Nutashkuan: Innus

In Innu-aimun, Nutashkuan means “where we hunt bears”.

The Innu community of Nutashkuan is located at the mouth of the Natashquan River on the Middle North Shore. Innu-aimun is spoken there. Although its name sounds like Gilles Vigneault’s native village, Natashquan, the community is quite distinct from the municipality. Nutashkuan and its proximity to the St. Lawrence River have long made it a favoured site for salmon fishing and bear and seal hunting.

José Mestenapéo is from the Innu Nation and was born in Nutashkuan on February 18, 2009. José already owned his camcorder before the arrival of the trailer, he had already filmed all the houses and several people in the community. José will be entering his second year of elementary school in the fall of 2017, his favorite pastimes are filming with his camera and sleeping. When he grows up, he would like to work as a filmmaker with Wapikoni mobile or be a police officer in Natashquan.

According to Indigenous Tourism Quebec, the Nutashkuan community is proud of its internationally recognized Atlantic salmon fishery. The main economic activities are arts and crafts, trapping and tourism.

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