Makivik Magazine Issue 96

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SPRING 2012 • ISSUE 96 

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Nunavik Research 

Centre Officially Opens 

New Facilities 

• Gratitude for beluga whales in Nunavik 

• Land-use and occupancy survey 

• New Makivik leaders 

…and much more 

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Serving the Inuit of Nunavik




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ISSN 1481-3041 

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Makivik Corporation 

Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote the interests 

of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit beneficiaries of the James 

Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA). Makivik’s responsibility is to ensure 

the proper implementation of the political, social, and cultural benefits of the 

Agreement, and to manage and invest the monetary compensation so as to enable 

the Inuit to become an integral part of the northern economy. 

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Makivik Magazine 

Makivik Magazine is published quarterly by Makivik Corporation. It is distributed 

free of charge to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. The opinions expressed herein are 

not necessarily those of Makivik Corporation or its executive. We welcome letters to 

the editor and submissions of articles, artwork, or photographs. Please include your 

full name, address, and telephone number. 

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Makivik Executive 

Jobie Tukkiapik, President 

Johnny Peters, Resource Development Vice-President 

Michael Gordon, Economic Development Vice-President 

Anthony Ittoshat, Treasurer 

Andy Moorhouse, Secretary 

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We wish to express our sincere thanks to all Makivik staff, as well as to all others 

who provided assistance and materials to make the production of this magazine 

possible. 

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Ù2 uxh / Bob Mesher 

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J¥ [x9€8t‰ / Josée Vilandré 

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Published by Makivik Corporation 

P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec 

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*Contest participation in this magazine is limited 

to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. 

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Front cover: Johnny Peters (left) and Nunavik 

Governor Tommy Cain (right) pose with Makivik 

Renewable Resources staff after the ribbon is 

cut to officially open the new extension to the 

Nunavik Research Centre. Photo by Bob Mesher. 








Serving the Inuit of Nunavik 

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Go Nunavik go! 

Makivik’s Legal Department has a word of advice for everyone: make sure to properly 

read any contract before you sign it because once you sign a contract, you are bound to 

it unless certain situations can be shown to have existed at the time of the client signing. 

In another informative article in this issue, Inuit are advised to become familiar with the 

eligibility criteria and enrolment procedures for beneficiaries of the JBNQA. Contact your 

Nunavik Enrolment Office to keep your beneficiaries register accurate and up-to-date. To 

learn more about this, go to the Makivik corporation website. 

Signs of changing times in the North are seen in the weather trends that are opening 

new possibilities to access more of nature’s non-renewable resources and by the growing 

number of companies showing interest in our region. One example, a mining industry 

workshop in Kuujjuaq last mid-February, which was attended by Nunavik administrators 

and representatives of the mining industry who are active in the region. The workshop 

was, “Mainly intended to provide relevant mineral development updated information 

through high profile conference speakers, to create network and partnership opportunities, 

but most of all to give opportunity to Nunavik administrators to directly address 

concerns and interrogations to the mining industry.” 

With the prospecting season upon us, Nunavik will see more “Plan North” activity 

on the land. And workers from the Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission are collecting 

information for developing our Inuit-owned areas — an offshore land-use plan. 

Nunavik is dynamic; let’s do it right!



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Bob mesher 

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These youth kept the snowmobile impoundment secure during the 2012 Cain’s 

Quest Endurance Race layover in Kuujjuaq: Mark Blake, Kyle Combden, Davidee 

Imbeault, Alec Clunas, Jasmine Arreak and Paasa Lemire. 

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JBNQA Beneficiary Enrolment Program 

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The Inuit Relations Secretariat 

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Gratitude for the Beluga White Whales 

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Gathering Land-Use and Occupancy Information 

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You could win $200 if you guess what this mysterious picture is. Mail 

your answer to “Mystery Photo Contest” at the address shown below. 

Good Luck! 

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Our next winners will be drawn at 

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The first-place prize for correctly guessing this mysterious picture is 

$200! Bonus prizes: Four other contestants will receive a T-shirt for 

their winning answers. 

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Congratulations to Harriet Mary Igiyuk of Kuujjuaq 

who won the $200 first prize for correctly guessing 

this KMHB solid octagonal butcher board. 

Other prizes went to Maiku Annanack, Melita 

Kalea, Rhoda Tookalook and Abraham Inukpuk for 

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Enrolment Program for Nunavik Inuit 

Beneficiaries of the James Bay and 

Northern Quebec Agreement 

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with the eligibility criteria and enrolment procedures. Make sure to contact your Nunavik Enrolment Office to keep 

the Beneficiaries Register accurate and up-to-date. 

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Following the signature on January 27, 2005, of the James Bay and 

Northern Québec Agreement - Complementary Agreement No. 18 on Inuit 

Eligibility, new Inuit eligibility criteria and enrolment procedures took 

effect as of May 1, 2006. The new regime grants more discretionary 

powers to Nunavimmiut and is guided by the principle that Inuit are 

best able to define who is an Inuk and who is therefore entitled to be 

enrolled under the JBNQA.

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Enrolment Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary (Adult) 

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Enrolment Modification and Correction 


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Re-establishment of Residence in Nunavik 


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Removal from Nunavik Inuit Beneficiaries 

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Request to Review a Decision Application Form 

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Declaration of Inuit Customary Adoption Form 

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Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Card with Photo 

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Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Card with Photo 

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residing outside of Nunavik for 10 or more consecutive years wishes to re-establish his/her 

principal residence in Nunavik. 


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enrolled to the Nunavik Inuit Beneficiaries Register wishes to be removed. 

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This form is to be used whenever a child is adopted pursuant to the Inuit Customary Adoption. 

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kN[7u wMsJoEi3k5 x9M[7j5. 

This form, to be sent to the Nunavik Enrolment Office, is to be used whenever a person aged 18 

years old and over, wishes to obtain a Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Card with photo issued by the 

Nunavik Enrolment Office. 

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x5pax3bc3hiFx5pdtbc3hi Wt5yAts§u4 kN[7u wMsJoEi3k5 x9M[7j5. 

This form, to be sent to the Nunavik Enrolment Office, is to be used whenever a person under 

18 years old wishes to obtain a Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Card with photo issued by the Nunavik 

Enrolment Office. 

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xg3bsJ5nsli czgw8Noµ6 wk4 WNhZc3[sJ3lî5 Wtbs5JtcDmgx3X5 

grytbs5Jti4 x9Mbsym5ht4 kN[7us5 wkgw8â5 W?9odtÌ3bg5 x9Mbsym[q8i. 

This form, to be sent to the Nunavik Enrolment Office, is to be used whenever a person and/or an 

organization wishes to obtain information contained in the Nunavik Inuit Beneficiaries Register. 


5

Bob mesher 

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W?9odtÌ3bi3uk5 y4rÌWdt5nq8ªozJi4. 

Having photos taken and filling out application forms for Nunavik beneficiary cards.. 

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6 

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kNo7j5 wMsÔ[QNh5buk5. 

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s9luibsi3Ùi9l W?9odtÌ3bg5 x9MbsmAtq8i4 xam5yyxq8NExc3i6. 

The Nunavik Enrolment Office, based in Kuujjuaq 

under the authority of the Makivik board of directors, 

became entrusted with the maintenance and updating 

of the Nunavik Inuit Beneficiaries Register in accordance 

with the decisions of the community enrolment 

committees mandated to decide who is entitled to be 

enrolled based on the new criteria, upon applications 

by individuals seeking registration as beneficiaries of 

the JBNQA. 

As of May 1, 2006, whether a person is of Inuit 

ancestry or not, they must apply and is entitled to be 

enrolled as an Inuit beneficiary under the Agreement 

if she/he meets all enrolment criteria as follows: 

• is alive; 

• is a Canadian citizen; 

• is an Inuk according to Inuit customs and 

traditions; 

• identifies himself/herself as an Inuk; and 

• is associated with an Inuit community through 

family, residential, historical, cultural or social 

connections with such a community 

It is crucial for the Nunavik Enrolment Office to 

have an accurate, up-to-date Beneficiaries Register. 

This data is necessary to prepare voters lists for elections; 

define and deliver Inuit-specific programming; 

issue Nunavik Inuit beneficiary cards with photos to

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Beneficiary enrolment 

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mr{[s2 cEbsI4f5 gê8N[sli cspQx3[s[QA8NÌi5 s?i: www.makivik.org. 

provide evidence of their status and so on. It 

is the responsibility of a person enrolled as 

a Nunavik Inuit beneficiary to inform his/her 

Community Enrolment Committee of their 

affiliation whenever there is a name change or 

any other modification to the information contained 

in the enrolment records, on the lists 

and on the cards. 

Nunavik Inuit JBNQA beneficiaries residing 

in Nunavik are entitled to exercise rights 

or receive benefits under the JBNQA. The same 

goes for beneficiaries residing outside of the 

Nunavik territory for 10 or more continuous 

years for purposes related to 1) education, 2) 

health or 3) employment with an organization 

promoting Inuit well-being. As for the beneficiaries 

residing outside Nunavik for purposes 

other than these three exceptions, they continue 

to be eligible to federal 

and provincial government 

programs and funding as an 

Inuk, subject to the criteria 

established from time to time. 

Nunavik Inuit beneficiaries 

residing outside the 

Nunavik territory may access 

to non-insured health benefits 

including prescription 

drugs, over-the-counter medication, 

medical supplies and 

equipment, short-term crisis 

counselling, dental care, 

vision care, medical transportation and so 

on, provided by Health Canada by registering 

and obtaining a Health Canada “N” number. 

(Telephone: 877-483-5501.) 

The Nunavik Enrolment Office developed 

policies and guidelines intended to inform the 

stakeholders about the content of the new 

enrolment regime while enhancing the comprehension 

by the Community Enrolment 

Committees and the Nunavik Enrolment Review 

Committee of their respective roles and responsibilities 

with respect to the enrolment of 

individuals who qualify as beneficiaries of the 

rights and privileges of the JBNQA. 

