Consequently , the indigenous population gradually decreased and at the end of the 19th century , few indigenous families remained and most had moved to the Betsiamites Reserve .
The Innu lost access to the river and were prevented from exercising their traditional subsistence fishing for salmon .
The indigenous population gradually decreased and at the end of the 19th century , few indigenous families remained and most had moved to the Betsiamites Reserve .
The Innu lost access to the river and were prevented from exercising their traditional subsistence fishing for salmon .