The province of Newfoundland and Labrador today is home to four peoples of Aboriginal ancestry: the Inuit, the Innu, the Micmac and the Metis.
The Inuit are the descendants of the Thule people who migrated to Labrador from the Canadian arctic 700 to 800 years ago. The primary Inuit settlements are Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet on the north coast of Labrador, but Inuit people are also found in a number of other Labrador communities. They are represented by the Labrador Inuit Association. Dorset soapstone bear carving.
... The Innu, formerly known as the Naskapi-Montagnais, are descended from Algonkian-speaking hunter-gatherers who were one of two Aboriginal peoples inhabiting Labrador at the time of European arrival. The major Innu communities in Labrador are Sheshatshiu on Lake Melville in central Labrador and Utshimassit (Davis Inlet) on Labrador's northern coast. Today the Innu are represented by the Innu Nation.
OK, whatever pleases you tickles me plumb to death.
I thought you could only be an Innu, or an Outu...?
More than humor you, I thank you for providing this information. I was unaware they were two separate ethnic groups.
This is a sad, sad story. I've read about the relocation before and it was sad before and sad now. It appears the old culture can't be preserved, isn't being preserved. This government attempt perpetuates a bad situation. And at an incredible cost to taxpayers.
Earlier this year, someone burned down the new school.
You have a connection. What should be done? Should the people be separated and moved to a variety of Canadian cities and towns so that the race is diluted and the people integrated into Canadian society? I never read the arguments of people who opposed the expensive relocation. Were there any good arguments?