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Catalogue Number: MUME58
Producer: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Producing Agencies: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Subject: Indigenous Peoples
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2002
Running Time: 22:00
Language of the North - Naskapi: Finding Our Talk, Season 2
This title is a part of the series Finding Our Talk, Season 2Catalogue Number: MUME58
Producer: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Producing Agencies: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Subject: Indigenous Peoples
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2002
Running Time: 22:00
The Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach is located near the Quebec-Labrador border, 15 km northeast of Schefferville, and is the only Naskapi Nation community in Quebec. It is proud to have 100% fluency in the Naskapi language and they produce their own books and created a syllabic language software. Originally a nomadic people, the Naskapi (Innu) lifestyle revolved around the caribou herds. Travelling with their families in small groups, they followed the hunt. The Naskapi eventually gave up this way of life with the arrival of the fur trade, a dramatic change that almost destroyed them.