Canada Ends Indigenous Rights Talks with Unrecognized Inuit Group in Labrador
The government said the evidence submitted by the NunatuKavut Community Council did not meet court tests for Section 35 Indigenous rights and title.
- On Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty terminated the Recognition of Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination table with the NunatuKavut Community Council after evidence failed to meet Section 35 rights tests.
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada spokesperson James Sinclair said the department ended the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding following a comprehensive review of the group's evidence submissions.
- Innu Grand Chief Jodie Ashini called the dismissal a "necessary and reasonable decision," while Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe described it as an "important step toward" ensuring Inuit rights are upheld.
- Accusing Ottawa of bowing to pressure, the NCC alleged the department shared "confidential information" about its decision with the Nunatsiavut government, demonstrating alleged "complicity" in the negotiations.
- Despite the termination, the NCC retains access to federal programs unrelated to Section 35 recognition; the council represents 6,000 self-identifying Inuit in Labrador, though it remains unrecognized by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
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Ottawa ends NunatuKavut process for recognition of Indigenous rights
The federal government has ended NunatuKavut Community Council’s bid to be recognized as an Indigenous group with rights under Canada’s Constitution. “Following careful review of the extensive information provided by the NunatuKavut Community Council to support their section 35 rights claim, Canada has determined that the evidence submitted does not satisfy the court-established tests for Indigenous rights and title,” James Sinclair, spokesperso…
The NunatuKavut Community Council is not recognized by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
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The Hamilton SpectatorInuit associations welcome Ottawa’s decision to not recognize Indigenous rights of NunatuKavut Community Council
Inuit associations across Canada say they agree with the federal government’s decision to terminate a negotiation process recognizing the Indigenous rights of a group called NunatuKavut Community Council.
Ottawa ends NunatuKavut bid for Indigenous rights recognition, NCC says
The NunatuKavut Community Council says it doesn’t know why the federal government has ended the process, started in 2019, to establish the group's Section 35 Indigenous rights and self-governance. Ottawa says documentation meant to support NCC’s claims does not satisfy the court-established tests for Indigenous rights and title.
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