How was Schefferville founded?
Schefferville was built very quickly,
a large amount of equipment and materials
arrived all at the same time.
Every day brought more and more Whites.
Many Indians came from other communities,
particularly from Uashat and Mani-utenam.
We lived in a tent, where the airport is now.
Then we moved to Lake John, a ramshackle village.
We built our houses with huge cardboard boxes
and pieces of wood.
We used anything we could find.
Mathieu André found rock on his hunting territory.
His land was in that area.
Development started from that time on.
Many people came, they built everywhere.
Then, the Naskapi came from the North
to live with us in Lake John.
In my opinion, selling one's land is like selling your soul.