Explore Innu through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Innu in a sentence
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Innu meaning
- An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.
- The Montagnais language.
Using Innu
- The main meaning on this page is: An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada. | The Montagnais language.
- In the example corpus, innu often appears in combinations such as: the innu, innu first, innu nation.
Context around Innu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Innu
- In this selection, "innu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sheshatshiu, diminishing, teachings, community, first and nation stand out and add context to how "innu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include qupee sheshatshiu innu first nation and 2010 the innu strategic alliance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "innu" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with innu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How do you describe a hockey game in Innu? (9 words)
Innu and Inuit had their own systems of law and order before colonization. (13 words)
But as its population declined precipitously, the Innu stopped hunting the animal 15 years ago. (15 words)
In June 2010, the Innu Strategic Alliance set up a barricade on the road leading from the town of Schefferville to the mining projects of two companies, including the Company, "to ensure protection of their rights". (36 words)
Unreliable Narrators’ narrative game stars two characters: Jeanne, a French woman who has become shipwrecked in 17th Century Canada, and Maikan, a native Innu who is looking to save his people from an unknown sickness. (35 words)
Anastasia Qupee, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation's social health director, said the Mary May Healing Centre is open for anyone who wants to be with others or to talk to someone. (31 words)
How do you describe a hockey game in Innu? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Innu Nation had been threatening to take the province to court over the deal, which they called a “bailout” for Newfoundland ratepayers, but said offered nothing to the Innu.
The Innu Nation was required to pay the costs of the NCC, and clearly thinks the MOU opens the door to diminishing Innu rights.
The schools still follow the Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum, but today, there’s an emphasis on Innu teachings, Innu language and land-based education.
She believes initiatives like the Cree-Innu partnership help deconstruct colonialism and can be extended to future social and economic collaborations.
The Innu community's first basketball team competed in its first-ever regional tournament recently, and players still can't believe they're the trailblazers representing their community and school.
Unreliable Narrators’ narrative game stars two characters: Jeanne, a French woman who has become shipwrecked in 17th Century Canada, and Maikan, a native Innu who is looking to save his people from an unknown sickness.
But as its population declined precipitously, the Innu stopped hunting the animal 15 years ago.
Mary Pia Benuen addressed the commissioners for the Inquiry Respecting the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System on Monday.
Anatasia Qupee, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation social health director, says much needs to be done to improve how health care is delivered in Labrador.
Fry said there are many stories where Innu women in labour cannot properly explain how they are feeling in English when there is no interpreter available.
In June 2010, the Innu Strategic Alliance set up a barricade on the road leading from the town of Schefferville to the mining projects of two companies, including the Company, "to ensure protection of their rights".
Innu and Inuit had their own systems of law and order before colonization.
Thea Penashue will be giving birth to her second child in a traditional Innu way, which hasn't been done in decades.
Anastasia Qupee, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation's social health director, said the Mary May Healing Centre is open for anyone who wants to be with others or to talk to someone.
The delegation visited the Innu community of Ekuanitshit, on Quebec's North Shore, last weekend.
How do you describe a hockey game in Innu?
The broadcast once again highlighted several cases of sexual abuse of minors of the Atikamekw and Innu nations over decades.
In the Americas, labrets have been worn since before first contact by Innu and First Nations peoples of the northwest coast.
This area is predominantly Inuit, with the small Innu community of Natuashish being the exception.
Western Labrador The highlands above the Churchill Falls was once an ancient hunting ground for the Innu First Nations and settled trappers of Labrador.
Common combinations with innu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: