Natigostec

Natigostec is a Mi'kmaq name for the long island at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, also known to the Innu as Notiskuan. Its shores and surrounding waters were visited by Indigenous hunters and fishers. In 1680 the French granted the island to Louis Jolliet, who established outposts there and on the Mingan coast. During war with England, William Phips's fleet seized his vessel and goods in 1690; two English ships burned his establishments two years later.