Identity and territory among the Innu of Québec
This article seeks to answer questions about the identity and political referents of an Indigenous group, in particular the self-definition of the group and its relation to the territory. The goal is to demonstrate the fluidity of Indigenous common identities and its impact on political demands. The author chose to adopt an ethnosymbolist perspective of the nation, which takes into account the importance of subjective elements among constantly changing nations. Aboriginal groups actually make reference to strong cultural and ethnic elements, the assemblage of which are constantly changing This is a dynamic little recognized by governments in the negotiation of self-government agreements, although a theoretical space exists to integrate such a vision. To capture this dynamic, the author chose to conduct interviews within an Indigenous group, the Innus in Québec.