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Jim Nitzman Speaks At Post Apology Reception


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Jim Nitzman Speaks At Post Apology Reception

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June 11, 2008: Nunatsiavut Government representative Jim Nitzman speaks to Inuit at a post apology reception held at Tungasuvvingat Inuit in Ottawa, Ontario

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Apology, Assimilation, Inuit, Jim, Nitzman, Nunatsiavut, Residential, School,

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