The Premier is hosting an Indigenous roundtable in Conne River today but some major players are not taking part.
The Innu Nation and the Nunatsiavut Government have both pulled out of the gathering in protest over the provincial government including members of the NunatuKavut Community Council.
The NunatuKavut Community Council has evolved from the Labrador Metis Association to making claims of southern Inuit identity, something both the Innu Nation and Nunatsiavut have called into question.
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Johannes Lampe, President, Nunatsiavut Government.
Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe says including the NCC in the roundtable “undermines the credibility and integrity of the process and the voices being represented.”
The Nunatsiavut Government will not participate in any discussions that involve the NCC until the provincial government re-evaluates its decision and respects the rights and interests of Labrador Inuit says Lampe.