Media advisory – Canada to deliver apology to Inuit Families for Dundas Harbour relocations

From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Arctic Bay, Nunavut — Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, will deliver an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to Inuit families impacted by the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948.

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Time: 2:00 pm (ET)

Where:
Community Centre, Arctic Bay, Nunavut

Media wishing to attend are asked to pre-register with the Media Relations team of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada at RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@sac-isc.gc.ca.

Contacts

For more information:

Dundas Harbour Relocation Society
Steven L. Cooper, K.C.
Barrister & Solicitor
Lawyer for the Dundas Harbour Relocation Society
Cooper Regel LLP
Steve@CooperRegel.ca
1-800-994-7477

Gregory Frame
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca

CIRNAC Media Relations
RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@sac-isc.gc.ca

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