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Davis Inlet in Crisis: Will the Lessons Ever Be Learned?
DAVIS INLET IN CRISIS: WILL THE LESSONS EVER BE LEARNED? Harold Press P.O. Box 6342, Station C St. John's, Newfoundland Canada, A1C 6J9 Abstract / Resume The author reviews the history of the Mushuau Innu who now live at Davis Inlet on the Labrador coast. He examines the policy context of the contem- porary community and looks at the challenges facing both the Innu and governments in the future. L'auteur réexamine l'histoire des Mushuau Innu qui habitent à présent à Davis Inlet sur la côète de Labrador. Il étudie la politique de la communauté contemporaine et considère les épreuves qui se présenteront aux Innu et aux gouvernements dans l'avenir. 188 Harold Press We have only lived in houses for twenty-five years, and we have seldom asked ourselves, "what should an Innu commu- nity be like? What does community mean to us as a people whose culture is based in a nomadic past, in six thousand years of visiting every pond and river valley in Nitassinan? - Hearing the Voices While the front pages of our local newspapers are replete with accounts of violence, poverty and abuse throughout the world, not often do we encounter cases, particularly in this country, of such unconditional destruc- tion that have led to the social disintegration of entire communities. One such case was Grassy Narrows, starkly and movingly brought to our collective attention by Shkilnyk (1985). The story of Grassy Narrows is one of devastation, impoverishment, and ruin. Shkilnyk describes her experi- ences in the small First Nation's community this way: I could never escape the feeling that I had been parachuted into a void - a drab and lifeless place in which the vital spark of life had gone out. -
Death and Life for Inuit and Innu
skin for skin Narrating Native Histories Series editors: K. Tsianina Lomawaima Alcida Rita Ramos Florencia E. Mallon Joanne Rappaport Editorial Advisory Board: Denise Y. Arnold Noenoe K. Silva Charles R. Hale David Wilkins Roberta Hill Juan de Dios Yapita Narrating Native Histories aims to foster a rethinking of the ethical, methodological, and conceptual frameworks within which we locate our work on Native histories and cultures. We seek to create a space for effective and ongoing conversations between North and South, Natives and non- Natives, academics and activists, throughout the Americas and the Pacific region. This series encourages analyses that contribute to an understanding of Native peoples’ relationships with nation- states, including histo- ries of expropriation and exclusion as well as projects for autonomy and sovereignty. We encourage collaborative work that recognizes Native intellectuals, cultural inter- preters, and alternative knowledge producers, as well as projects that question the relationship between orality and literacy. skin for skin DEATH AND LIFE FOR INUIT AND INNU GERALD M. SIDER Duke University Press Durham and London 2014 © 2014 Duke University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid- free paper ∞ Designed by Heather Hensley Typeset in Arno Pro by Copperline Book Services, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Sider, Gerald M. Skin for skin : death and life for Inuit and Innu / Gerald M. Sider. pages cm—(Narrating Native histories) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978- 0- 8223- 5521- 2 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978- 0- 8223- 5536- 6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Naskapi Indians—Newfoundland and Labrador—Labrador— Social conditions. -
(PL-557) for NPA 879 to Overlay NPA
Number: PL- 557 Date: 20 January 2021 From: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) Subject: NPA 879 to Overlay NPA 709 (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) Related Previous Planning Letters: PL-503, PL-514, PL-521 _____________________________________________________________________ This Planning Letter supersedes all previous Planning Letters related to NPA Relief Planning for NPA 709 (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). In Telecom Decision CRTC 2021-13, dated 18 January 2021, Indefinite deferral of relief for area code 709 in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an NPA 709 Relief Planning Committee’s report which recommended the indefinite deferral of implementation of overlay area code 879 to provide relief to area code 709 until it re-enters the relief planning window. Accordingly, the relief date of 20 May 2022, which was identified in Planning Letter 521, has been postponed indefinitely. The relief method (Distributed Overlay) and new area code 879 will be implemented when relief is required. Background Information: In Telecom Decision CRTC 2017-35, dated 2 February 2017, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) directed that relief for Newfoundland and Labrador area code 709 be provided through a Distributed Overlay using new area code 879. The new area code 879 has been assigned by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) and will be implemented as a Distributed Overlay over the geographic area of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador currently served by the 709 area code. The area code 709 consists of 211 Exchange Areas serving the province of Newfoundland and Labrador which includes the major communities of Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls, Happy Valley – Goose Bay, Labrador City – Wabush, Marystown and St. -
