Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador

Nain is the northernmost town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located about 230 miles by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The town was established as a mission in 1771. The current population is more than 1,100, predominantly Inuit and mixed Inuit-White.

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Canadian - Newfoundland and Labrador - Happy Valley-Goose Bay - 1771 - Inuit

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Nain was proposed at the administrative capital of autonomous region of Nunatsiavut. However, Hopedale was chosen.

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Nunatsiavut - Hopedale

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Many Inuit from Hebron were relocated to Nain by the provincial government after the Moravian mission at Hebron was closed under government pressure in 1959.

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Hebron - Moravian - 1959

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