Pigou

The Pigou River reaches the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from the forested interior. Its name has been linked to an Indigenous word for resinous gum or pitch, gathered from fir or pine. The coast forms part of Innu country, where families travelled between inland hunting grounds and the sea. European trading posts later appeared at the mouths of several rivers along this shore, drawing Innu hunters into the exchange of furs.