Apology being planned to Nunatsiavut residential school survivors in Hopedale

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is set to deliver an apology to Nunatsiavut residential school survivors in November in Hopedale, according to a social media post by the Nunatsiavutgovernment'sDepartment of Health and Social Development.

But in response to questions from CBC News, the Nunatsiavut government says nothing has been confirmed,including the dates of the apology or details of any potential apologiesin other Inuit communities.

In the post, the department said Furey was considering the first few days of November for the apology.

The post was later deleted, replaced by aversion that made no mention of potential dates.

The department said a community meeting will be held Thursday night to discuss details on who would accept the apology in Hopedale.

The apology to Nunatsiavut survivors in Hopedale would be the second this fall. On Sept. 29, Furey apologized to NunatuKavutsurvivors in Cartwright, on Labrador's south coast.

Both Nunatsiavut and the Innu Nation took exception to the apology being delivered in Cartwright, as they dispute NunatuKavut's Indigeneity.

Nunatsiavut and the Innu Nation have called for the resignation of Lisa Dempster, minister of Labrador and Indigenous affairs and a member ofNunatuKavut.

NunatuKavutPresident Todd Russell has said the backlash was uncalled for and he's angry that it came over something as sensitive as a residential schools apology.

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