Muskito'pukwek

The Musquodoboit River flows through a wooded valley east of Kjipuktuk before reaching a broad harbor on the Atlantic coast. Its name derives from Mi'kmaw, and the Mi'kmaq had names for places along the river, including Natkamkik for the middle reaches. The river begins in the uplands near Pictou and winds through the valley toward the sea. Land grants to incoming settlers were made in the 1780s, adding new communities to a landscape long known to the Mi'kmaq.