The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #23238   Message #257519
Posted By: InOBU
14-Jul-00 - 07:40 AM
Thread Name: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
Subject: RE: BS: Is there a 'Canadian' style?
Fortunato:
No quite serriously, working with the Innu, an Algonquin community in the far north east of Quebec and Labrador, I often have occation to eat Carabou and Moose. Moose pie is one of the great ways to have moose. The Canadian government attempted to destroy Native hunter gatherer culture by placing the children in boarding schools. As a result, in Quebec, one of the only good outcomes, was a certain amount of french cooking being learned a generation ago, so there is a mix of traditional Innu and French cooking which Moose or Salmon pie is a wonderful part. Music wise, there is a mix of Scotish music and Quebecoius music into modern Innu folk, though older music styles are alive and well. People who wish to sample both Innu music and food should go to the Mani Utenam or Maliotenam (depending on your politics) Music festival 14k above Sept Illes, the first week of August to hear Native music from all over the hemisphere with a majority of Innu bands. You WILL have a great time, and have a chance to eat Moose pie. You can also say Kwai Kwai (hello) to really nice folks up there. (Please leave your drugs and alcohol at home - it is not a cool environment for either, you wont miss em, the music and food is enough)
Larry