Petitsikapau

Petitsikapau lies beside the lake of the same name in the Labrador interior. The lake was a gathering place for Indigenous hunters travelling across the peninsula, and the surrounding country formed part of the Naskapi homeland. Naskapi families followed caribou over an immense territory between Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay and the Labrador coast. Before European contact, the hunt supplied much of their livelihood; the animals furnished both food and hides for clothing and shelter.