For further detailed information concerning 

Complementary Agreement No. 18 to 

the JBNQA, to obtain a copy of the guidelines 

and policies, or to submit an application form 

to your Community Enrolment Committee, 

we invite you to visit the Makivik website: 

www.makivik.org. 

sammy kuDluk 


7

Bob mesher 

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WNh5tsMsJJu4 moZc3tyAti4 cspn3tshi NÌn m4Ìku4 

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wMst9lA NÌn ƒ4JxÇW7us/6. 

Christopher Duschenes, the executive director of the Inuit Relations Secretariat (IRS) 

in discussion with then policy analyst Natasha MacDonald about files pertinent to the 

Inuit of Nunavik. The Secretariat has employed Inuit from every Inuit region in Canada 

since their inception, including Natasha who is from Kuujjuaraapik. 

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XXbs[z5, wk5tA5 xy5pbsymAtK5 

v?mgc4f5 xf3zi 

The Inuit Relations Secretariat, 

Our Catalyst in Federal Government 

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During the first few years of this century, Inuit began to strive 

for more meaningful representation and access to federal government 

programs. It seemed that the only entrance for Inuit into 

Ottawa was through the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern 

Affairs, although First Nations and Inuit live in very different realities. 

For one thing, Inuit in the North are amongst the most highly 

taxed Canadian citizens.

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Christopher Duschenes, the executive director of the Inuit Relations 

Secretariat (IRS), says, “Before the Secretariat was created in 2005, it 

was hard for the federal government to capitalize on the knowledge 

about Inuit within the government of Canada because it was housed in 

offices that were spread out across the (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern 

Development Canada) department. So now there is a focal point to come 

together, which has been very helpful. And we have had Inuit employees 

from all four Inuit regions.” 

The IRS, which operates within the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern 

Development Canada (AANDC) headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec (beside 

Ottawa) was established in 2005 at the request of Inuit representatives 

wanting a significant central office for Inuit-specific approaches to developing 

policies within the Canadian government. 

Inuit are not part of any First Nation or Métis groups. A similar organization 

to the IRS exists within the AANDC called the Federal Interlocutor 

for Métis and Non-Status Indians to improve programs for Métis, Non- 

Status Indians and Urban Aboriginal Canadians. The Canadian Constitution 

recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people: Inuit, First Nations, and 

Métis who each have our own unique heritages, languages, cultural 

practices and spiritual beliefs. 

Christopher explains that throughout the years AANDC has been 

dominated by First Nation issues, especially because The Indian Act 

is the prime statute that guides the 

department, “but Inuit issues have 

sort of been on the back burner and 

have not received the attention they 

deserve. So the Secretariat plays a big 

role within the federal government to 

raise awareness.” 

Firstly, the IRS serves as a main 

point of entry for Inuit issues within 

the federal government. Its other 

mandate is to provide expertise and 

information to other agencies and government 

departments on Inuit matters. 

The two units within the Secretariat 

to conduct this dual mandate are called “Outreach and Liaison” and 

“Research and Policy”. 

The Policy and Research unit gathers, develops and shares research, 

and provides advice on Inuit matters to federal agencies and departments. 

It also provides support within Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and to 

other government departments on the development or review of policies 

to ensure that federal programs and policies take into account Inuit perspectives, 

and are relevant and effective for Inuit. * 

The Outreach and Liaison unit works within the federal government to 

foster discussion and raise the level of understanding of Inuit issues among 

decision makers, policy developers and program managers. It also develops 

partnerships with external Inuit and non-Inuit organizations to share information 

and facilitate cooperation to address shared objectives. * 

Inuit live in 53 Inuit communities in four Inuit regions across northern 

Canada. All four Inuit regions have signed land claim agreements: 

Nunavik in 1975, Inuvialuit in 1984, Nunavut in 1993; and Nunatsiavut in 

2005. These land claim agreements grant Inuit with title to certain blocks 

of land that make up about 40 percent of Canada’s landmass. Nunavik 

Inuit, with a population of about 11,000, exercises rights in our region 

composed of over 64,000 square kilometres. 

The issues that are top of mind within the Secretariat are the ones 

that have been brought to them by the Inuit who say they need to be 

worked on. The IRS is designed to deal particularly with “orphan issues” 

that do not fall logically within other federal departments. For instance 

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good of all Canadian Inuit. On this sunny day we see: Natasha MacDonald, Christopher Duschenes, Jocelyne Legault, Diane 

Smith, Diane Montreuil, Constantine Katsarakis, Henry Kudluk, Andre Degagne, Sarah Carriere, Doug Klassen, and Barry 

Pottle. Other IRS employees who were unavailable for this group photo are: Elizabeth Logue, Peter Williamson, Maatalii 

Okalik-Syed, and Sarah Cox. 

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hunting and fishing concerns generally 

fall in other departments such 

as Environment Canada or Fisheries 

and Oceans. But certain important 

matters deserve to include an Inuit 

perspective. 

Christopher says, “There are 

some legal issues that nobody else 

deals with specifically, which we 

get involved in, like the European 

Union’s ban on the importation of 

seal products. Fisheries and Oceans 

are the overall managers of the seal 

industry so they take the lead on 

that. But specifically for the Inuit 

component, they didn’t have the 

expertise or the network so we work 

with DFO on that one… There are 

things that are very much in the 

mandate of another department 

and we don’t get that involved in 

unless the Inuit come to us and say 

it is falling through the cracks: ‘could you go poke them to make 

sure they’re paying attention?’ We have access to the Department 

of Justice lawyers so if we need advice, we can consult and get 

opinions from them.” 

The Interdepartmental Standing Committee on Inuit Priorities 

is a key focus for the Outreach and Liaison Unit. This standing committee, 

consisting of directors general from approximately 15 

federal departments and agencies, meets four times per year to 

discuss issues and seek solutions to concerns of top importance 

to Canada’s Inuit. Representatives from organizations such as Inuit 

Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Pauktuutit and Tungasuvvingat Inuit are 

invited to this open forum to present their concerns. Examples of 

topics covered include: Inuit youth, Inuit land claims, urban Inuit 

and the delivery of services and programs to Inuit communities. 

Another important file for the IRS that exists for the good of all 

four regions is the Inuit Education Accord, which was finalized on 

April 2, 2009 and signed by 11 parties, including the Government 

of Canada. Headed by the ITK, the objective of this initiative is to 

improve outcomes and access for Inuit learners along the lifelong 

learning continuum by addressing the following topics: mobilizing 

parents, developing leaders in education, increasing the number 

of bilingual educators and programs, early child education, K-12, 

post-secondary education, creating a standardized Inuktittut writing 

system, performance measurement, and national coordination. 

Makivik, the Kativik School Board and the Quebec Government 

contribute to this file as well. 

The IRS has also become the point of entry into the federal 

government considering the enormous demand for more social 

housing in the North. “That’s been a much more difficult one, and 

one that is still going to take a long time to resolve. But we are on 

top of it and we do the advocacy within the federal government 

on both the administrative and the political level,” Christopher says.

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The issues that are top of 

mind within the Secretariat 

are the ones that have been 

brought to them by the 

Inuit who say they need to 

be worked on. 

natasha macdonald 

There are a number of other projects that benefit all Canadian 

Inuit, which are coming to fruition thanks to partnership and support 

from the IRS. One of these is the National Film Board’s Unikkausivut 

(“Inuit Audio Visual Legacy”) undertaking to make a large collection 

of documentaries about Inuit — some dating back 70 years 

— accessible to the Inuit communities and to all Canadians. Another 

project helped by the IRS is the Nanilavit (“Lost Loved Ones”) file 

to identify where the graves of Inuit, mostly who had died from 

tuberculosis, are in located in southern cemeteries. 

The Secretariat has also been a key player in some events 

specific to Nunavik since their inception in 2005 as 

well. The IRS worked in partnership with Makivik, 

the Quebec government and with various federal 

departments to organize the Katimajiit Conference 

that took place in Kuujjuaq in 2007. Katimajiit 

focused on the economy and employment, education, 

culture, health, social services and childhood, 

infrastructure and housing, and environment and 

sustainable development for Nunavik. 

One significant announcement made at the 

Katimajiit follow-up meeting in March 2009 was 

the confirmation of joint funding for the extension 

of the Puvirnituq runway to enable large jets such 

as Air Inuit’s Boeing 737 to land in the community. 

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This Nunavik Creations display is an example of the Inuit Ullumi Festival 

events organized by the IRS to promote Inuit culture and awareness 

amongst other federal departments. 


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The IRS played a very big advocacy role with infrastructure Canada 

and Transport Canada secure financing for that runway extension. 

Those in Inukjuak who are working to get the Innavik Hydro 

Project up and running have also been supported by the IRS in 

terms of the facilitation of discussions among the various parties. 

The Secretariat remains involved and acts to coordinate meetings 

and discussions among key stakeholders within the federal government. 

Regarding this file, Christopher says, “The run of the river 

outside of the community plus the need for energy should combine 

to be a total winner of a project. But it does involve a very 

complicated financing formula that requires the province, the feds, 

Hydro Quebec and the Inuit all to be on the same page. Because it 

is a run of the river development, there are no huge dam and no 

big retaining pond so the environmental impacts are easily manageable 

and pretty small, it’s presumed. 

“What has been very interesting about the Innavik project is, 

through really good leadership at the community level, there has 

been a huge degree of community consultation and information, 

and a huge degree of community support. This, again, is and example 

of where we don’t have the money 

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table saying, ‘Here we have a really 

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up as well?’ 

to put into something but we have the 

ability to work within the federal government 

to pull the right people together 

at the political level.” 

A long-standing file that was finally 

brought to a closure on August 18, 2010, 

was when the Honourable John Duncan, 

Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern 

Development and Federal Interlocutor 

for Métis and Non-Status Indians apologized, 

on behalf of the Government 

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Inukjuak and Pond Inlet to Grise Fiord 

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the 1950s and for the hardships, suffering 

and loss they experienced as a result 

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so maybe one day I may work for the government.”

