Etiket: Innu
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…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] Treaty with the Innu: making history
Negotiations between the Regroupement Petapan, which brings together the three Innu nations of Essipit, Nutashkuan and Mashteuiatsh, Ottawa and Quebec have progressed so well that they suggest the very real…
[Opinion] A rare rendezvous with history for three Innu nations
We, the chiefs of the Innu First Nations of Essipit, Nutashkuan and Mashteuiatsh, would like to inform the next Prime Minister and the future members of the National Assembly that…
Innu await their peace from the brave
Nearly twenty years after the signing of an agreement in principle with the governments of Quebec and Ottawa, the Regroupement Petapan, made up of the three Innu First Nations of…
No question of sacrificing the Magpie River, warn Innu and elected officials of the North Shore
The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) promises to harness new rivers over the next few years, but its aims will come up against strong opposition if Hydro-Québec decides to build a…
An important change for the Innu in education
Quebec, Ottawa and the community of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam (ITUM) are uniting to promote educational success and access to post-secondary studies among the Innu, by developing more college programs and…
Formal notice by the Innu against the Government of Quebec for the protection of caribou
The Conseil des Innus de Pessamit will send a formal notice to the Quebec government to force it to protect the woodland caribou. Representatives of various First Nations criticize in…
Innu baby sent home five times despite tumor
“Is this racism? Negligence? asks Marie-Rose Piétacho. The Innu woman does not know how to qualify the experience she had with her eight-month-old daughter at the hospital in Havre-Saint-Pierre, on…
Dufour softens his speech on the Innu about the caribou, but does not apologize
The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Pierre Dufour, reviewed Thursday morning his speech about the Innu and the protection of caribou, without however going so far as to withdraw…
Minister Dufour attacks the Innu over the decline of woodland caribou
The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Pierre Dufour, attacked the Innus of Nutashkuan on Wednesday, whom he accuses of undermining government actions to protect woodland caribou. “We have people…
Innu producers demand quotas for indigenous music on the radio
Mathieu McKenzie and his father, Florent Vollant, producers of the Makusham studio in Maliotenam, hope to get the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to impose quotas for indigenous music…
Innu producers demand quotas for indigenous music on the radio
Mathieu McKenzie and his father, Florent Vollant, producers of the Makusham studio in Maliotenam, hope to get the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to impose quotas for indigenous music…
Louise Portal will play an Innu on stage
Louise Portal will play an Innu grandmother, a kukumon the boards of the Pierrette-Gaudreault room, in Jonquière, in the room Mashinikan, written and directed by Marco Collin. Known to the…
Carte blanche to Natasha Kanapé Fontaine | Nui innu-aimin nikan: I want to speak Innu in the future
With their unique pen and their own sensitivity, four artists take turns presenting their vision of the world around us. This week, we are giving carte blanche to Natasha Kanapé…
The election of a first Innu as mayor of Natashquan causes unease
The election of a first Innu as mayor of Natashquan has aroused strong reactions in recent days because he does not reside on the territory of the city. The duty…
Caribou protection | A key species of the Innu identity
Definition of ethnocide: destruction of the cultural identity of an ethnic group. Posted on 1er November 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Jérôme Bacon St-Onge, Éric Kanapé and Marie-Hélène Rousseau Respectively vice-chief,…
Michel Jean | An Innu in Frankfurt
(FRANKFURT (Germany)) When he heard extracts from his novel for the first time Kukum read in German at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday, Michel Jean had a thought for…