Natashquan

Natashquan lies where a long river from the northern interior reaches the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Its Innu name, Nutashkuan, is commonly translated as “where the black bear is hunted.” Innu families travelled between the coast and hunting country inland. By 1710 a trading post stood at the river mouth, where merchants exchanged goods for furs. From 1800, families from Nutashkuan also joined other Innu at Musquaro for summer meetings with missionaries.