 Initially living in tiny shacks, by 1962 Indian and Northern Affairs had built 30 houses for them.In 1967, the Government of Canada purchased land from the reluctant Municipality of Schefferville a marshy site on Pearce Lake north of the town centre.On August 21, 1968, this land became a reserve for the Innu and Naskapi, but they didn't relocate there until 1972 following long and difficult negotiations.