More than 40 artists will grace the stages of the Festival Innu Nikamu in Mani-utenam from July 30th to August 4th
15 Mayo 2024 - 2:00PM
More than 40 artists from near and far, native and non-native, will
rock the stages in Mani-utenam this summer:
- July 30, 2024 - K.Maro, Shauit,
Shanipiap, Set Léo, Scott-Pien Picard, Jade Mathieu
- July 31, 2024 - Claude Dubois,
Elisapie, Nitatshun, Sakay Ottawa, Spencer St-Onge, Lildeuce24k
& Yung Blues, Bryan André, Laurence Jourdain and Matthew
Jourdain
- August 1, 2024 - Flo Rida, Nikan
Awashish, Katia Rock, Sara Curruchich, Passeken, Kong & friends
(Will E. Skandalz, Violent Ground)
- August 2, 2024 - Samantha Fox, Le
Winston Band, Willie Nab, Tshishapeu, Fort George Rockers, Les
Titans de Niaukat - Kashkun, Les Frères Grégoire, Eshkan
- August 3, 2024 - Aqua, Raphaël
Picard, Roger Lee Martin, Ninan, Soleil Launière, Les légendes de
Innu Nikamu - Rod Pilot, Bozo St-Onge, Lito Fontaine, Jean-Paul
Bellefleur
- August 4, 2024 - Bryan Adams, IA,
Grégoire Boys, Rodrigue Fontaine, The Sheepdogs, Ivan
Boivin-Flamand, Dj Indians, Mike Demero
For the current team, this 40th edition
represents an opportunity to raise the bar even higher. "We're
determined to match the caliber of the biggest festivals in Quebec
and Canada, despite the fact that we don't sell alcohol on site,"
says Normand Jr. Thirnish-Pilot, Festival coordinator for a third
year. "We want to enchant our youngest visitors, while making our
elders feel just as welcome, and we've made sure that Innu-aimun
and Innu-aitun (our language and culture) have a prominent place in
the daytime activities".
For information about passports, consult the
Festival website at www.innunikamu.ca.
Setting up ephemeral campsites
The Innu Nikamu Festival is working closely with Locapaq, a company
specializing in the rental of outdoor equipment, to increase the
region's accommodation capacity for the duration of the
Festival.
Ephemeral campsites offer festival-goers an
immersive experience, combining comfort and convenience. Whether
you prefer traditional camping, all-inclusive accommodation with a
tent, bed and accessories, luxury glamping or space rental for your
RV: there will be options for every taste, and each site will be
equipped with modern sanitary facilities to ensure a pleasant
stay.
"We're delighted with this partnership with the
Innu Nikamu Festival, which marks the beginning of a significant
collaboration for us. This ambitious project, which involves
housing 3,000 people independently and creating a large ephemeral
village with all the necessary logistics, is a first in Quebec. For
Locapaq, working alongside the Innu Nikamu Festival and the
indigenous community to bring this initiative to fruition is a
tremendous and meaningful opportunity," said David Tall, CEO and
founder of Locapaq.
Reservations for ephemeral campsites will begin
shortly. Festival-goers are invited to visit the Innu Nikamu
website and/or Facebook page frequently, where all information will
be posted shortly.
Innu Nikamu sur la
routeFinally, the Festival Innu Nikamu also announces the
addition of a mobile tour to its official programming via the
launch of Innu Nikamu sur la route.
Innu Nikamu sur la route will bring together
indigenous and Québec artists on a mobile stage, called Mixbus,
stopping off in seven small North Shore communities. This
innovative project is part of a process of reconciliation and
celebration aimed at strengthening ties between Innuat and
Nord-Côtiers, and will promote access to Aboriginal music and
culture for local residents who don't have the chance to host
artists on a regular basis. Performances on the Mixbus promise to
be immersive, and will focus on creating a connection and closeness
between artists and audiences.
"Innu Nikamu on the road is a wonderful
opportunity to showcase the unique culture and hospitality of each
place visited. Each community will have the opportunity to enrich
the event with complementary activities such as daytime activities,
additional shows, fireworks, community meals or any other idea of
their own," explains festival coordinator Normand Jr.
Thirnish-Pilot. The destinations confirmed so far are :
- Les Escoumins | July 11, 2024
- Pointe-aux-Outardes | July 20
- Mani-utenam from July 30 to August
4, 2024
Other stops will be added to the tour itinerary
and announced at a later date.
Festival Innu NikamuThe mission
of the Festival Innu Nikamu is to promote and enhance Innu culture
through music, dance, song and the arts. The Festival aims to bring
together the Innu communities of Québec and Labrador, as well as
other indigenous and non-indigenous people, in a spirit of sharing
and respect. The Festival takes place every August in Mani-utenam,
on the North Shore. It is also recognized as one of the largest
alcohol-free festivals in Canada.
About Mixbus StudioMixbus
Studio is a professional recording studio and innovative mobile
stage. It transforms school buses into mobile recording studios,
offering complete musical services for a variety of projects. The
studio collaborates with artists of all genres, promoting local
music and creating memorable events across Quebec. The partnership
between Innu Nikamu and Mixbus will extend the Festival's mission
of bringing people together across the North Shore.
For more information about the Mixbus stage:
Scènes mobiles et studios nomades | Mixbus Studio | Québec
About LocapaqLocapaq's mission
is to facilitate access to the outdoors through five essential
axes: the circular economy, inclusion, accessibility, sustainable
development and belonging to a community. To develop a
province-wide network of outdoor equipment rentals and related
services, accessible to all, to facilitate access to nature and
create incomparable experiences.
For more information about Locapaq:
Locapac.com
Source and information:Normand Jr.
Thirnish-PilotInnu Nikamu Festival Coordinator 418
961-3034normand.jr.thirnish@innunikamu.ca