The Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation, known in French as Première Nation de Listuguj Mi'gmaq and in Francis-Smith orthography as Listukuj Míkmaq, is a Mi'gmaq First Nations band government. As of 2022, it has a registered population of 4,248 members, the majority of whom are of Mi'kmaq ancestry. The name Listuguj is the origin for the name of the Restigouche River and other nearby places also carrying the name Restigouche. Listuguj is also used as a name for one of the Míkmaq orthographies. The southern border of Listuguj is adjacent to Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec.
The Battle of the Restigouche, which took place in 1760, was the last naval battle between the British and the French during the Seven Years' War. After the fall of Quebec, the French sent 400 troops in merchant ships from Bordeaux as reinforcements. Upon reaching the Saint Lawrence River, the fleet commander discovered the area was already occupied by a strong British fleet. He decided to sail south to the bottom of the Bay of Chaleur, establishing gun batteries on the shore of the Restigouche River, near Listuguj. British Captain John Byron spotted them and engaged in battle. The battle involved 3 French ships and ground batteries, 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.
On June 11 and 20, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police conducted controversial raids on the Listuguj 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.
The Listuguj community is depicted in the 2021 documentary series Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land. This series provides a unique insight into the history and culture of the Listuguj Miꞌgmaq First Nation, Quebec.
