In Life on the Mista Shipu, Robin McGrath acts as a navigator, guiding locals and visitors alike around parts of Labrador--particularly the interior--that are too often missed. In doing so, she offers candid glimpses of human and natural history, of local colour and characters, and of the culture of the three founding peoples of modern Labrador. McGrath, a Newfoundland native, moved to Labrador in 2006, eager to learn, explore, and write in the Big Land. Over the next decade, she opened her ears and eyes to the people and places around her, and wrote dozens of captivating articles and essays about her experiences. This book is a collection of more than 50 of these pieces, many previously published in the quarterly magazine Labrador Life.