Government of Newfoundland and Labrador apologizes to relocatees
Author: Danny WilliamsSource: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador website (Link)
Date: 22 January 2005
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Donor: Newfoundland (Canada) | Event Date: ca. 1956-1959 |
Recipient: Inuit (Labrador - Canada) | Reparation Date: 22 January 2005 |
Between 1956 and 1959, the Newfoundland government, pursuing its policy of centralisation of Aboriginal Canadians, forcibly closed the Inuit communities of Nutak and Hebron; inhabitants were split up and relocated to communities throughout the province.
Apology
This is the text of Newfoundland's Premier Danny Williams' apology to the Inuit of Nutak and Hebron.
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