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Forillon National Park’s people of land and sea

Southwest coast of Cap Gaspé, Forillon National Park.
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The Mi’gmaq and their ancestors have used the rich territory of Forillon, on Quebec’s Gaspé coast, for thousands of years. From the 18th century, cod merchants arrived, and Anglo-Norman, Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian and American families settled to take part in the fishery. The park’s cultural landscape, including the fishing village of Grande-Grave and the Cape Gaspé lighthouse, reflects this long relationship between people, land and sea.

Scope & context

The park’s human history as described by Parks Canada.

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