Naskwotchu

Naskwotchu, the Mi'kmaq name for the Blue Mountains of Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, means Blue Hill. The mountains belong to the Long Range, whose rocky heights stand above a lowland of lakes and forest near the western coast. Deep lakes lie beneath the hills, while the range continues northeast along the peninsula. The Mi'kmaq names of these inland features preserve a geography of travel and knowledge across the island beyond its fishing shores.