Two related North American Indian peoples living in Quebec and Labrador, Can.
They speak almost identical manitou , or supernatural power; much importance was attached to nature and animal spirits. The basic social unit was the nomadic {{link=band">band . Both groups now call themselves Innu
not to be confused with Inuit (see Eskimo )
meaning "People." Together the Montagnais and Naskapi total some 20,000, the vast majority of whom are Montagnais.