The Naskapi (Nascapi, Naskapee, Nascapee) are an Indigenous people of the Subarctic native to the historical region St'aschinuw (ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᓄᐤ, meaning 'our [inclusive] land'), [2] which was located in present day northern Quebec and Labrador, neighbouring Nunavik. They are closely related to Innu People, who call their homeland Nitassinan.

The Naskapi Nation has approximately 1,600 members, 969 of whom live in Kawawachikamach, the only Naskapi village in Québec, which is located in northern Québec, about 15 km from Schefferville. Naskapi (iyuw iyimuun) 1 is spoken by the entire population and English is the second language.

Members of the Naskapi Nation have a deep knowledge of a vast boreal area. The Naskapi continue to apply their traditional know-how to hunting, fishing and tourist expeditions on the …

Travelling within the wide expanse of land now called the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, the Naskapi spent considerable time in the central interior along the waterways draining into Ungava Bay (Speck 1931).

The Naskapi were once a nomadic people who lived primarily from hunting caribou. In the 1600s, they lived further north, close to present-day Kuujjuaq in Northern Quebec. In the early 1800s, they moved in order to be closer to a European trading post. By the mid-1900s, they moved closer to Schefferville where mining jobs were available.

Apr 5, 2024 · On the open plateau of the Labrador Peninsula, the Naskapi tracked caribou herds that grazed on grasses and lichens. The Naskapi tribe was similar to western Subarctic Indians and some Arctic Indians in their reliance on caribou. They used snowshoes and toboggans to follow the seasonal migration of the herds.

Joe - In the past, the Naskapis lived in Fort Chimo. Our grandfather told us that the earth had gone dry, and we would not find anymore minks. One day an official was sent to search for a new territory, where the ground was rich and fertile, the place that was favorable for mink, martin, and otters. This place was Fort McKenzie.

The Naskapi Band of Québec was created in 1984 by the Naskapi Act, making us and Cree communities the first self-governing bands in Canada. Our name changed to the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach in 1999.

The Naskapi were a nomadic people whose survival depended almost exclusively on caribou. That animal’s migration determined their movements. In the 17th century they lived south of Ungava Bay in the region of the present-day Inuit community of Kuujjuaq.

Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach (Naskapi: ᓇᔅᑲᐱ ᐃᔪᒡ ᐅᑕ ᑲᐛᐛᒋᑲᒪᒡ, romanized: Naskapi Iyuch Uta Kawâwâchikamach, French: Nation Naskapi de Kawawachikamach) is a First Nation band government in Quebec, Canada. The members of the band are ethnically Naskapi Innu and speak the Naskapi language.