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| | Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Signed - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | NAIN, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (January 22, 2005) - Today, at a signing ceremony in Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, representatives from the Labrador Inuit Association (LIA), Government of Canada, and Government of Newfoundland and Labrador signed the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (Agreement). |
 | | Premier Williams said, “The signing of this agreement, the first land claims agreement to be finalized in Newfoundland and Labrador is an historic occasion for Labrador Inuit, the province and the entire nation. |
 | | Additional agreements among the Labrador Inuit, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada will provide for key programs and services such as health care, education and other social programs and services to be delivered by the Nunatsiavut Government to all residents in each of the five Inuit communities. |
| www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /nr/prs/j-a2005/2-02574_e.html (952 words) |
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