Innu
Americannoun
plural
Innus,plural
Innu-
a member of one of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, divided into two linguistic groups, a larger southern group that French colonists called the Montagnais and a smaller northern group they called the Naskapi.
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the Algonquian languages of the Innu, closely related to Cree.
adjective
noun
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a member of an Algonquian people living in Labrador and northern Quebec
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the Algonquian language of this people
Etymology
Origin of Innu
First recorded in 1990–95; from Innu; literally, “person”
Example Sentences
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Slowly, the joyous faces of a pair of young Innu girls come into view, bathed in the glow of headlamps, as they delight in a night-fishing expedition with their families.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
"This COP is all about halting and reversing biodiversity loss," said Valérie Courtois of the Innu community of Mashteutiatsh and director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
The daughter of an Innu leader is taken captive by their enemies.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019
But the Innu claim is a bit unusual.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2017
The third element secures lands and resources for the Innu.
From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2011
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