Etiket: Innu
The Innu of La Romaine sign a reconciliation agreement with Hydro-Québec for the Lac-Robertson power station
The big boss of Hydro-Québec, Michael Sabia, apologized Monday to the Innu of Unamen Shipu (La Romaine), on the sidelines of the signing of an agreement of 32 million dollars…
Benoît Pelletier and the Innu
The leaders of three Innu communities have just made public a letter they addressed to Prime Minister Legault accusing him of letting the signing of the Petapan treaty drag on…
Innu Nikamu Festival | Samantha Fox in Mani-Utenam!
Icon of the 1980s, pop singer Samantha Fox will sing in the Innu community of Mani-Utenam next summer. She will indeed perform at the Innu Nikamu Festival on August 2.…
Economic and social development | Quebec concludes a “historic” framework agreement with the Innu of Pessamit
(Quebec) The government of Quebec signed a framework agreement on Thursday with the Innu Council of Pessamit concerning, in particular, wind power development. Posted at 4:45 p.m. Caroline Plante The…
The Innu of Essipit want to protect 30% of their ancestral territory
The Innu of Essipit, a community located near Escoumins on the North Shore, want to protect 30% of their Nitassinan, their ancestral territory slowly eaten away by the forestry industry…
Terrains de la Défense: the Innu “surprised” by the reaction of the Huron-Wendat
The Innu are “surprised” by the negative reaction of the Huron-Wendat, who “worked poorly” by taking for granted that they would have 100% of the Defense lands in Sainte-Foy; the…
Baie-Comeau Hospital | The Court authorizes the exhumation of Innu babies who died in 1970
(Montreal) For more than 50 years, two Innu families have been haunted by the question of whether their children really died in a Quebec hospital and whether the coffins they…
petapan | Legault does not have the right “perception” of the treaty, according to the Innu
(Quebec) According to the Innu leaders, François Legault is on the wrong track by fearing that the Petapan treaty, negotiated between Quebec, Ottawa and three communities, will result in an…
Treaty of Petapan | The Innu and Ottawa challenge Legault
(Ottawa) The Innu are still facing a “very intransigent” Quebec to negotiate their modern Paix des Braves, denounced Minister Marc Miller on Thursday. Quebec’s silence disturbs the leaders of the…
Carte blanche to Matiu | Innu-aimi ma! (Speak Innu!)
With their unique pen and their own sensitivity, artists present their vision of the world around us. This week, we give carte blanche to Innu singer-songwriter Matiu, who speaks his…
[Entrevue] “Manikanetish”: at the heart of an Innu class
In the novel Manikanetishby NaomiFontaine, the French teacher of a Secondary V Innu class from Uashat, on the North Shore, invites them to put on the play The Cid, by…
Towards a “modern” Paix des Braves | The Innu clarify their demands
The treaty is also an “economic deal” Posted at 5:00 a.m. (Quebec) One month before the deadline set to negotiate a first modern treaty since the Peace of the Braves,…
Churchill Falls | The Innu want to be heard
This week, Prime Minister François Legault traveled to Newfoundland to meet with his counterpart Andrew Furey in connection with the renewal of the contract for the Churchill Falls megaproject. Note…
Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station | An Innu community sues Hydro-Québec
(Montreal) An Innu community is suing Hydro-Quebec for 2.2 billion, claiming that the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant destroyed a significant part of its traditional territory. Posted at 3:14 p.m. The…
Innu community sues Hydro-Québec for $2.2 billion
Judging that the Churchills Falls hydroelectric power station had “devastating impacts” on their traditional territory, the Innus of Uashat mak Mani-utenam (UMM) initiated a $2.2 billion lawsuit against Hydro-Québec and…
The Innu denounce the absence of caribou announcements at COP15
The Innus of Essipit and Pessamit deplore the Legault government’s lack of attention to the protection of woodland caribou, a species that is in steep decline due to the destruction…
The Innu language and culture must dominate in the classroom, according to Uashat
After a three-day summit on education, the conclusion is clear: the community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam wants the Innu language and culture to become the foundation of its schools. “Now…
The Innu language and culture must dominate in the classroom, according to Uashat
After a three-day summit on education, the conclusion is clear: the community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam wants the Innu language and culture to become the foundation of its schools. “Now…
The future of Innu education at the heart of a summit
The future of Innu education in Quebec should take shape this week in the community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam, not far from Sept-Îles. A three-day summit beginning Wednesday will bring…
Innu communities of Quebec | A “historic” treaty without a veto by March, says Legault
(Sept-Îles) François Legault has set himself the goal of concluding a “historic” treaty with three of the nine Innu communities of Quebec by March 31, if he is returned to…