Elections NL failing to provide promised support for Indigenous voters, candidates say
Despite a previous commitment, Elections NL says election materials will not be translated into Indigenous languages during this campaign. That is not sitting well with at least two candidates in Labrador.
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Posted: Mar 05, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 5
A couple of candidates in the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador election are concerned about the fact that not all election materials are available in the necessary Indigenous languages.(CBC)
Two candidates in Labrador are disappointed that Elections NL has reneged on a commitment to distribute materials in Indigenous languages for voters who need them.
There are only an estimated 1,700 caribou left in the herd, spread out over roughly 80,000 square kilometres.
Elders who previously hunted the caribou for decades want to be able to pass down their cultural knowledge to the younger generation, Russell said, but are unable to do so without risking the herd being wiped out. They re suffering they re not killing caribou, they re not hunting caribou, even though they long to, even though they want the taste of caribou again, even though they want to show the younger generation, Russell said.
Todd Russell, president of the NunatuKavut community council of Labrador, says a potential caribou hunt is a regular concern.(Mark Quinn/ CBC)
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