Contract for Service
Innu Round Table Secretariat 211 Peenamin Drive, PO Box 449 Sheshatshiu, NL A0P 1M0 Ph: (709) 497-3854 Fax: 709-497-3881 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: INNU ROUND TABLE SECRETARIAT MIDWIFERY CONSULTANT Background The Innu Round Table Secretariat (IRT Sec) is the collective organization of the Mushuau Innu First Nation (MIFN), the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation (SIFN), and the Innu Nation. It was created for coordinated administration of common priorities including capacity development, devolution of programs, and managing the tripartite process with Canada and the province of Newfoundland & Labrador (NL). Prior to the 1960’s the Innu of Labrador were nomadic and practiced traditional midwifery. In recent focus groups in Sheshatshiu and Natuashish Innu elders remembered and described childbearing on Innu lands in the past. After settlement of Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet, traditional midwives continued to provide care in the communities for a short time before childbirth was moved out of the community and to Happy Valley Goose Bay. Currently Innu women and families are not receiving midwifery care by Innu midwives. Care is fragmented and women are seeing different providers for different aspects of their care which makes it difficult to build trusting relationships. Some care is provided in the community but there are no children being born in Sheshatshiu and/or Natuashish. All Innu women are required to travel to the Labrador Grenfell Health hospital which is located in Happy Valley Goose Bay. Other than a couple Innu interpreters Labrador Grenfell Health has no professional Innu health staff, making the hospital a foreign and uninviting environment to all Innu people. -
Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf During 2016
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document 2017/079 Newfoundland and Labrador Region Physical Oceanographic Conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2016 E. Colbourne, J. Holden, S. Snook, G. Han, S. Lewis, D. Senciall, W. Bailey, J. Higdon and N. Chen Science Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada PO Box 5667 St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1 November 2017 (Errata: February 2018) Foreword This series documents the scientific basis for the evaluation of aquatic resources and ecosystems in Canada. As such, it addresses the issues of the day in the time frames required and the documents it contains are not intended as definitive statements on the subjects addressed but rather as progress reports on ongoing investigations. Research documents are produced in the official language in which they are provided to the Secretariat. Published by: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat 200 Kent Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E6 http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/ [email protected] © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2017 ISSN 1919-5044 Correct citation for this publication: Colbourne, E., Holden, J., Snook, S., Han, G., Lewis, S., Senciall, D., Bailey, W., Higdon, J., and Chen, N. 2017. Physical oceanographic conditions on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf during 2016 - Erratum. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2017/079. v + 50 p. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... IV RÉSUMÉ -
ABE-On-The-Spot-March-2020.Pdf
ABE… On the Spot March 9, 2020 N a i n Margaret Obed is our second graduate this year. She has already applied for the Aboriginal Bridg- ing Program offered at CNA this fall. We wish her a successful year. The newly introduced breakfast program is a success. Some of us have been arriving earlier and working harder. We would like to thank Academy Canada for treating the class to lunch on Teacher Appreciation Day. It was much appreciated. Corner Brook Adult Basic Education It’s Pancake Day!! Students and staff at the Corner Brook campus were treated to a special breakfast on February 25th. A special thank you to Academy Canada. A Little Good News To the coast A special thank you to Academy Can- ada for their generous contributions to a breakfast club at each of our most northern sites. Thank you to Amber Legge for the idea and the organization of such a wonderful ini- tiative. The coast can be a cold and unpredictable place this time of year. The only way supplies get in is by air and this is weather dependent. So, we got a back up plan to keep your bellies warm if the weather doesn’t cooperate. Hopedale The Hopedale campus recently had a great visit from three Nunatsiavut government offi- cials as they finished their legislative meetings in Hopedale. The group included the newly appointed Minister of Education for Nunatsiavut Carlene Palliser, Deputy Minister Tim McNeill and the new Director of Educa- tion, Jodie Lane. The meeting was quite informal but informa- tive. -
Labrador Mining and Power: How Much and Where From?
