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Nunatukavut
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nunatukavut
English
Alternative forms
en NunatuKavut
Etymology
Borrowed from en iu, literally meaning 'our ancient land'.
Proper noun
An unrecognized Inuit territory in Labrador, inhabited by the Inuit-Metis or Labrador Metis, which encompasses Southern Labrador from the Grand River south to Lodge Bay and west to the extent of the official border between Quebec and Labrador.
en w:CBC News N.L. premier apologizes to residential school survivors in southern Labrador September 29 2023 Alex Kennedy The NunatuKavut community council represents about 6,000 Inuit in central and southern Labrador, but Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for the Inuit in Canada, disputes NunatuKavut's claims of Inuit identity. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-nunatukavut-residential-school-apology-1.6982648 https://web.archive.org/web/20251116101316/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-nunatukavut-residential-school-apology-1.6982648
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