Meshikamau-shipu Travel Route National Historic Event

Upatshuan, Newfoundland and Labrador
Petshishkapushkau is both an orientation marker and a site of spiritual importance to the Innu. (© Courtesy of Michael Weiler | Courtoisie de Michael Weiler)
View of Petshishkapushkau, an orientation marker
(© Courtesy of Michael Weiler | Courtoisie de Michael Weiler)
Address : Upatshuan, Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2019-08-16

Other Name(s):
  • Meshikamau-shipu Travel Route  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2019-03

Importance: A travel route dating back 3, 500 years that is representative of the way of life, culture, and experiences of the Innu from across Nitassinan.