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Secretariat has been able to gain for the Inuit of Canada. 

about, in part, due to the advocacy of Inuit organizations such as 

ITK and Makivik, and internal federal advocacy efforts undertaken 

by the IRS. Christopher reflects, “I think that’s a good example of 

where having a hub within the federal government to receive these 

issues has been critical.” 

In the past years before the Secretariat existed, it was more 

difficult for the Inuit to know on some of the less clearly defined 

mandate issues where to go. “We’re not a funding agency, we have 

small amounts of money to make things happen when there is a 

degree of money and support coming from elsewhere. We’re catalysts, 

and we will go also to other federal departments and put a 

little bit of money on the table saying, ‘Here we have a really interesting 

project — can you anti up as well?’ We’re there as an incentive 

for other Canadian government departments.” 

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*Refer to the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada 

website: aandc-aadnc.gc.ca 


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Customer program improvements 

In response to requests and suggestions tabled in various forums, 

the Air Inuit board of directors has enacted a number of program 

improvements: 

• As promised when the Long Range Transportation Project was 

approved, our cargo rates were substantially decreased early 

in 2011. These were further decreased on February 1st when a 

revised cargo tariff was introduced. 

Enhanced priority cargo service was 

also included in the revision. 

• Excess baggage allowances 

were increased across the network 

to 30 kilograms per passenger for all 

flights except those serviced by King 

Air. (Due to payload limitations for 

the smaller King Air, baggage weight 

for these passengers remains at 20 

kilograms.) 

• Excess baggage charges were 

blended and standardized at $8.00 per 

kilogram, to the considerable benefit 

of our passengers. 

• Reduced travel for children, thanks to the Ilaujuq program, is now 

applied to the child’s fare rather than the adult fare as was historically 

the case, making this exceptional program even better and 

responding to a long standing request from Nunavimmiut. 

• Ilaujuq travel will continue to be issued twice a year. However, as 

long as the ticket is purchased and paid for during the validity 

period that applies to the certificate, travel may be accomplished 

during a full one-year period, starting on the issue date of the 

certificate. 

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Air Inuit was a sponsor of the Northern Lights Tradeshow. 

• Ilaujuq travel plans may now be changed or refunded, 

although a change fee applies. 

Ilaujuq Issue 12 

The spring edition of this year’s Ilaujuq was issued in March 

and is valid for travel effective April 1. Further in this regard, it 

is important to note that the Kativik Regional Government / 

Quebec Transport Ministry Airfare Travel Reduction Program does 

apply to travel that is accomplished on Ilaujuq provided that 

you complete and submit the Airfare Reduction Program form. 

The form can be found at your local Community Aerodrome 

Radio Station (CARS) or your Air Inuit counter. 

Isaruuk 

Air Inuit is pleased to announce the introduction 

of our revised travel reward program, Isaruuk (wing). 

Members can redeem points earned for travel on Air 

Inuit for a variety of things including travel on the 

airline, Air Inuit products or products designed and 

produced by Nunavik Creations. 

Naskinnuk 

On January 25, a new Schefferville fuel distribution 

company – Naskinnuk — officially pumped 

their first litre of commercial fuel when they replenished an 

Air Inuit Dash-8 at the Schefferville airport. The Inuit portion 

of the venture is shared evenly between the FCNQ and Air 

Inuit, in partnership with the Naskapi and Innu communities 

of Schefferville. We wish this new venture, and this new partnership, 

a long and mutually successful future. 

“Wings of Knowledge” bursaries 

Recall that for a number of years Air Inuit has sponsored 

the “Wings of Knowledge” bursary program for three graduating 

students in each of the communities that we serve. Air 

Inuit’s board of directors is pleased to announce that we have 


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expanded the program to include one ticket each semester for all students 

studying in the south to have long weekend trip home. It has been 

repeatedly noted that the extended absences were difficult for students 

and equally so for their families. We trust this development will further 

encourage students to attend college or university and enable them to 

complete their studies once embarked. 

Air Inuit specials 

Air Inuit Specials and seat sales between spring and September 30, 2012. 

Easter Special April 11 to May 2 

“Landlocked” Seat Sale 

June 6 to July 4 

(Time of year without snowmobile 

or canoe accessibility) 

Summer Sale July 11 to August 8 

Berry Picking Special August 15 to September 5 

There will also be music festival specials in July and August that 

will be announced across Nunavik through other traditional means. We 

wish you, your families and your friends a fine spring. Thank you.

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First Air is a Diamond Sponsor of the Northern Lights Tradeshow. Here we see three of the company’s 

“best in the business” employees: Terri Lynn Potter, Ed Pico, and Mike Olson. 

First Air Update 

First Air has a long history of service in the North, 

and although occasionally leadership changes, our 

direction continues along a well-established path. 

Our new leaders bring a renewed energy to the 

strategic direction of the company, while remaining 

focused on the key initiatives that have always 

driven First Air. 

Bob mesher 


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in 2005. It is adorned with a photo of an eagle taken by the late Nunavik photographer Heiko Wittenborn. 

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W5Jp[c3[üMsJJi4 

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We were proud to be the key 

sponsor and preferred airline 

of the Northern Lights 2012 

Tradeshow at the Ottawa 

Convention Centre in February. 

We will continue to sponsor key sporting, cultural and community 

events in the North. We were proud to be the key sponsor 

and preferred airline of the Northern Lights 2012 Tradeshow at the 

Ottawa Convention Centre in February. This premier event provided 

a platform to strengthen partnerships between Canada’s 

northern and southern key business and government stakeholders, 

while celebrating everything that makes the Arctic special. To 

accommodate our Kuujjuaq customers 

travelling to this event, 

we provided direct flights from 

Kuujjuaq to Ottawa. 

In March 2012, we introduced 

our newest fleet addition, 

a B737, C-GNDF. This aircraft was 

adorned with an Eagle livery on 

the tail, the fourteenth in our 

series of unique northern images 

since the introduction in 2005. 

The C-GNDF Eagle tail photograph 

was taken by the late 

Heiko Wittenborn, a renowned 

photographer who took many of 

his photos in northern Canada, 

particularly in Nunavik. Heiko’s 

work graces the tail of two other 

aircraft in the First Air fleet, the wolf on C-GKLB ATR 42 and the seal 

on C-GLHR ATR72. The Eagle tail is a fitting tribute to Heiko as his 

final contribution to First Air’s tail livery. 

18

First Air 

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As we move further into 2012, operational efficiency and a 

strong focus on customer service will be at the forefront. It is our 

goal to serve you, our valued customers, better each and every time. 

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Cargo: a special rate of $750 for the shipment of snowmobiles, ATV’s, outboard motors and motorcycles, valid for beneficiaries aged 16 years and over, is 

available for one shipment per item per year. 

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Nunavik Beneficiary Fares 

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to reach other Northern communities, or to access southern supply 

points. Whether visiting friends and family 

or buying essential goods not available in 

the North, this program is intended to 

connect Nunavik to the entire First Air 

network. 

The future is bright for First Air 

which remains “The Airline of the 

North”. 


19

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sux3Jxf5 x?b4f5 

x9Mbq5 üD+˜{ n7 

One week on the MV Avataq 

By Miroslav Chum 

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The conditions are tough for men on the barges. Every minute of rest is fully savoured. 

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20 

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x9˜5 b3é5 xuh5 xiAo3g5, Wp5yIsJ5 trãoMs3ym7mbi5 

We are in mid-October and a thin snow has covered the sandy beach 

of Iqaluit for the past several weeks already. All is quiet on this Sunday 

afternoon. Only the friction of a few pieces of ice tossed by small waves 

ripples the silence permeating the city at rest 

after a workweek. On the beach, a few curious 

people brave the cold fall weather while walking, 

but most visitors are comfortably seated in 

their vehicles. All eyes are looking toward the 

bay. A few kilometres away, the MV Avataq just 

anchored. She is one of four ships operated by 

NEAS Inc., the shipping company that is 60% 

owned by Makivik Corporation and supplies 

cargo to remote bases in northern Canada. 

With the anchor barely clinging to the bottom, 

the deck of the MV Avataq is becoming 

animated. While at sea, all panels on the bridge are closed and the cargo 

is securely tied. However, time has come to accomplish the last step of 

a long process that began several weeks ago, even months ago, when 

customers ordered goods that were transported to the loading site at 

Valleyfield, near Montreal, before their long journey in a sea that can be 

pretty rough at times. Since the departure from Valleyfield, eight days 

were spent at sea to reach our destination. The MV Avataq has reached 

her destination, but the cargo hasn’t yet. 

sammy kudluk

miroslav chum x3 

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Cb1qg5. 

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syQx3iu4 W/‰vW5tyQx3ht4.. 

When time constraints are felt, the Aivik crew gives a hand 

to speed up the unloading. 

The cargo 

Louis, the first officer, supervises all activities associated with loading, 

inventory and handling of goods. He walks on the bridge with a 

binder in his hands, giving orders to the crane operator and men present. 

The temperature is well below zero and strong winds make his 

writing difficult. There is no time to lose. The tide is approaching its 

maximum height, so this precious time must be used to accomplish as 

much work as possible, since there is no ramp in Iqaluit. Here, landing 

is possible only two hours before and after high tide. 

Coming back to the MV Avataq, the barges are already in the water 

where four men are receiving loaders and heavy ramps. Small but noisy 

tugs turn around and take position behind the barges. Once everything 

is secured, it’s the departure towards the beach. The ramps are put in the 

water and the loaders are backing up on the sand covered with snow. 

During the week I spent on the MV Avataq, I was impressed by the 

magnitude of the tasks and the hard work of all men on board. The men 

in charge of cargo have particular merit. On some days, wet snowflakes 

falling, pushed by blowing and whistling wind. Even well protected 

behind partitions on the deck, we can imagine the difficult conditions 

on the barges. At the time dictated by the tides, the men are getting 

dressed and quickly swallow their last sip of coffee. Leo, an Inuk, tightens 

his neck warmer and gives a few friendly pats, while his shouts of 

encouragement in Inuktitut are already lost in the darkness of the bridge. 

The suspended ladder, several stories in height, is not accessible to everyone. 

