Upon arriving at the bay either by sea or land, naturally people were concerned with survival, and found the basic necessity in life, (Food, Shelter, Clothing).
At the same time, they had little security and were living off the land with its earthly rich natural life, that sustained them for many centuries.
Their family's emotional stability was generated among the clans and built their self esteem. I think this was reached from the forerunners of ancient times. That would be the people/settlements on the inland country, after accruing goods for winter, (the long March month), and to hackle years that follow in the same destiny that attract humans of other countries of the worlds to start an empire.
There were different clans who traveled in different directions, probably from Nova Scotia, Quebec, Labrador or by sea from other parts of the world. They paddled/walked to the main areas and where there were, lots of caribou, bear, beaver and to the shores, cod, ells, salmon all summer long, nice and warm with a small shelter for there children they lived.
Harry's river and Southwest Brook, Barachois Brook, Flat Bay Brook, Fischles River and Robbinson's River led to the interior of the country and they set up base sites for survival. There are other areas but these will be talked about in later chapters. Winter’s close arriving, so they must travel the inland waters to survive harsh storms and have a good wood supply, and lots of fur animals. Perhaps they left strong women and men to look after older people and stayed along the shorelines, but not very likely?
Scouts combed the country for caribou herds, where the caribou crossed in migration the Indians stayed.
Their main campsites were set up near that area. The coastal shores where summer homes and accrued goods for the winter season. All in the light common places had to be set up where Food, Shelter, Clothing was and essential for survival in winter. Only that level of life was set in a society in those days many years ago and not known to other countries of the world, because very little was written in history of those days.
To understand the ancient people and survival one must fall back 500 years,ie: no paved roads, trains, cars, or modern boats, shops, no money system, no social department /government and no homes, (only huts/ wigwam’s) and on the country paths. The Island of NEWLOUNDLAND was the People’s Kitchen, no one could get lost in their own Kitchen, and they know where food was and how to survive.
Structural traditional teachings on life and how to survive was a must factor and a important part of social and economic development in settlements. Closely knitted families had to work hard together and face reality but since kept their dignity as a people.
Survival normally suggests food, shelter, clothing and on the balance of probability I have reason to conclude that, the areas, of the Main Gut, Flat Bay Valley, Barachois Brook, Fishels for easy accesst on dog team to the country, are the main short-term settlement with a clan of two to five Families in each area lived.
Coming together for gathering/pow wow at start of each season and to meet in center of Bay St.George, the main Mi’kmaq population that existed down through the centuries.
Keeping in mind the 1808 census that there were 102 inhabitants...there were no count of Mi’kmaq wandering or living inland were taken in Bay St. George. In 1871 there were 150 people at Flat Bay area. In 1894 Bank Head had 35 people. In 1894 Main River 32 people still at large. I can go on, on, and on but my interests lie years before those times because we only have general knowledge and little is written of trails, settlement, and bones of this area. ...
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