Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of an Algonquian people comprising the Montagnais and Naskapi.
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- proper noun The
Montagnais language.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Innu were a nomadic people until the mid-20th century.
Toronto Sun 2009
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Last night, two Canadian women elders turned the meeting into a Conga line with a flirty dance from their Innu nation.
Peter Bosshard: Global Grassroots Network Emerges From "Rivers for Life" Meeting in Mexico Peter Bosshard 2010
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I wonder whether he recalls the environmental impact of HydroQuebec's construction projects and the outrage it sparked among environmentalists and those trying to preserve the traditional culture of the Cree and the Innu in Canada.
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Important to the Innu and Cree people of Quebec and Labrador in eastern Canada, iron-ore mining, hydro-power flooding and road building are reportedly to blame for the depleting numbers of reindeer.
Georgia River Reindeer Population Dramatically Dropping (PHOTOS) 2011
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And now we have Innu hunters shooting caribou in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Endangered Species Vs Cultural Tradition « Colleen Anderson 2009
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Innu elder and Chief Georges-Ernest Gregoire told Survival International: All the massive industrial 'development' projects that have been imposed on our land in the last forty years have undoubtedly had a cumulative impact on the size of the caribou herd.
Georgia River Reindeer Population Dramatically Dropping (PHOTOS) 2011
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Last night, two Canadian women elders turned the meeting into a Conga line with a flirty dance from their Innu nation.
Peter Bosshard: Global Grassroots Network Emerges From "Rivers for Life" Meeting in Mexico Peter Bosshard 2010
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The interesting thing is that five years ago Grand Chief Penashue said about hunters in the protected preserver, The hunt in the Red Wine caribou range was not just an illegal protest, it was completely inconsistent with Innu values.
Endangered Species Vs Cultural Tradition « Colleen Anderson 2009
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To Rita Mestokosho, an Innu poet from Mingan, Quebec, who lends her voice to trees and animals.
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Not nearly as bad as the ADM of Indian Affairs who tried to explain to us that Innu and Inuit were actually the same.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! CC 2009
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