The barges are near water level, men are splashed by water spray 

and extreme cold makes the metal surfaces very slippery. 

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On the bridge 

Captain Barry Acorn is in charge during the delicate manoeuvres. 

In fact, he does not directly manipulate the control levers, as it is rather 

the helmsman who executes his orders. In the many narrow passes and 

during anchoring manoeuvres, there was an almost mystical silence 

on the bridge. The command of the captain, “234 degrees,” is repeated 

moments later by the helmsman once the new azimuth is reached. The 

other officers, Francis and Martin, keep their eyes on a big radar screen 

constantly showing the ship’s 

position on the map. In addition, 

someone must visually monitor 

the presence of growlers — these 

small pieces of ice that are difficult 

to detect by radar. 

After having reached clearer 

waters, the captain leaves the 

bridge for a break. The autopilot 

then takes over to steer the ship. 

Those moments, when tension 

relaxes, are good times to check 

the equipment and refresh maritime 

knowledge. We immediately 

see that Christian, freshly graduated 

from the Maritime Institute, 

loves the life at sea. On sunny days, sextant in hand, he tries to estimate 

our position using the sun and a watch. Once night falls, it is rather a 

time for him to check the deviation of the gyroscope with the planet 

Jupiter, visible to the east. And when the sky is cloudy, there he is trying 

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Even in the worst conditions, Leo keeps smiling. The Aivik, 

another NEAS ship is visible in the background. 


21

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an anti-hypothermic suit of “man overboard” to acquire automatic reflexes 

that may be valuable someday. 

The engine room 

Richard and the chief engineer Roman showed me the engine room 

on few occasions. The first impression: it is very noisy. It is out of question 

to venture there without ear protection. It is impossible to talk to 

anyone or to hear each other in that room. Here, everyone uses sign 

language. Even when the main engine is not running, three huge generators 

fill the air with vibrations. Usually, only one or two of them are in 

operation depending on the needs of the vessel. The powerful hydraulic 

pumps for the cranes are major energy consumers so an additional 

generator is often used during cargo handling. 

Obviously, special attention is devoted to the main engine. Its long 

cylinders dominate the room. To my surprise, it only consumes diesel 

to get started. Fuel oil is used for regular operation. Its advantage: 

it is cheaper and its heat capacity is higher than diesel. The disadvantage: 

at normal temperature in the northern environment it coagulates 

to a jelly consistency. All tanks, pipes and filters must be heated at all 

times. For people who enjoy mechanics, let me mention that there is 

no transmission. Once the engine is started, the propeller turns immediately. 

Its thrust is controlled by the change of its pitch. The complete 

reversal of the position of the blades makes it possible to go backward. 

The motor speed? Not very high, about 110 revolutions per minute. Its 

power? 6000 hp! Its consumption? About 10 fuel tractor-trailer loads 

are needed for a trip up north. 

The engine room contains more than a few noisy engines. It must 

also produce drinking water, purify wastewaters and store it because 

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trst/zi4 sb3eK6 vq3hu sux3Jx2 kÊ[zi. 

Despite the snow and the night, the new owner of this car delivered by the 

MV Avataq waited for its arrival on the beach at the Kangirsuk landing site. 

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22

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MV Avataq, one of four ships chartered to NEAS. 

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Length 

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Cruising speed 

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Loading capacity 

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Number of containers 

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Country of manufacture 

113 üÖ5 F metres 

19 üÖ5 F metres 

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6 000 tonnes 

6 000 horsepower 

12.5 knots 

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metres 

567 

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the release of harmful wastes at sea is prohibited in the north. Control 

panels show the state of all systems. Green warning lights give a feeling 

of well-being. However, sometimes an aggressive red flash occurs 

to indicate a potential problem. But as Richard says, “for a good engineer, 

alarm lights are in his head before appearing on the control panel.” 

The kitchen 

Meal times provide essential and appreciated rest periods for the 

crew. The chefs are carefully selected. Indeed, we eat well on the MV 

Avataq. For those who are in service at that time, there is even a meal 

at midnight. Of course, desserts, fruits and salads are available in abundance. 

Coffee flows, given the long and irregular hours. The kitchen on 

the boat is constantly in movement; so keeping all the pots in place 

requires considerable skill on the part of Michal and his assistant cook, 

Wayne. Stories of soup ending up on the floor off the Labrador coast 

are endless, causing sincere laughter during rest periods. 

The crew 

People work hard, very hard on board the MV Avataq. Of course, 

I knew that this would not be a cruise ship ride, but I did not imagine 

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Periods of rest are sometimes interrupted by safety drills. 


sux3Jxu xd{[u xdts§aK5 suxo5bl xdtl WNh5tl. 

Navigating from the bridge are the captain, helmsman and officer. 

such a commitment on the part of each crewmember. 

The irregular working hours are another 

challenge faced by the men. Ultimately, day and 

night no longer exist for them. Also, to my surprise, 

with the exception of loader operators, the crew 

almost never goes ashore. Their workload prevents 

them from leaving the ship and they simply need 

to rest before the next shift. 

We are now in Quaqtaq, and a rather light wind 

blowing from the northwest brings a small swell of 

the sea. It is not a problem for the MV Avataq, but 

it is another matter for the barges moored to the 

vessel, as they follow the pace set by the swell, rising 

and falling over a metre from the movement 

of the waves. Placing the massive ramps and loaders 

under these conditions requires an incredible 

cooperation and understanding between the crane 

operator and the men who are at sea level. Several 

tons of metal are brought on the barge and must be 


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Marine infrastructure greatly facilitates the landing of the goods and dramatically extends access to 

the land. Here in Tasiujaq, the ramp is accessible in almost all of the tidal cycle, despite a tidal range 

exceeding an incredible 16 metres. 

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store it because the release of harmful 

wastes at sea is prohibited in the north. 

immediately untied. The working conditions in strong 

winds are hardly imaginable. 

The marine infrastructures 

Writing about a ship without any reference to the 

necessary infrastructure would be like writing about 

airplanes without mentioning airports. As soon as the 

ship reaches Nunavik waters, the crew breathes a sigh of 

relief. It is much easier for them here. They affectionately 

called the infrastructures of Nunavik “Makivik beaches.” 

Here, all the communities have set up infrastructures 

to facilitate the landing. Not only are the surfaces of 

the ramps covered with coarse gravel facilitating the 

movement of heavy machinery, but also these ramps 

almost reach the level of low tide, allowing unloading 

over longer periods. These facilities have nothing in 

common with the virgin beach of Iqaluit, where loaders 

wade in the water and execute other stunts to reach 

the barges, while handling heavy containers. 

Makivik accomplished Nunavik’s marine infrastructure 

development program over a decade of 

construction. During that period, each community 

has benefited from such a facility. The 

primary objective of the marine infrastructure 

program was naturally to facilitate the activities 

of local fishermen and the landing of supply ships. 

However, through this process that begins with 

planning and permit applications, followed by 

construction and monitoring over several years, 

the Makivik Construction Division has acquired a 

unique expertise. So successful are they that the 

division has evolved to become Makivik’s newest 

subsidiary company. 

In the past while riding in small canoes 

around Nunavik, I often saw NEAS ships in the various 

bays. An exchange of smiles and a wave of 

hand were then my only interaction with the crew 

of these vessels. Since my stay on the MV Avataq, 

my perspective has changed dramatically. Now, I 

feel especially great admiration and deep respect 

for their hard work. 

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breathes a sigh of relief. It is 

much easier for them here. 

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A different reality awaits the operators in undeveloped harbours. 



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Nunavik Creations Review 

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With our two Victorias working 

as a creative unit, we are 

looking forward to many 

wonderful collections to offer to 

our clients in the future. 

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mimc5bõ3uI5ti4. 

Our New Creative Analyst 

Nunavik Creations is pleased to announce that we have 

hired Victoria Gordon as our creative analyst. As part of our 

creative team, she will work with our designer, Victoria Okpik, 

to determine the practicality of new designs and determine 

appropriate patternmaking elements. 

The realization of a garment from a designer’s sketch 

to the finished product is an extensive process requiring 

the collaboration and expertise of several individuals. 

Many patterns and samples are made and many sewing 

techniques are tested, all in an effort to offer our customers 

a beautiful garment that is cost efficient to 

Nunavik Creations. 

We have a small workforce so in order to be able 

to continue to produce our current products while 

others are in development; we are very pleased 

to have Victoria Gordon on our dynamic team. 

As we move forward in the production of 

our fur clothing line, it is important that we 

adhere to industry standards and thus have 

louise falardeau 

[5gpx fxbl Ù+Ï9 MWx9l [r s2Wl.. 

Victoria Gordon, Pascal Labelle and Vickie Okpik. 

retained the services of Pascal Labelle, a Montreal 

fur designer, to guide us. Pascal is providing an 

intensive training to Victoria Okpik and Victoria 

Gordon in all the steps necessary to create fur 

garments including Inuit cultural research, the 

interpretation of industry trends in fur, unique 

techniques for the design, patternmaking and 

production of fur garments. 

With our two Victorias working as a creative 

unit, we are looking forward to many wonderful collections to 

offer to our clients in the future. 

Bob mesher 


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Beluga White Whales 

in the Ivujivik Area 

By Adamie Kalingo 

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Two beluga made ready for butchering. 

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wms2 ti5bizk5 xsMbsic7mE5hi bµi 

kNoxDxWs2 ciQIoµzi. 

bf5nsJ5 x3ÇAZñl8i wkgw8â5 bm4fNi 

er3bi kNgw8Nul kNg3oc§gc[isQxq5. 

xfiib3ixi3u4 n4ZicMs3ymJ5 !(*) 

x3ÇAq8i kNos2 cibzi bfA8NyAtsymK5 

b4Zi kNg3oc3g5 x3[Ms3g[isQxq5. eMl 

Z5nIs7uht4 x9MaxaiC3bsJ5 gÛgxfbø5 

bfIsc5bym7uJ5 mò5g5 e3a†8k5 szy5gj5 

wµk5 e3ayI3ht4 bfv9Mc5bym7umQ5. 

bf5nÎtv9˜?o3uJ5 €3lw5 st3XoxoExq9l 

bmsz kNj5 bf5nso3ht4 Ö5hmixlQx6 

bµic5bym7uZu4 bZbZl x5pos3bsc5b§ao3d5 bµi wm3Wu. É[5bs6 

bfIs?o3uJ5. 

bm4fxo WZlx3tlQ5 bf5nsi3ÙMEsK6 cf3Ö5 eMlá5. 

SexN1qME5g5 wKp[7us5 kNym[cExq5 xµo5ymAtc9MEQxq9l 

bmgm kNs2 eMlZc3ytsizi4. Ömo x3ÇAoµu 

Swpys3Nc3ysq8N§aZlx3ht4, wKp[7us5 x8Ntbs9MExl2XS5 

The village of Ivujivik sits at the Northwest cape of Nunavik. To 

the west and southwest is the Hudson Bay, where the seawater is 

relatively shallow and the land has few large hills. The terrain of 

the village is hilly and mountainous in comparison to cliffs that 

become higher the further one goes east towards the next community, 

which is Salluit on the Hudson Strait. The deep water is 

swift with currents that ebb and flow with the tides in the area of 

the small community. 

There are indications of long-time 

Inuit inhabitation in the numerous islands 

and mainland. An archaeological excavation 

in the vicinity of the town done in 

the 1980s revealed that a camp had the 

remains of a blue whale. There have been 

sightings of narwhals in the distance when 

hunters used binoculars to scan the horizon. 

And there is some evidence that the 

orca is returning to the area as in the past 

because Inuit have seen them and photographed 

them in recent years. And walruses have also been sighted. 

By far the most significant whale is the beluga white whale. 

It is certain that the village has its roots as a whale hunting area. 

While seal hunting is an on-going activity year round, the community 

is blessed with the migration of the beluga white whales 

in early July and again in the month of October. 

sammy kuDluk 

wKp[7us5 eMlZ3i bf8NsZ3g5 ß4gWEst9lA. 

Inuit of Ivujivik whale watching In October. 

Adamie Kalingo x2 


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mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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eMlá5 kNs2 ñCWxî5g5. 

Beluga hugging the rocky shore. 

cf3Ö5 eMlá5 x3dñhaiq8k5 Jä2 b3ez 

WQx3cusogx3m5 srxul s4gWEs2 b3ezi 

stj5 x3dño3umb. 

Ömo wcl2„5 wKp[s2 vq3hzîha 

Zlx3tlQ5 sW3¯aî8NWxiFxsIsi8ˆWxi 

bfIsZJZt9l wKp[s9l n9lwl xf8ixi 

wm3Wu ÖàAtc3ht4 d9lgw5 ƒq5 mJ3cslx3ifq8k5, 

x8igxc3î5 eMlZ3i4 

W9MEsic§aK5 ie5yxi4 ie5nÌ3biq8k5 

wkw5 kN3ctŒ5g5. yM3ctQoµ5 eMl 

Z3bsJ5 WM5bsMzogx3mb wMsI3gym5yx§5. 

kNø5 yKo3tq5 wkw5 w9loµq5 

iq3tbsJw8NsZlx3m¯b w2WQIc5yx§5 

N9oq9lî5 u5hxadNQ5 iq3tbso3Xb 

i3Wq8il m5bq8il n3Wxq8il. 

yfw5 

ycoym5nogxCu4 

wKIs?9oxy5nstQ§aK5 wm3bu4 xqJxl7u4 

x7mymJ3bc3tyo3ht4, Öàogx3mb xaNh5†5 

bskz wm3Wj5 bf8NChc5by5nstQ§5 

eMlZ3yMzo3m¯3u4. s9li xkEc1qgi, xa†5 

drstq5 iW3dgJu4 y4r?9˜ic3ixo3mb. xhw˜ 

dr3?˜Jcygx3m5 xyq5 xa†5 eMlZ3ixExcbsyixo3mb. 

x3ÇAc5bymJi, Wxê5Fv4v˜5 

gxX÷tA5 x3Xq3lt4 bf8NExExc3XMs1quJ5 

eMlZ3i4 x3dño3gi4 eµ5yt5ygw8NdNQ5. 

vIEx5 wµi5g5 xu§isI1quJ5 yfoÙlq8ˆm5 

Öà4vul Nqx3Nhi xsMstq9l ho xgw8NsCbCt4. 

xa†5 ò3g÷u5 drx5ht4 eMlZ3ixg5 

c3dxyQx3ht4 drxJ5 eMlá5 vqxk5. Öàl3ht4 

eMlZ3ixogxCu4 eMlZk5 kNs2 yˆk¯6 

wq3CA5Is§gcsZu4 ci9ogx3mb eMlZDx3insZu4. 

Öà¬Me§a7uJ5 w4vi3nËEx¯d5hQ5, 

r[ZI3Xb, i4yu8k5 wms2 w3czi5 i4yxZIDm5hQ5. 

eMlá5 gdbsmoClxCu4 xfiZM4 S5b§5. 

xbsyx3lQ5 dr3lQ5 gdbsA8NyxExq5 cspmIsJ5. 

h9obs1qME5g6 eMlÛlx3iêis§6. 

wkgw8NtA5 wl3dy5b xµq5 grymAtgcEZ5tQ5 

ck3lî5 xy3eQxc1qQx5b 

wkgw8NtA5 N9oq8il8î5 

ßmJi4 y3oet5yQxc1qN5b. 

wkgw8â5 gd5y¯Dm§gcsJ5 

ßmJi4 y3oeJi4 

cspmgxCu4 ßmJw5 

wroIsymifuk9lî5 

ci7myc3ifuk9lî5 

y3oeicgx3m5 bf5nsgx3ml 

Ì4fx4 N9oq8i5 

x8N[cMz1qgx3m5. 

It is a taboo to allow any living 

thing to suffer. Inuit would rather 

put an animal out of its misery 

if they know that the animal is 

hurting from some wound or if it’s 

obvious that it’s sick and cannot 

survive. 

While the Arctic char only comes to Ivujivik’s bay 

in the summer from the distant rivers of the south and 

are rarely seen in the seawater between Ivujivik and 

Salluit due to the high waterfalls, the harvesting of 

the whale has been an important source of healthy 

food for the community’s members. There is always 

the participation of the whole community when a 

whale is ready for flensing. The leaders make certain 

that every Inuit household gets its share of the meat, 

blubber and flukes. 

As soon as the ice floes begin to move leaving 

large open areas, the hunters will scan the horizon to 

check if they see any whales. On days that are very calm 

with hardly any wind, there will be the thunder of the 

man’s high-powered rifle. The sound will be a signal 

for other men to come out and participate in 

the strategic hunt. In the past, children were not 

even allowed to run on the shoreline pebbles so 

as not to scare off the whales passing by. There are 

hardly any canoes out at this time because either 

the ice floes are still too numerous for safe travel 

or because the canoes and their motors still have 

to be prepared. 

The strategy is for the men to use their rifle 

from the rocky shore and shoot behind the whale 

into the water. It’s a proven method to get the 

whale to come closer to an ideal distance for killing. 

It’s also done to get the whale into shallower 

water, so that if it sinks, the men can use hooks to 

retrieve the animal from the depths. Most whales 

will float for many minutes after being shot dead. 

Knowledge dictates that a single shot is all that’s 

needed to effectively kill the whale. 

There is no such thing as over killing in the 

case of whale hunting. Our cultural roots demand 

n4fwv9MÖo5yxg6 eMlZs2 W©bzi4. 

Holding tight to a beluga.


wKp[7us5 x3â5 xu3Dg3ht9l boDx3ght9l iEctŒ5. 

Ivujivik women eating the vertebrae and flippers. 

ie5noxaA8Ngoµi4. wkgw8NtA5 N9oq8il8î5 ßmJi4 y3oet5y 

Qxc1qN5b. wkgw8â5 gd5y¯Dm§gcsJ5 ßmJi4 y3oeJi4 cspmgxCu4 

ßmJw5 wroIsymifuk9lî5 ci7myc3ifuk9lî5 y3oeicgx3m5 

bf5nsgx3ml Ì4fx4 N9oq8i5 x8N[cMz1qgx3m5. wkw5 

wi3tDtogcs7uJ5 N9oz5 ie5nÌENh5bu szÌk5 gdêlxgxDi, 

ßmJi4 kå5ygw8NExcExz ÖàbsJ[iso3Xbl Ï8Nj5 trstgw8NExcExu4. 

ßmJw5 ie5nÌa§5 N9oq9lî5 xyX5bsQxc1qmb, 

t7uxaZlxDt4, g5©ZlxDt4 N5ysAt9lî5. Öm1zl ßmJ3g[î5 

kNo7ui sw4Zi3il wkgc3il tuuA9l wly3¬to8i4 iq3tyq8NExc3S5. 

wkgw8â5 xuh5 iei4 w3cÖQxu4 ÖàA§tc7mE§aK5 

xsMpJw8NsZu4 gnsmIc3ht9l wkgw8â5 xuh5 Ï8Ng[5Jxc3tlA 

W3oht4 wªA8âc5bMs3ymQxq5. 

bZbZsi3nso3go Wsyc§D3ym?o3uJ5 ck3lî5 xaNh8ic3Öo5yxht4 

wcl8ixic3Öo5yxht9l x9ogcuFx9ogi. 

grymctŒAbs5hi moZdbs?oMs3ymJ6, c7uf5 xy5pc7usoMsJ7uJ6, 

wàozc5bym7m5, x9ogcso3X5Fx9oo3Xb ck3lî5 

that we not waste any food unnecessarily. 

It is a taboo to allow any living thing 

to suffer. Inuit would rather put an animal 

out of its misery if they know that 

the animal is hurting from some wound 

or if it’s obvious that it’s sick and cannot 

survive. There is a warning that if 

one becomes too careless about overconsumption, 

there is a possibility that 

the species of animals will become less 

available and there is sure to be a long 

period of hunger as a result. There is 

to be no wastage of any kind of food, 

whether it is a bird, caribou or seal. And 

it’s always highly regarded as a must to 

give the food in shortage to the elders, 

the widows and the handicapped first. 