Labrador mining and power: how much and where from? Department of Natural Resources November 2012 Key Factors • $10-15 billion of investment in Labrador mining projects may be realized over the next decade but this is dependent in part on the availability and cost of power. • If these projects proceed they will bring major economic benefits to the province, through employment and taxation revenue (both direct and indirect), as well as provide opportunities for service industries. • Estimation of future power needs for planned mining developments is challenging, particularly as many projects have not advanced to the stage where firm requests for power have been made. • Based on projects already in construction or near sanction, existing generating capacity in Labrador may be exhausted by 2015-17. • Muskrat Falls could be an important source of power for mining developments post-2017, and sanctioning of the project may assist mining companies in making positive investment decisions. Availability of power will encourage investment in the province rather than in competing jurisdictions. • Muskrat Falls could provide power for future mining developments (or export markets if mining developments are slow to proceed) as well as providing sufficient power for the Island of Newfoundland. The Isolated Island option, with refurbishment or replacement of the Holyrood Generating Station or any other isolated alternative, will not supply the power needed for Labrador mining developments. • In the longer term, mining developments may absorb all residual power from the Muskrat Falls development. Further power may be needed. LABRADOR MINING AND POWER: HOW MUCH AND WHERE FROM? 1 Introduction The provincial minerals sector in 2012 is forecast to operate at record levels, with mineral shipments and mineral industry employment at all-time highs. -
Migration: a Way of Life for the Innu Newfoundland - Secondary
MIGRATION: A WAY OF LIFE FOR THE INNU NEWFOUNDLAND - SECONDARY Migration: A Way of life for the Innu of Labrador for Thousands of Years Lesson Overview: This lesson is to introduce students to the idea of migration by integrating the link between migration and Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. In this case, students will be studying the Innu People of Quebec and Labrador. The Innu have been living in Quebec and Labrador for thousands of years and have migrated over their land for all of that time. Today, migrations still occur but it is not like it was in the “old” days. Most of the Innu today live seasonally in the country and reside in communities in Quebec and in two communities: Sheshatshiu (Shet a Shee) and Natuashish (Nat wa Shish) in Labrador for the remainder of the year. Grade Level: Grades 9-12 Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island Grade 9 Social Studies, “Atlantic Canada in the Global Community” Newfoundland and Labrador, Grade 10-12: Canadian Geography, and World Geography. Time Required: This lesson can be completed in two one-hour periods. One class should be used for outlining the subject matter: giving the definitions, exploring the geographic area through maps, and discussion. In the second class, students should move to a computer lab and look at the website that supports the Innu culture and deals with family migrations. The link students should go to for this lesson is: http://www.innustories.ca/1300_e.php The website is called “tipatshimuna” which in Innu-Aimum (the language spoke by most Innu today) means stories. -
2017 Annual Performance Report Transparency and Accountability
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HYDRO 2017 Annual Performance Report Transparency and Accountability June 2018 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HYDRO 2017 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Message from the Boards of Directors In accordance with the Transparency and Accountability Act, I am pleased to provide the 2017 Annual Performance Report for Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro), on behalf of the Board of Directors. The 2017-2019 Strategic Plan for Hydro outlined how the corporation would address the applicable strategic directions of the Provincial Government in relation to Hydro’s role in the energy sector as communicated by the Minister of Natural Resources. As the Board of Directors of Hydro, we are accountable for the preparation of this report and are accountable for the results. John Green Chair Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro i NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR HYDRO 2017 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Table of Contents Message from the Boards of Directors ....................................................................................................... i 1. Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Highlights and Partnerships .......................................................................................................... 6 3. Issues ............................................................................................................................................. 8 4. Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... -
ABOIUGINAL Comlmunity RELOCATION: the NASKAPI OF
