Ushkau Nipi

Ushkau-nipi is an Innu name for a lake on the central Labrador plateau, east of Meshikamau. This inland country of rivers, lakes and open forest was traversed by Innu families on journeys between their hunting grounds and gathering places. Meshikamau itself drew people from across the peninsula and provided access to the caribou of the Red Wine Mountains and George River. Farther east, a route of waterways and portages led towards Lake Melville.