Lots of Inuit fill ill at ease in throwing 

away perfectly edible parts because 

they know that there were times when 

Inuit starved to death. 

A more contemporary practice is 

that there be absolutely no hunting 

or fishing on Sundays. The understood 

rule, until recently, went so far as to recommend 

no construction take place on 

the Sabbath and that no exchange of 

cash take place anywhere and that no 

trips by canoe or snowmobile be taken 

unnecessarily. 

The growing population has made 

it more of a challenge to give equal 

shares. However, the custom of being 

at the same butchering area is done in a 

manner that takes everybody into consideration. 

It is necessary for the hunter 

who got the whale to take home the 

flippers and the spinal section called 

the “amirruq” that are to be consumed 

by the women invited by his spouse in a 

feast. The feast at the hunter’s home is a happy occasion whereby 

the women get together to exchange stories and to carry on a tradition 

that has lasted for centuries. 

The blubber is cut up in equal sizes into shares corresponding 

to the number of Inuit houses. The same is done for the meat 

and the flukes. The consumption of the whale is done in a manner 

that is systematic. Inuit never had knowledge of growing crops 

because the Arctic is frozen. The Inuit never wanted to leave the 

land even if it may seem inhospitable. In fact, a human is capable 

of surviving in these elements by consuming healthy foods that 

the environment offers in the absence of vegetation. 

In the past, it was the hunter who carefully cut up the sinews 

that the women then dried and later used as thread. The meat can 

be dried after freeing it of excess blood and after cutting it into thin 

slices. It can also be put into the freezer for later consumption or 


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vq3hv9Mu is[3[cst[i6, #) rMübvn8i4 szy8io4 wKp[7u5. 

The old post at Cape Wolstenholme, almost 30 kilometres from Ivujivik. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

nNî9l ®NsIgw8Ni9l xsM5yî5 x©tIsc5bg5nsqQxq5 

Nigw8Noµ5yx6 cIEx4fl y®g4fl xsMicExc9MExl1qgxDt4 

evExc3ht9l. 

wkw5 yM3ctŒ5 xuh1aX9oxi3uk5 yM3ctoµui4 

iq3tyAtcExc3iq5 xJ3Ny?9oxic3ymo3S5. Öà4vl 

x3tlQ5, WM5gîcbsJ5 ho w¬8Nt4 iq3tb sÇWq8N§aK5. 

eMlZ3g[i6 xi3Csp§aq8Ng6 eMlZ3b [i3u boDxq8il 

xu3Dzi9l, xu3Dz iE7µI s˜3tlA x3Nk5 

rMlZ3[is2 x3Nzb iEI3gd5hiQ5 ò3dymIq8k5. 

xu3Dg3i6 eMlZ3g[is2 xi3Czi x©tIsoCu d[xhxic3[ 

smE§6 x3â5 vtctŒ8ic3ht4 iE7µctŒ5ht4 

si4Ïgtic3ht9¬ha7mb vJytbc3ht9l wkgw8â5 

Wsygc3uA5 wl3dyz8i4 x3ÇAZñlw5 xiA3ymo3tlQ5 

Wsygc3ui4. 

eMlZs2 m5bz x4Abs§6 N9odx‰5yxgu4 WM5gbs5hi 

wkw5 w9lqb xu§iq8i4 g1z[c3tlQ5 iq3ty 

AtsMzJ5. Öµ5ãN9lx6 iezl n3Wxq9l x4Absic§a7uJ5. 

eMlZ[i3u4 ie5noxE5hA x4AwAtc3î5 Wsygc3u4 

Wix3icDbsq8Nom§5. wkgw8â5 cspmIcMs3ymym1qggcs7mb 

ie5nu8i4 WD3¥xc3gnsi3u4 ÖàMe5ht4 kNz5 

srs3bg6 dxa7m5. wkw5 kNu8i5 ªAmMs3ymym1qmb 

kNz5 xJ3N[5gx¬IoClx3tlA. h9obs7mox9˜5, wk4 x8NsmA8NExz 

Öà5gu kNu iEc5bli wly5yxE8Ngi4 iei4 

kNu x?Ìb W5ndtq8i4 iec3li Wbc1qvlx3tlQ5 kNs2 

y3uzb WD3gdtq5. 

Ö5hmixl4 xaNh4†5 xa†5 ßmJ3bu w?lq8i4 

W5yxCh“1zhiQ5 x[5gwc5bymK5 x3Nk5 nlx3yxalt4 

w?loxa˜3tlQ5. i3Wi9l xsq3yxc3çht4 tI5hQ5 

wkgw8â5 

cspmIcMs3ymym1qggcs7mb 

ie5nu8i4 WD3¥xc3gnsi3u4 

ÖàMe5ht4 kNz5 srs3bg6 

dxa7m5. wkw5 kNu8i5 

ªAmMs3ymym1qmb kNz5 

xJ3N[5gx¬IoClx3tlA. 

h9obs7mox9˜5, wk4 

x8NsmA8NExz Öà5gu 

kNu iEc5bli 

wly5yxE8Ngi4 

iei4 kNu x?Ìb 

W5ndtq8i4 iec3li 

Wbc1qvlx3tlQ5 kNs2 

y3uzb WD3gdtq5. 

Inuit never had knowledge of 

growing crops because the 

Arctic is frozen. The Inuit never 

wanted to leave the land even 

if it may seem inhospitable. 

In fact, a human is capable of 

surviving in these elements by 

consuming healthy foods that the 

environment offers in the absence 

of vegetation. 

it can be boiled in water. The community 

members are assured that 

they will have oil for a long time 

that they can use as a dip for consuming 

other foods such as fish, 

caribou and geese. 

The huskies were also treated 

to whatever was given them. It was 

a means of preventing wastage 

and an assurance that the hunters 

would later use healthy dogs in the 

winter excursions. 

It wasn’t unusual to harvest 

20 or more in one day. The slightly 

inclined bare rock with a smooth 

surface has always been favoured 

by hunters because it prevents 

the meat from getting full of sand 

and unwanted foreign objects. Our 

seawaters are still clean enough 

and unpolluted, even though the 

buildings of the town are only 150 

metres from the butchering area. 

The Inuit will flock to this area after 

the men have gathered the floating 

whales by freighter canoe. Then 

the brute strength of men, women 

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i4fo?Ms3ht4. bm4fx dx3tbsA8Nht9l§ao3g5 yxDQ xao3X5 

iEIsAµ3ixht4 s{?¬8î5 ßJoxalt4 wµi t3tgu. yM3ctŒ5 

whµl1qyxD8N§ao3g5 uyCc5yxõ3uQxu4 s3hc5yxõEx3l iENhoDt4 

wcl[i3ilFwclil g5g[i3il i3o[i3il u§5bc5b˜3bu8i4. 

wkw5 e1ugw8Nq5 e7ucst5nos3bs?Ms3uJ5 iE4vstso3ggw8Ni4 

iE?5ht4. Öàl3ht4 xaNh4†5 ßmJ3b[i3ui4 ck3lî5 

xy3eic3isIc5bym1qg5 srsao3m5 e1ucstc3Xht4 wkw5 

ie5noxE8iq5boµq8i4. 

xJá5gisI3XMs1qg6 s9lwN6 eMlZ3i4 @)-i4 szÌk9lî5 

x8igxcExu4. yg3c÷ZMs5hi ò3ghi wms2 yˆz Öm1zi xl4 

eMlZ3bsJ[i3u4 kÊ[QQxz whxEIsi3Ùa§gcsJ6 eMlZ[i3j5 

ysCut9lxN1qm5 xyq8il ni3by3g[sA8Nq8ins5hi. kNo5ti 

y5Ib bEsz ho nlà5gxl5bcCb1qm5, kNo5b w9lJxq5 ci5gx 

WsoClx3tlQ5 wms2 yˆk5 wMq5 szy8ic3mb !%)-uÌWgw8Ni4 

eMlZ[i3i4 WM{[s§u5. wkgw8â5 iqEx3g5 WM{[sMzJj5 kx5nstQ§5 

cIEx5 eMlZ[i3i4 six3g5 kÊvbogx3mb x8ig3bsJi4. 

xhw˜4 w¬8Nt4 xa†9l x3âl v4v˜Zã5FWxCZã5 eMlZ[i3i4 

x4hû4 k4§tc3ht4 xbsysˆ3thQ5 eMlZ3bsJ[ioµi4 khxEi xo3mb, 

w2WAh5yxq8Noµ3uht5bs6 bEs2 so2Xoxizi4. 

eMlZ[î5 WM5gbs[q8i wk7m‰5 Wso5yc5b§5 s3hq8i4 

yc9oxoxElQ5 iegw8Nc1q©t9lQ5 c5bªI3ixbu8i4 c5Ö5 

wl2Wxos3ymliQ5 e9Mexi4Fe9ogIi4FX˜+ti4. w2WQIc5yxht4 

c5bq5 mgc5yxClx3m¯b mgq9l 

S[‰4ft5nu8i4 r˜c5bym5yxClx3m¯b. xhw˜4 

Ì4fx c5bstq5 wMzi9lx9˜5 c5bsIv9Mdtq5 

woixoCuQ5 i9Mh5hi dx3Nq5©hil 

Ì9oi3j5. wkw5 wMq5 x9˜5 n4Zn7mE§5 kNu 

uy3e¥[Qix3bu8i4 c5bstuil8î5 c5bsIv9Mdtuil8î5 

ye8i÷3bsN1qgu nsZM5ym5hQ5. 

WNhxD¥8i m3Îi szÌkxW9lî5 uy3eyxE5hQ5 

Öàozt§q5. xuh[5hQ5 ˆ7myANso3m¯b 

cspQxc5bMs3hiQ5, s3h[iq8i4 WèixoCu4 

uyC5na3gu4 Wsox3bgxcylt4. uyC1ag[i6 

dxcstu dxapxay§6 iEIsQxco1qioµui 

dxcstütbsg w8Nixo3hi. 

wKp[7us5 kN3ctŒ5 sux7mE4f5 g÷oxctŒy§a7uJ5 

x8igxcEx3gy5ht4 É[3i4. 

