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The Innu / Ilnu ("man", "person") or Innut / Innuat / Ilnuatsh ("people"), formerly called Montagnais from the French colonial period (French for "mountain people", English pronunciation: / ˌ m ɔː n t ə n ˈ j ɛ /), are the Indigenous Canadians who inhabit the territory in the northeastern portion of the present-day province of Labrador and some portions of Quebec.
Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 10,000 Innu [3] in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree –Montagnais– Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the community.
The Innu Nikamu (The Innu Sings), held annually in Quebec, is an important festival of Native American music of all kinds. The most famous Innu folk-rock band, Kashtin, began their popular career at Innu Nikamu. [1] The festival is profiled in the 2017 documentary film Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing (Innu Nikamu: Chanter la résistance). [2]
Nitassinan (Innu: ᓂᑕᔅᓯᓇᓐ) is the ancestral homeland of the Innu, an indigenous people of Eastern Quebec and Labrador, Canada. Nitassinan means "our land" in the Innu language . The territory covers the eastern portion of the Labrador peninsula .
Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John (or La Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John in French) is a First Nation band government based out of Schefferville, Quebec, Canada. The members of the band are Innu people and speak the Innu language , an Algonquian language which is a member of the Cree –Montagnais– Naskapi dialect continuum .
La Romaine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔmɛn]), also known as Unamenshipit in Innu-aimun and designated Romaine 2, [4] is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Olomane River on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Unamen Shipu. [1]
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Rita Mestokosho is an indigenous activist who fights for the recognition of the Innu-aimun language and the development of the culture and heritage of the Innu Nation. [5] She is a member of her local Innu Council and a spokesperson for her community. [6] She fought against the project for the construction of a Hydroelectricity dam on the Roman ...