The NunatuKavut Community Council in Labrador is fighting Canada’s decision to deny the group Indigenous rights under Section 35 of the Constitution. In a Federal Court application, the council says the Canadian government ignored historical and genealogical evidence when it ended Indigenous rights talks with the group last month. Dated late last week, the application seeks to quash the government’s decision to abandon talks with the council. The NunatuKavut Community Council says it represents about 6,000 Inuit in southern and central Labrador, though it is not recognized by other Inuit groups, including the Inuit Nunatsiavut government in northern Labrador. Last month, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada said information provided by the council did not meet established tests for rights under Section 35 of the Constitution. Section 35 of the…
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