To avoid confusion with the Inuit, who belong to the Eskimoan peoples, today only the singular form "Innu/Ilnu" is used for the Innu, members of the large Cree-language family.

Sep 17, 2025 · Innu, North American Indian peoples who spoke almost identical Algonquian dialects and whose cultures differed chiefly in their adaptation to their respective environments.

Sep 1, 2010 · Innu-aimun (the Innu language) is part of the Algonquian language family. It is spoken by people traditionally known as Montagnais, while Iyuw Iyimuun is a dialect spoken …

Mar 7, 2024 · Inuit are indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, known for their igloos and kayaks, while Innu are Native Americans from northeastern …

The Innu, formerly known as the Naskapi-Montagnais Indians, are an Algonkian-speaking people whose homeland (Nitassinan) is the eastern portion of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula. The …

4 days ago · The Innu, an Indigenous people of Canada’s eastern boreal forests and tundra, have a history as enduring as the granite ridges and windswept plateaus of Nitassinan, their …

The Innu, who are also known as "Montagnais-Naskapi," occupied a vast area of the Labrador Peninsula extending from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the lower St. Lawrence River north to …

The Innu are an Indigenous people of Canada who traditionally inhabited the areas of present-day Labrador and Quebec. They are also known as the Montagnais and Naskapi, and they are …

The Innu are among the First Nations of Canada. They have maintained a vibrant folk music culture, especially involving dance and percussion-based music. Philip Mackenzie is an …

Aug 8, 2025 · Innu (also called Innu-aimun and previously called montagnais) is an Algonquian language spoken by the Innu of Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada.