This account of the Innu of eastern Quebec and Labrador (Nitassinan) describes their removal on to reserves in the 1950s and their current negotiations with government for land rights and self-determination, with particular reference to the issue of low-level military flights. source
Places
- Set atSheshatshiu↗
The CBRA Online review explicitly identifies Sheshatshit as a primary setting for Wadden's reporting in Nitassinan; the book's name index (per Google Books) confirms 'Sheshatshit' as a frequent locator.
Marie Wadden, Nitassinan: The Innu Struggle to Reclaim Their Homeland (Douglas & McIntyre, 1991), review via Canadian Book Review Annual Online (University of Toronto Libraries) — source
- Set atCFB Goose Bay↗
CBRA Online quotes the runway-camp episode as the centrepiece of the book; the Wikipedia-listed Goodreads index of the book confirms 'CFB Goose Bay,' 'runway,' and 'runway camp' as recurring locators.
Marie Wadden, Nitassinan: The Innu Struggle to Reclaim Their Homeland (Douglas & McIntyre, 1991), review via Canadian Book Review Annual Online — source
- Set atChurchill Falls↗
The CBRA review names Churchill Falls and the burial-ground flooding as a documented setting in Nitassinan; this is the same anchor a CBC News piece on Penashue corroborates from a separate perspective.
Marie Wadden, Nitassinan (Douglas & McIntyre, 1991), via Canadian Book Review Annual Online — source