É[[is2 i3Wq5 ie5nÌEAbs?Ms3mb 

wk8il e1ui9l. Öà4vlx3tlQ5, É“gcsi3ã5 

xqJxl8i4 gÛco3g5 dW3EN3g bcgw8NExc§aK5, 

wk7j5 d7uDbsA8Ngi4. Öà7m5 

wkgw8Nc§ao3d6 É[[i3i4 iecE xu4 

w5yQIc1qgi4, wkgcsi3ã5 ho iqcbsq8N§aZlx3tlQ5 

xu3çcbs?5ht9l ho 

É[[î5 kN[7u cspn3iu4 W5Jp[7j5 d7uN3gc3m¯5 

cspn3bsMs3hi ie5nyxaiC3bshi 

ckw1qiC3bsymogx3m5. 

w˜8ibs6 N8kgc3XuJ6, ryxi5bs6 

N8kbsJ6 x4Abs?4vl xq8û5hi wkoµi4 iq3tyAbsNh5hi, wkgw8â5 

wMq5 Nk[i3u4 iEAm§aA8âEK5 W5Jtc3uht5ãN6 dW3EN3©izi4. 

Öà¬§cClx3tlA wkgw8â5 ho Nk[i3u4 cMt5yxymt9lA xfi 

t3tg[i3u4 ßJ3g§aq8Nd5, t3ttb sfÌ5g[is5hi iez ck3lî5 

f5nN3gwDymy§a7m5. 

É[[is9l Nk[is9l xyQIzi, eMlZ[î5 Ì4fgxao3S5 

xqÔ5ht9l ckw1qyx3Nht9l4 wKp[7u kN3ctŒoµi4 wk8i4 

iE4ÜAtsA8Nht4, wkgw8Nq5 sk3ico3tlQ5 $)) xÌixWgw8N6. 

wKp[s2 wkgw8Nq5 f5nhxic1qmb eMlZ[i3©mQxu4 Öà7m5 

eMlÛogx3mb wkw5 xuh5 iqCh5g5 eMlZ3ixgk5 wMsq8N§aK5. 

wKp[7usl bmguz vJyicq8Nic˜dp5ht4 iEsAtcDmK5 yKi5nu 

vJyic5yxq8Nic˜d5hA. 

and children will pull the whales one by one to a suitable level, 

minding the incoming tides. 

At the butchering area, the adults will save the fat that 

they will later cut into meatless pieces and place in a bucket 

lined with a plastic bag. They will make sure that the bucket is 

covered with a lid that has vents. Then they will place that container 

in a cool but not frozen area that is dark. Some people 

will even go so far as to dig a hole but will place the bucket or 

barrel in such a way that the sun will not get to it. They leave it 

like that for two weeks or more to allow the fat to render out 

the oil naturally. When they’re satisfied after periodical inspection, 

they will get rid of the shrunken pieces of fat and save the 

oil. The oil will be put into a freezer until needed. 

The community members will use the boat to travel to 

Tujjaat to harvest the walrus. The meat of this animal was used 

as a means of feeding the people as well as the dogs. However, 

the old walruses with the big tusks may have parasites, which 

can be transmitted to humans. And so there are those Inuit 

that don’t favour the consumption, while the older generation 

still has the custom of participating in the sharing and distribution 

of walrus after the scientists in the Nunavik Research 

Centre have reassured the population that the meat is safe. 

eMlZ6 x3lbsif[i6. 

The remains of a beluga that was taken by an orca whale. 

And a polar bear may be shot once in a while, but again, 

while it may be cut into shares, certain Inuit refuse to get a 

share because of the parasite that it has. That is not to say that 

the Inuit will not eat polar bear meat, which is perfectly safe 

for eating after a long time in boiling water. 

Aside from the walrus and the polar bear, it’s only the 

beluga white whale that is large enough and healthy enough 

for the distribution to all the community members in Ivujivik, 

whose Inuit population presently number less than 400. The 

people feel safe in consuming it and so there is a very high 

participation at the time of the harvest. It is the peoples’ hope 

that such a practice will continue well into the future. 


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Contracts: Read Before Signing 

Many legal problems brought to lawyers by clients 

revolve around contracts that the clients signed 

without properly reading them first. Once you sign a 

contract you are bound unless certain situations can be 

shown to have existed at the time of the client signing. 

Under Quebec law, a contract is formed when two 

(or more) persons consent. However, each of these persons 

entering into the contract must have the legal 

capacity to do so. Except in certain specific instances, a 

minor (someone under the age of 18 years old) does not 

have the capacity to contract. Also, a person under protective 

supervision of the Court (i.e., under the care of a 

tutor or curator due to their impaired mental abilities) 

cannot contract. These persons — children and those 

persons under protective supervision — cannot enter 

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Stop! Did everyone read the contract?

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Is this situation mentioned in the fine print? 

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read a contract carefully 

before signing it rather than 

afterwards. Sometimes 

this is a tedious and boring 

task, but it is one that is well 

worthwhile because it can 

avoid misunderstandings 

later concerning the 

contents of the contract. 

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into contracts because a contract requires 

“consent” of the parties and these above persons 

cannot legally give their “consent”. 

In addition, even if the parties are 

capable of giving “consent”, such consent 

to be valid cannot be the result of error 

caused by fraud or from fear induced 

by a threat. 

For example, if one party to a contract 

tricks the other party into signing 

the contract on the basis of false information 

(e.g., the vendor tells the purchaser 

of a truck that the vehicle only has been 

driven 10,000 kilometres when in fact it 

has been driven 100,000 kilometres and has 

had the odometer turned back), then the 

contract is not valid and can be overturned 

(annulled by a Court). 

Similarly, if one party threatens the other 

party to a contract to sign under threat of 

physical violence, the “consent” to the contract 

by the threatened party cannot be said 

to be valid and the contract could be overturned 

(annulled) by a Court. 

Notwithstanding the above situations 

which can have the effect of initiating (annulling) 

the consent of a party to a contract, 

under ordinary circumstances if a person 

signs a contract he or she is bound by that 

contract. So it is very important to read a 

contract carefully before signing it rather 

than afterwards. Sometimes this is a tedious 

and boring task, but it is one that is well 

worthwhile because it can avoid misunderstandings 

later concerning the contents of 

the contract. 

sammy kudluk 


35

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Johnny Peters marks the places 

that have been important for 

harvesting and other uses. 

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Collecting Data 

About Land-use and Occupancy 

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The Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission (NMRPC) has begun 

a Nunavik-wide data collection initiative to collect important information 

that will be used to develop an offshore land-use plan. Land-use 

and occupancy mapping is about telling the story of a person’s life on 

the land and is collected through interviews — map surveys with Inuit 

in Nunavik who have extensive traditional knowledge regarding their 

natural environment. 

The resulting land-use and occupancy data will be the most important 

information gathered to construct a land-use plan and is used as a

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Land-use and occupancy 

mapping is about telling the story 

of a person’s life on the land and 

is collected through interviews 

sammy kudluk 

key dataset to define protected areas, marine protected areas and other 

areas of traditional Inuit importance. 

The data will be part of a multitude of other information used to 

define the Nunavik Marine Region (NMR) such as for tourism potential, 

oil and gas potential, mineral and mining potential, and other such 

economic sector data that may be useful in land and water resource 

management planning in the NMR. 

The NMRPC has contracted Nunavik Geomatics Inc, (one of Makivik’s 

wholly owned subsidiary companies) to conduct pre-planning research 

prior to the creation of the land-use plan. 

Together with a number of consulting 

firms, Nunavik Geomatics Inc has been 

tasked with initiating, developing and 

implementing this use and occupancy 

mapping study for the region that will 

inform the NMRPC land-use plan. 

In part, the present initiative builds 

upon previous projects have been conducted 

to gather land use information in 

Nunavik. For instance in 2008 Makivik conducted 

a national geospatial user needs 

assessment, looking at 10 Aboriginal 

groups across the country. Natural 

heritage data such as use and occupancy, and traditional ecological 

knowledge (TEK), was determined to be the most important datasets 

found in Aboriginal land and resource management plans. 

Makivik has conducted TEK interviews over the past 30 years. Much 

of the data collection was done in the late 1970s and 1980s. Over 400 

Nunavik Inuit hunters have been interviewed yielding 

over 86,000 records in the TEK database. 

However, a review of the existing cultural datasets 

has revealed significant gaps in the baseline 

inventories in Nunavik. Much of this data is out of 

date — some of it being 30 years old. Although these 

historical studies represent a rich cultural history for 

Nunavik Inuit, more contemporary and standardized 

datasets are needed for planning purposes. 

It is intended to take several years for the fieldwork 

team travelling throughout Nunavik to collect 

the data. The project currently has four phases: 

Phase 1 (from October 2011 to August 2012) will 

see the development of the communications strategy 

and completion of the research design, methodology 

testing and two single-community pilot map surveys, which have 

already been conducted in Aupaluk and Tasiujaq. A research design 

meeting was conducted in January 2011 in Kuujjuaq with representatives 

from all communities. This meeting defined all of the important 

topics to cover in the land-use and occupancy map surveys. (In April 

2012, the fieldwork team travelled to Tasiujaq and Aupaluk to conduct 

pilot map surveys.) 

Phase 2 (from September 2012 to August 2013) will include an 

intensive three-month data collection period in which six communities 

will complete their land-use and occupancy map surveys. Communities 

to be visited in Phase 2 include Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk, 

Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq and Salluit. 


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There is a high degree of “interview fatigue” as Inuit are being asked to revisit similar questions through multiple studies. But for this 

enormous undertaking to be successful we need community support and collaboration. 

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Phase 3 (September 2013 to August 2014) will include an intensive 

three-month data collection period in which the remaining six 

communities will complete their land-use and occupancy map surveys. 

Communities to be visited during this phase include Ivujivik, Akulivik, 

Puvirnituq, Inukjuak, Umiujaq, and Kuujjuaraapik. 

