Davis Inlet
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Davis Inlet is a remote former Inuit community on an island off the coast of Labrador, Canada, known for its difficult living conditions and eventual relocation to the mainland community of Natuashish.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Inuit community
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
federal and provincial government intervention
ⓘ
relocation to mainland Labrador ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
Innu communities in Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Labrador Innu territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographic | primarily Indigenous residents ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Innu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Natuashish area settlement ⓘ |
| governingBody | Innu Nation (historically represented residents) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| healthIssues |
high rates of addiction
ⓘ
mental health crises ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of failed remote Indigenous settlement policy in Canada ⓘ |
| housingType | substandard housing (historically) ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Innu Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
difficult living conditions
ⓘ
media coverage of social crisis in the 1990s ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Innu-aimun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Labrador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean (coastal island) ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island off the coast of Labrador ⓘ |
| mediaDocumentedBy | Canadian national media ⓘ |
| peopleMovedTo | planned community of Natuashish ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Innu of Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Natuashish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationCompleted | early 2000s ⓘ |
| relocationReason |
inadequate housing
ⓘ
lack of clean drinking water ⓘ poor living conditions ⓘ social problems ⓘ substance abuse problems ⓘ youth suicide crisis ⓘ |
| relocationSupportFrom |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Natuashish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned community
ⓘ
former settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| transportAccess | primarily by boat and air (before relocation) ⓘ |
| waterSupply | inadequate potable water (historically) ⓘ |
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