They are an Indian people who have suffered for many years. They were forced to live in unimaginable squalor.. No running water, no sewage disposal. As their sense of worth disintegrated, they engaged in a process of self-destruction. Alcoholism. Gas Sniffing. Chronic disease. Stripped of culture, meaning, and hope, they killed themselves at an alarming rate. These tragedies happened in a country with a reputation as one of the world's best places to live - Canada. In 1993, the Canadian Human Rights Commission reported that the federal government had violated the rights of the Innu for more than 50 years.