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{{short description|2017 Canadian documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|fr|Innu Nikamu: Chanter la résistance}}
| image          = Innu Nikamu- Resist and Sing.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = Kevin Bacon-Hervieux
| producer       = Ian Boyd
| writer         = Kevin Bacon-Hervieux
| music          = [[Florent Vollant]]
| cinematography = Philippe St-Gelais
| editing        = Geoffrey Boulangé
| studio         = Terre Innu
| distributor    = Vidéographe
| runtime        = 92 minutes
| released       = {{film date|2017|10|10|[[Festival du nouveau cinéma|FNC]]}}
| country        = Canada
| language       = French<br>English<br>[[Innu-aimun]]
| budget         =
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'''''Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing''''' ({{langx|fr|Innu Nikamu: Chanter la résistance}}) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by [[Kevin Bacon-Hervieux]] and released in 2017.<ref>Caroline Montpetit, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/526937/innu-nikamu-chanter-la-resistance "Innu Nikamu: chanter la résistance"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', May 4, 2018.</ref> The film is a profile of [[Innu Nikamu]], an [[Innu]] music festival which is held on the grounds of the former Sept-Iles [[Indian residential school]].<ref>Lindsay Richardson, [https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/innu-documentary-filmmaker-kevin-bacon-hervieux-makes-history-at-the-gala-du-quebec-cinema/ "Innu documentary filmmaker Kevin Bacon-Hervieux makes history at the Gala du Quebec Cinema"]. [[APTN News]], June 4, 2019.</ref> Musical figures appearing in the film include [[Shauit]], [[Florent Vollant]] and the rock band [[Simple Plan]].
The film premiered on October 10, 2017, at the [[Festival du nouveau cinéma]].<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1059678/innu-nikamu-festival-kevin-bacon-hervieux-cinema-documentaire-autochtones-maliotenam "Innu Nikamu: de la scène au grand écran"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]] Grand Montréal, October 5, 2017.</ref>
The film won the [[Prix Iris]] for [[Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film|Best Documentary Film]] at the [[21st Quebec Cinema Awards]] in 2019.<ref>[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1173324/kevin-bacon-hervieux-maliotenam-uashat-film-prix "Innu Nikamu : chanter la résistance sacré meilleur documentaire québécois"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]] Côte-Nord, June 3, 2019.</ref>
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==External links==
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[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Canadian musical documentary films]]
[[Category:Quebec films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about First Nations]]
[[Category:Innu culture]]
[[Category:2010s Canadian films]]
[[Category:Best Documentary Film Jutra and Iris Award winners]]
[[Category:Documentary films about music festivals]]
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]
[[Category:French-language Canadian films]]
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