Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe withdrew from the Premier-Indigenous Leaders’ Roundtable in Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday over the inclusion of the NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC). Fraught historyCanada has three recognized Indigenous groups: Inuit, First Nations and Métis. The organization represents 6,000 people who claim Inuit ancestry in southern Labrador, but was formerly known as the Labrador Métis Nation. “Before 2010, NCC called itself the Labrador Métis Nation, and its members, including president Todd Russell, identified as Métis,” Obed said. Lampe has also been outspoken on NCCs claims which he says also conflict with the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement which led to the creation of Nunatsiavut.

Source: CBC News November 22, 2023 22:37 UTC