nˌɪɹ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, sˌʌm fˈæmɪliz ʌv mˈɪkst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ænd ɪnjˈuːɪt ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn fɹʌm kˈɑːɹtɹaɪt ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹiəz ʌv sˈʌðɚn lˈæbɹɐdˌoːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃt fˈɪʃɪŋ pˈoʊsts nˌɪɹ mˈækəvˌɪk.
Near the 1880s, some families of mixed European and Inuit origin from Cartwright and other areas of southern Labrador also established fishing posts near Makkovik.