Maqtewey

Maqtewey Sipu means Black River in Mi'kmaq, a name recorded for a river in the Placentia Bay country of southern Newfoundland. Forests and streams lie behind a coast deeply indented by long bays. In the sixteenth century, fishing ships from Europe crossed the Atlantic to harvest cod around Newfoundland, using shore stations to prepare their catch. The waters of Placentia Bay formed part of this wider maritime world, alongside the inland geography known to Mi'kmaq travellers.