Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve

Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve is a shared home to the Innu and Inuit of Labrador. Its coastal, barren, and boreal landscapes have sustained and rejuvenated communities for generations. This National Park Reserve is administered in cooperative management with the Innu, Inuit of Labrador, and Parks Canada. It is also a place where nearby Labradorians continue to practice traditional activities on the land

The traditional names of this meaningful place reflect these connections. Akami-Uapishkᵁ, an Innu word meaning White Mountains across, and KakKasuak, a Labrador Inuit word for mountain.

The glacially rounded, bare rock summits of the spectacular Mealy Mountains rise 1180 meters above Lake Melville. Akami-Uapishku – KakKasuak – Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve is the largest national park in eastern Canada covering 10,700 km2. It protects a nationally significant example of the East Coast Boreal Natural Region. This is a culturally rich and spiritually significant area, where the continued relationship between the land and Indigenous peoples is highlighted. It is also a place where nearby Labradorians continue to practice traditional activities on the land