 Historically, the region was the homeland of the Innu people, who came there from their inland hunting grounds to spend the summer on the coast.Mingan was a summer gathering site where the Innu would fish for salmon, hunt for whale, have family meetings, and trade with each other.In 1661 the Mingan Seignory was granted and Europeans began to settle in the area, marking the beginnings of the fur trade, which continued until the early 20th century.