Nukamkia'ji'jk

Nukamkia'ji'jk belongs to southern Newfoundland's coastal country around the wider Placentia region. Bays, rocky shores and woodland offer varied resources. Indigenous communities fish, hunt and gather, moving between seasonal places along coastal and inland routes. Knowledge of weather, water, animals and shelter helps people travel in difficult conditions.

European fishing expanded around Newfoundland from the sixteenth century, bringing seasonal crews and later more permanent settlements. Preserved cod linked harbours to Atlantic markets, while French and English rivalry brought forts, political claims and warfare. Indigenous relationships connected the island with other Atlantic Canadian shores; trade brought goods but also disease, violence and pressure on land.