NLIS 7
November 28, 2005
(Executive Council)
(Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs)
 

NOTE TO EDITORS: Nunatsiavut Government comes into effect December 1, 2005 in Nain

With the inauguration of Nunatsiavut Government, December 1, 2005 will be a defining moment in Labrador Inuits� 30-year-long journey towards self-government. This effective date marks the transition of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (LILCA) into a legal and Constitutional reality.

There will be a day of ceremony and performance in Nain. Officials, youth and elders from the Labrador Inuit Association (LIA) will join with Premier Danny Williams; Tom Rideout Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; Tom Osborne, Minister of Environment and Conservation; Paul Shelley, Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs; and leaders from other Inuit territories and organizations for a day of ceremony, performance and community feasts. Other special guests will include the mayors of Labrador Inuit towns, past presidents and past vice presidents of the LIA, representatives of Parks Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the RCMP, other Aboriginal leaders, and representatives from the federal and provincial governments.

While the main ceremony is in taking place in Nain, community celebrations will occur simultaneously in the Inuit communities of Hopedale, Postville, Rigolet and Makkovik as well as among Inuit in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and other communities.

Members of the media are invited to attend.

Travel logistics are being coordinated with Lori Lee Oates of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs; or by contacting Provincial Airlines or Air Labrador. There are a limited number of seats available on the provincial charter, and any interested media representatives will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Time: 9:30 a.m., with ceremony beginning at 10:00 a.m. (Atlantic Time)
Place: Jens Haven School, Nain

Media contact:

Elizabeth Matthews, Office of the Premier, (709) 729-3960, 690-5500

Lori Lee Oates, Aboriginal Affairs, (709) 729-3733, 690-8403

Marilyn Butland, Perry and Butland Communications, (709) 753-2123, 922-2941,
727-3171
 

2005 11 28                                   3:50 p.m.


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