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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 are among the First Nations of Canada. They have maintained a vibrant folk music culture, especially involving dance and percussion-based music. Philip Mackenzie is an especially important modern musician, known for being the creator a kind of singer-songwriter tradition using the Innu language.
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.
Pages in category "Innu" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Innu Nikamu is an annual music festival, staged in the Innu community of Mani-Utenam near Sept-Îles, Quebec. [1] Launched in 1985 by a community group that included musician Florent Vollant of the prominent local band Kashtin, the festival programs an annual lineup of Indigenous Canadian music and culture, staged on the grounds of the former Sept-Îles residential school.
Mushuau Innu First Nation is a First Nations band government located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [2] The band has one reserve which has been located near the community of Natuashish since 2002 when it moved from Davis Inlet .