Okak Bay

Okak Bay indents the northern Labrador coast, sheltering islands and inlets long used by Indigenous peoples. Inuit families hunted and fished around its waters, gathering at places such as Uivak, a large winter settlement. Moravian missionaries exploring north from Nain chose the bay for their second Labrador station, which opened in 1776. From Okak they hoped to reach communities farther north, bringing religious instruction and trade to a coast already threaded by Inuit routes.