Celebrating Excellence
Across Labrador
A living mosaic of Inuit, Innu, Métis, and settler communities bound by an unbreakable connection to the land, the sea, and one another.
Labrador is more than breathtaking landscapes — it's the people who call it home, shaped by the land and shaping it in return.
Where the Wild Meets
Human Spirit
Labrador’s vast boreal forests, tundra, and coastlines are more than geography they are the foundation of identity, culture, and community for all who call this region home.
A Land of Extraordinary Beauty
Stretching across 294,330 km², Labrador is one of Canada’s last great wildernesses. Glacially carved fjords meet ancient boreal forests, while pristine rivers teem with Atlantic salmon and arctic char. The Churchill Falls one of the most powerful waterfalls in North America thunders through this remarkable landscape.
But the true story of Labrador is not just geological. It is human. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have thrived here reading the seasons, the tides, and the migrations of caribou weaving a civilization as enduring as the bedrock beneath their feet.
Later, Métis families and settler communities added new threads to this living tapestry, building fishing villages, trading posts, and towns that carry Labrador’s resilience in every timber and every stone.
The People of Labrador
Hover over each community to learn about the diverse groups whose traditions, languages, and values shape Labrador today.
Words From Those Who Know It Best
The people of Labrador speak with quiet strength. These are some of their words.
This land does not belong to us we belong to it. Every rock, every river, and every migration tells our story. Labrador is not just a place; it is a living ancestor.
Mary Jane Shiwak
Inuit Elder · Rigolet
Growing up here, I saw every culture living side by side. Labrador gives you a unique perspective on life. It teaches you that community and helping your neighbor is everything.
Thomas Andersen
Community Leader · HV-GB
Our language, drum dances, and stories are not relics of the past. They are alive today. Every generation speaking Innu-aimun carries the spirit of this great land into the future.
Rosa Nuna
Cultural Keeper · Sheshatshiu
Culture in Every Season
From the drum dances of the Inuit to the Innu makusham feast, Labrador’s traditions are lived every day.
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