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Publication Date: May 1, 2026 - 06:00
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Black-Inuk woman traces history of Black settlers in the North in pursuit of answers to racial divisions today
May 1, 2026
Jaelyn Jarrett remembers moving from Nain, N.L., to Ontario as an eight-year-old when she heard, for the first time, the word ‘Puatugi’. That memory led the Carleton University master’s student on a journey to trace the origin of the word, which she hopes could offer answers to racial divisions today.
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