Overview
The Innu, part of the Indians of North America series, presents a fascinating portrayal of the history and culture of these native people. The Innu, who inhabit what is now the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in eastern Canada, first encountered Europeans in about 1003 when a group of Vikings landed on the coast of Labrador. The Innu's way of life was not threatened, however, until 500 years later when French fur traders and fishermen began to arrive in the area. During the centuries that followed, the Innu devoted increasing amounts of time to hunting fur-bearing rather than game animals, becoming dependent on non-Indian trading posts and goods. Eventually they lost large amounts of their homeland to non-Indian settlers and were forced to live in government-built villages.\xa0
