Innu Nikamu - A great gathering

Shana St-Onge
August 5, 2017
Mani-Utenam

"You can come! It's really big!"

Shana G. Saint-Onge, Innue

Every year, Shana gets carried away by the whirlwind of music and activities at the Innu Nikamu Festival. Like all members of her community, she takes advantage of the overflowing energy and festive atmosphere of this event created in 1985. She meets family members she hasn’t seen in a long time and slips into the large crowd that’s come to enjoy shows, picking up here and there food or crafts. She wouldn’t miss this great gathering for anything in the world, a modern version of the ones her ancestors knew. Shana’s eyes sparkle as darkness falls and the lights hit the stage.