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Winter Camp

In order to be warm and comfortable through the night in winter, one needs to know many things, including how to solidify, level, and insulate tent floors. January and February are the coldest months of the year. Most of the time it’s so cold that not even the forest animals move.


  • Basic Knowledge
    9:49 min - One way to judge young Innu’s autonomy is to see if they know how to pitch their tent in ...
    Young Innu putting up a tent in the snow
  • Daily Activities
    4:31 min - Representation of daily life in the bush in winter, to the song “Ekuan Pua” by Philippe Mckenzie, a Mani-utenam Innu.
    A grandmother fishes on the ice, accompanied by her dog
  • Cold Spell
    4:32 min - January and February are the coldest months of the year. Most of the time, it’s so cold that not ...
    Small trees planted in the snow as markers
  • Night Falls Early
    1:59 min - In December it’s dark at 3 p.m. We spend a lot of time in the tent. The elders ...
    Inside a tent, by candlelight, Shimum Basile tells his grandchildren about the family’s origins
  • An Elder’s Story
    5:30 min - Once, after giving birth, a woman took cold and one of her breasts became swollen. We made a Sweat Lodge ...
    Inside a tent, an elder from Natashquan talks with Evelyne St-Onge


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