Innu Nikamu: more than a music festival

Now at its 41st edition, the Innu Nikamu festival continues to prove itself as an environment where cultures sharing and living together are the northern star.

This is precisely one of the main pride of Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot, the festival coordinator. For him, there is nothing more beautiful than seeing children running and having fun in a safe, festive and alcohol -free environment.

We work very hard to amaze the children, it is this kind of thing that attracts me to the festivalhe expresses proudly. All this notion of rapprochement between peoples. See the natives and the nods to share and create friendships, I find it really very, very beautiful.

Innu Nikamu is a human experience to live, it is much more than a music festival.

Transmit traditions

Philippe Rock, a tanner, hunter and trapper from Pessamit, takes advantage of the festival to exhibit his skins of wild animals and make some sales in passing. However, the transmission of traditions is the main message it hopes to offer to future generations.

When people come back, I greet them and if they want to have explanations, I help themhe explains. There are some who see the Lynx skins and who ask me if it’s a bear, I tell them “No, it’s a lynx!”he launches very good heart.

He hopes that the youngest will take example from their grandparents and will spend more moments in the woods, like their ancestors.

I would encourage the youngest to go hunting and trapper, as our fathers and our grandfathers were doing this time. It is the next generation today. We are looking for the next generation.

Artists like the heart of Pirate, Nimuk Kanapé and Paul Daraîche & Girls, among others, went on the stage on Thursday, in front of a warm audience. The Innu Nikamu festival continues until Sunday.