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.

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Davis Inlet canonical 3

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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
demographic primarily Indigenous residents
ethnicGroup Innu
formerNameOf Natuashish area settlement
governingBody Innu Nation (historically represented residents)
linked to: Innu Nation
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
knownFor difficult living conditions
media coverage of social crisis in the 1990s
languageSpoken English
Innu-aimun
locatedIn Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
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
linked to: Innu peoples
province Newfoundland and Labrador
region Atlantic Canada
relocatedTo Natuashish
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
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
replacedBy Natuashish
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Davis hasNamesake Davis Inlet
Natuashish replaces Davis Inlet
Natuashish hasFormerSettlementName Davis Inlet