Nitassinan definition
Nitassinan means our homeland, and it encompasses the entire territory utilized by the Innu in their migratory patterns for gamehunting. The Innu have a strong attachment to hunting as a core feature of their culture. This sentiment is spelled out very clearly by one of Marie Wadden's informants: “if we are unable to continue our hunting way of life we are nothing as a people.” The military expansion in the area may make it very difficult for the Innu to maintain their hunting culture. This is a great worry for these people, especially as the military training center adds to earlier detrimental effects upon the environment caused by hydro-electric devel- opments and forestry on a large scale.
Nitassinan means the territory in respect of which the First Nation asserts or claims aboriginal rights, including aboriginal title, and which the First Nation designates as its traditional territory, illustrated on the map attached as Schedule 3;
Examples of Nitassinan in a sentence
The right to practice any traditional or contemporary activity that relates to the national culture, fundamental values and Innu traditional way of life associated with the occupation and use of Nitassinan and the special link they have with the Land.
The blockade has been supported by the Innu Strategic Alliance, which represents around 12,000 people in the region of Northern Quebec and Labrador, Innu traditional territory known as Nitassinan.
In order to promote harmonious relations among all the users of the settlement area, the Parties shall reconcile through agreements the exercise of their respective regulation powers for the hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering activities on the Nitassinan area.