The Mi'kmaq are Cape Breton's indigenous population and their encounters with Europeans began with explorers and traders, then the colonizers. There are no current Mi'kmaq communities in Lower River Inhabitants, the closest being Potlotek/ Chapel Island.
For an introduction to this area's European settlement history, please click on other articles in this "History" drop-down menu which includes
"A Brief History of River Inhabitants."
For an introduction to this area's European settlement history, please click on other articles in this "History" drop-down menu which includes
"A Brief History of River Inhabitants."