[1][4] The history of the first occupations of European origin in the territory of Kiamika is part of a regional constant: logging companies were the first to establish themselves there.

As early as the 1830s, the Bowman and Bigelow company, established in Buckingham, identified the site of the Rouge Farm, today the surroundings of Siebert Island, as a potential place to establish a forest farm, a vast agricultural operation serving to feed the loggers and animals on the surrounding sites.

On the banks of the Lièvre River, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Val-Barrette, settlers established the mission of Saint-Gérard-de-Kiamika, also called Saint-Gérard-de-Montarville.

But in 1885, faced with the low number of members applying for lot concessions, the Society expanded the program to non-members.

Entering the 21st century, the small town of Kiamika is now officially a village in its own right with its parish, municipal status and public institutions.

The economic crisis of 1929 put a brake on this rapid development and, worse, caused a decline in the forestry economy in the decades that followed.

As with many other villages in the Hautes-Laurentides, this collapse of the forestry industry is forcing the municipality to diversify its economy towards the tourism sector.

The inhabitants of Kiamika find employment there to maintain the chalets or serve as hunting and fishing guides for customers.