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By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Fallout continues from the last-minute cancellation of an exhibition of Innu culture and history in \u201cNewfoundland and Labrador\u201d \u2014 after its organizers said the province tried to censor it. After two years of planning, Innu Pakassiun (\u201cInnu tools for survival\u201d) was set to open on Sunday at the Labrador Interpretation Centre, on National Indigenous Peoples Day. The centre is run by The Rooms, the province\u2019s official archives, museum and gallery \u2014 a Crown corporation overseen by provincial appointees, including the deputy minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. But instead, the Innu Nation abruptly scrapped the long-awaited display. It accused the province of ordering the removal of all cultural items and timelines older than 300 years, contradicting the government\u2019s preferred version of… <\/p>\n

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By Frey Blake-Pijogge, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Fallout continues from the last-minute cancellation of an exhibition of Innu culture and history in \u201cNewfoundland and Labrador\u201d \u2014 after its organizers said the province tried to censor it. After two years of planning, Innu Pakassiun (\u201cInnu tools for survival\u201d) was set to open on Sunday at the Labrador Interpretation Centre, on National Indigenous Peoples Day. The centre is run by The Rooms, the province\u2019s official archives, museum and gallery \u2014 a Crown corporation overseen by provincial appointees, including the deputy minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. But instead, the Innu Nation abruptly scrapped the long-awaited display. It accused the province of ordering the removal of all cultural items and timelines older than 300 years, contradicting the government\u2019s preferred version of... <\/p>\n

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