ABOIUGINAL COMlMUNITY RELOCATION: THE NASKAPI OF NORTHEASTERN QUEBEC A Thesis Presented to The Facnlty of Graduate Studies of The University of Gnelph by REINE OLZVER In partial fulnllment of requirements for the degee of Master of Arts August, 1998 O Reine Oliver, 1998 National Library Bibliothèque nationale du Canada Acquisitions and Acquisitions et Bibliographie Services services bibliographiques 395 Wellington Street 395. nie W&ngton Ottawa ON K1A ON4 OttawaON K1AW canada canada The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive licence allowing the exclusive permettant à la National Libray of Canada to Bibliothèque nationale du Canada de reproduce, loan, distniute or sell reproduire, prêter, distn'buer ou copies of this thesis in microfom, vendre des copies de cette thèse sous paper or electronic formats. la forme de microfiche/nlm, de reproduction sur papier ou sur format électronique. The author retains ownership of the L'auteur conserve la propriété du copyright in this thesis. Neither the droit d'auteur qui protège cette thèse. thesis nor substantial extracts fiom it Ni Ia thèse ni des extraits substantiels may be printed or otherwise de celle-ci ne doivent être imprimés reproduced without the author's ou autrement reproduits sans son permission. autorisation. ABSTRACT ABORIGINAL COMMUNM'Y RELOCATION: THE NASKAPI OF NORTBEASTERN QUEBEC Reine Oliver Advisor: University of Guelph, 1998 Professor David B. Knight This thesis is an investigation of the long term impacts of voluntary or community-initiated abonginal commdty relocations. The focw of the papa is the Naskapi relocation fkom Matimekosh to Kawawachikamach, concentrating on the social, cultural, politic& economic and health impacts the relocation has had on the community. -
The Mushuau Innu of Natuashish from 1948 to 2003
“We were told we were going to live in houses” Relocation and housing of the Mushuau Innu of Natuashish from 1948 to 2003 Elisabeth Thørring Dalsbø Thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education University of Tromsø Norway Spring 2010 ii Acknowledgements I would like to thank My supervisor, Professor Bjørg Evjen for encouragement and all the help with my thesis. I would also like to thank the Sami Centre for financial support to travel to Canada and Natuashish and Bjørn Hatteng for making my front page. Thank you to all my classmates, you’ve made this journey so much fun! Natuashish and the Mushuau Innu Band Council for welcoming into their community to do research and for providing me with a place to stay the four weeks. My informants in Natuashish who gave me their time and insights on the relocations in 1948, 1967 and 2003. Maniai (Mary-Anne) Nui for setting up and doing interviews with the elders, and especially translating all the interviews from Innu-Eimun to English. Keith Chaulk at the Memorial University/ College of the North Atlantic campus in Happy-Valley Goose Bay and the library staff for all your help to find information about my topic and helping me copy a large amount of reports and documents. I would also like to thank Professor Brian Hood at the Department of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Tromsø, for lending me books and articles about the Innu. My family who reminded me to breath; Finn-Arne Egeness for believing in me and my project, my parents Randi Thørring and Svein Dalsbø, grandmother Karin Dalsbø, sister Karianne and brother Haakon who have supported me in every step of the way. -
“We're Made Criminals Just to Eat Off the Land”: Colonial Wildlife
sustainability Article “We’re Made Criminals Just to Eat off the Land”: Colonial Wildlife Management and Repercussions on Inuit Well-Being Jamie Snook 1,2,* , Ashlee Cunsolo 3 , David Borish 2 , Chris Furgal 4, James D. Ford 5 , Inez Shiwak 1, Charlie T. R. Flowers 1 and Sherilee L. Harper 2,6 1 Torngat Wildlife Plants and Fisheries Secretariat, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0, Canada; [email protected] (I.S.); charliefl[email protected] (C.T.R.F) 2 Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; [email protected] (D.B.); [email protected] (S.L.H.) 3 Labrador Institute, Memorial University, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0, Canada; [email protected] 4 Indigenous Environmental Studies & Sciences Program, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada; [email protected] 5 Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; [email protected] 6 School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada * Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected]; Tel.: +1-709-896-6041 Received: 28 August 2020; Accepted: 26 September 2020; Published: 3 October 2020 Abstract: Across Inuit Nunangat, Inuit rely on wildlife for food security, cultural continuity, intergenerational learning, and livelihoods. Caribou has been an essential species for Inuit for millennia, providing food, clothing, significant cultural practices, and knowledge-sharing. Current declines in many caribou populations—often coupled with hunting moratoriums—have significant impacts on Inuit food, culture, livelihoods, and well-being. Following an Inuit-led approach, this study characterized Inuit-caribou relationships; explored Inuit perspectives on how caribou have been managed; and identified opportunities for sustaining the Mealy Mountain Caribou.