canoes on open water and other routes in winter. Portages connected separate waterways.

Innu communities maintained social ties and exchange across a broad interior region. Knowledge of caribou, fish and river conditions was important, while family relationships helped organise access to resources. During the French and later British fur trade, coastal and river posts brought tools and cloth into established networks; Indigenous traders and intermediaries carried furs toward distant markets. Inland waterways linked household life with wider trade.