Canada 18 Jun 2026

Innu Nation accuses N.L. government of capping group’s history at 300 years — an 'erasure,' say Innu leaders

Innu Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini says she thought National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, would be the perfect day to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit at the Labrador Interpretation Centre in North West River.

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Innu Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini says she thought National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, would be the perfect. Day to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit at the Labrador Interpretation Centre in North West River. It was meant to feature cultural artifacts and information sharing the story of the Innu people of Nitassinan. Including a large portion of Labrador. The cancellation is based on a dispute that's emerged over the timeline of Innu history in the region. A history she said dates back thousands of years. "The province is saying that our timeline goes back too far and that they're currently sticking with an. Innu history of 300 years," Ashini told CBC News. It also involved the Canadian Museum of History and required trips to Ottawa, and. The transfer to Labrador of select artifacts taken from Innu people, including ancestors of the people of modern.

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