ships from Bordeaux. However, when they reached the Saint Lawrence River, the fleet commander discovered that the area was already occupied by a strong British fleet. He decided to sail south to the bottom of the Bay of Chaleur, and established gun batteries on the shore of the Restigouche River, near Listuguj. Eventually, they were spotted by British Captain John Byron, who engaged battle there. The battle opposed 3 French ships and ground batteries and a coalition of Mi'gmaq, French and Acadian irregular troops, against a 70-gun British ship and 2 frigates. The French and their allies lost this battle, ending the hopes of reconquering Quebec. 1981 Salmon Raid On June 11 and 20, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police conducted controversial raids on the reserve to stop the Mi'gmaq from asserting their control over their native fishery. Federal Indian Affairs Minister John Munro was among those critical of the manner in which the Quebec government and provincial minister Lucien Lessard had acted. All convictions resulting from the arrests were eventually overturned. The raids and their aftermath were documented by Alanis Obomsawin in her 1984 film Incident at Restigouche. Media depictions The community is depicted in the 2021 documentary series Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land. References External links http://www.listuguj.ca/ http://www.mikmaqonline.org/ https://archive.today/20130809225607/http://www.migmaqnation.com/ Gespe'gewaq Mi'gmaq Resource Council Government of Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs First Nation profile Canadian Encyclopedia entry: Listuguj Communities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine First Nations in Quebec Mi'kmaq governments Algonquian ethnonyms Mi'kmaq in Canada