Phase 4 (from September 2014 to October 2014) will include some 

verification meetings in the communities in conjunction with verification 

of other data relevant to land-use planning. The data-collection 

and data-processing methodology reports will be completed during 

this time period. 

There is a team going around Nunavik to interview Inuit and get data 

of how and where they used the islands. It is estimated that such a study 

may yield over 200,000 mapped harvesting sites, wildlife habitat, and 

cultural features representing use and occupancy throughout Nunavik. 

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International leading expert Terry Tobias is designing the study.

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In total over the duration of the project, we are looking at interviewing 

over 1,000 Nunavik Inuit. The target number of respondents per 

community is based on an estimated study population as well as our 

target percentage of community members whom we feel it is important 

to interview. All respondents who participate in this project will be 

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Data collection in Tasiujaq. 

paid for the time they spend conducting their use and occupancy map 

survey and all respondents will receive a custom map (with their biographic 

data as provided) of their respective land-use and occupancy. 

We continue to be most grateful for 

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the participation of these key Inuit 

in this important project and look 

forward to meeting more of you in 

the communities. 

NMRPC background 

The NMRPC was established as 

an institution of public government 

when the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims 

Agreement (NILCA) was signed and 

ratified. This Agreement, which came 

into effect on July 10, 2007, applies 

to the offshore region around northern 

Quebec, northern Labrador and 

offshore northern Labrador. 

As per the NILCA, the Nunavik 

Inuit now own and have surface 

and subsurface rights to 80 percent 

of the total area comprised by the 

islands in the NMR — an expanse of 

approximately 5,100 square kilometres. In addition, approximately 400 

square kilometres are shared with the Crees of Eeyou Istchee in a joint 

zone. Nunavik Inuit lands include all lands above the ordinary high water 

mark, and the mines and minerals found within, upon or under them. 

Many Nunavimmiut recall the key milestones of the Nunavik Inuit 

Land Claims Negotiations: In August 1993, the Government of Canada 


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and Makivik began to negotiate an agreement-in-principle, 

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representatives of all parties initialled the 

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vote in all of the Nunavik communities and 

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endorsed the Agreement, with voter turnout 

at 81 percent. And on December 1, 2006 

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Nunavik Marine Region 

The NMR includes all the marine areas, 

islands, lands and waters within the boundary 

identified in Schedule 3-2 of the Nunavik 

Inuit Land Claims Agreement. The NMR 

boundary includes areas of equal use and 

occupancy with the Inuit of Nunavut, and 

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existing and future wellbeing of those people 

and communities living in or using the 

NMR, taking into account the interests of 

all Canadians. Special attention is devoted 

to protecting and promoting the existing 

and future wellbeing of the Nunavik Inuit 

and Nunavik Inuit lands. 

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Learning Stories at 

Nunavik Childcare Centres 

A group of early childhood educators in Inukjuak started to make stories about children’s learning and, through 

the process, discovered that they were a great way to build Inuktittut language skills, make cultural connections 

and strengthen relationships at a Nunavik childcare centre 

By: Mary Caroline Rowan 

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In the winter of 2011 I travelled to Inukjuak in order to work with early 

childhood educators on creating Learning Stories. Inukjuak has two childcare 

centres: Pigiursaviapik is located at Pigiursavik, the adult learning 

centre, and has 30 places. Tasiurvik is an 80-place facility and is situated 

in a residential neighbourhood. Working at 

the centres are 16 locally hired Inuit educators, 

the majority of whom are graduates of 

CÉGEP de St-Félicien. The administration of 

Inukjuak childcare service is strong. Maaji 

Putulik is recognized throughout Nunavik 

as a key player in supporting and promoting 

culturally connected early childhood 

programs and has been a pedagogical 

counsellor in the community for many 

years. There is a vibrant parent majority 

board of directors, committed to overseeing 

a well-run operation. I wanted to do 

the research for my Master’s thesis in this community because of the 

strong human resources connected with the childcare centre, and also 

because Inukjuak is the home community of my husband and his family. 

sammy kuDluk 

About Learning Stories 

Learning stories were made famous in early childhood education by 

Margaret Carr, a professor who works as Waikato University in Hamilton, 

Aotearoa/New Zealand. In the mid 1990’s Margaret and her colleagues 

wanted to create a tool for assessing children’s learning that showed 

children’s strengths and made visible what children know and can do. 

The stories featured children engaged in learning related activities. 

Leslie Rameka is a Mäori academic, also from Aotearoa/New Zealand, 

who is creating an approach to early childhood curriculum connected 

with Mäori legends. She writes about the strong, competent and gifted 

Mäori child. She found the learning stories approach to assessment to 

be holistic and involving reciprocal relationships with families and communities. 

She found learning stories provided a positive view of Mäori

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Stories are interesting for all ages. 

mary caroline rowan 

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Inukjuak, the educators reported 

that children were starting to talk 

more, recognize their names in 

print, saying local place names 

and looking for new words. 

children as vibrant and successful. Her colleagues Cheryl Rau and Jenny 

Richie also found learning stories to provide a tool for extending understandings 

of Mäori values and beliefs at the childcare centre. 

My research question 

What I wondered, for my Master’s thesis 

research was: if educators in Inukjuak began to use 

learning stories in their childcare centres would these 

stories promote and support Inuit knowledge, the 

Inuktittut language, the construction of culturally 

strong identities and help to build strong relationships 

with parents, children and colleagues? 

Inukjuak story 

Logistics. In Inukjuak I worked with two collaborators: 

Annie Augiak, a childcare counsellor who 

works for the KRG in the childcare branch of the 

Department of Sustainable Development, and Maaji 

Putulik. Together we worked with the 16 educators at 

the two childcare centres. In 2009 – 2010 and again 

in 2010 -2011 the KRG received funding from the 

Public Health Agency of Canada’s Aboriginal Head 

Start program to undertake a narrative assessment 

project. The Learning Stories project took place as 

part of this initiative, with financial support from Aboriginal Head Start. 

The KRG purchased lap top computers that were shared between classrooms, 

and digital cameras for each class. They also purchased reams of 


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of plastic page covers to protect the stories. A white three-ring binder 

was also purchased for every child. 

The children’s binders. The idea was that each of the children registered 

at the childcare centre would have their own binder. Some people 

call these binders “portfolios”. The binders have a full-page portrait of 

the child on the cover, the child’s name written in Inuktittut syllabics on 

the spine, a one-page parent-completed information sheet about the 

child on the first page, the educator’s biography on the second page 

and then the remainder of the binder features stories depicting the 

children’s interests. 

Enthusiastic educators. The Inukjuak educators participated in 

the Learning Stories project with great enthusiasm. Project activities 

included: six Monday night suppers with an informal lecture and discussion; 

training to use Microsoft Word Publisher; writing stories about 

the photos and assembling them into a one-page learning story document; 

learning to type in Inuktittut syllabics; taking photos of children 

involved in interesting activities; creating, organizing and maintaining 

binders for each of the children; writing educator biographies; and managing 

the photos and stories in the computers. It also 

included sharing the stories with colleagues, parents 

and children. The meanings of the stories were discussed 

and new activities were planned based on the 

feedback and reflection. Five educators also did interviews 

with me, as a part of the research component 

of the work. What I found as a result of my research 

was very exciting. 

Findings 

Inuktittut language. The stories are all written in 

Inuktittut and provide an important source of printed 

Inuktittut reading material for the childcare centre and 

for the children’s families. This project is dedicated to 

promoting and supporting the Inuktittut language 

at the childcare centre. The stories are being read out 

loud by teachers, and quietly by children. They are 

being shared with parents and families. They have been 

posted at adult eye-level above the children’s cubbies 

in the hallways and framed and displayed at child’s eyelevel 

in the infant room. They have also been collected 

in children’s personal binders. I know of one instance 

where the story was laminated and placed on a bookshelf, 

as part of current pertinent classroom reading materials. 

By the end of my eight weeks in Inukjuak, the educators reported 

that children were starting to talk more, recognize their names in print, 

saying local place names and looking for new words. Teachers were also 

looking to find the best Inuktittut language words to use in their stories 

and were checking with colleagues for grammatical advice. One next 

step arising from the project will be a grammar workshop for educators. 

Inuit cultural knowledge. Teachers say the Learning Stories were 

helping to make Inuit cultural knowledge accessible to teachers and 

children. For example, one story featured a boy wearing a beautiful 

homemade parka with a wonderful distinctive peak known in Inuktittut 

as a markallik. In reviewing the story with me, the teacher and I fell into a 

conversation about markallik and how Inuit speak about camp-specific 

beatrice deer 

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markallik designs, which apparently were used in the past to distinguish 

hunters at a distance. We determined to discuss this story further with 

a local elder. In this way the stories serve to promote research into Inuit 

ways of knowing and being. 

In another example, after reviewing the contents of a story in which 

an unlit qulliq was featured, the educator decided to light a qulliq in her 

class. This turned out to be a wonderful event, involving children and 

educators from several classes. 

In a third story, two girls are 

shown brushing their teeth. What 

the text tells us is that these girls are 

brushing their teeth so that when 

they grow up they too can become 

kamik chewers and makers, like 

their grandmothers. I found this to 

be a powerful story attesting to the 

ability of learning stories to transmit 

valuable cultural knowledge 

and to support the acquisition of 

vibrant cultural identities grounded 

in Inuit knowledge. 

Relationships. Learning Stories 

are positioning educators to seek, 

photograph and document children’s 

interests. They are also 

providing a tool that informs parents 

about what children are doing 

at the childcare centre and connects 

children, teachers and families. 

Conclusion 

Educators in Inukjuak are continuing 

to create Learning Stories. 

A six-week training session led by 

Annie Augiak recently concluded 

in Kangiqsujuaq. During my experience 

in Inukjuak and on reflecting 

upon that experience afterwards, 

I could see that learning stories 

were working to bring families, 

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educators and children together at the childcare centre. They are written 

in Inuktittut thereby positioning Inuktittut in the childcare centre 

as a language that is written and read. It also provided a viable tool for 

accessing and making visible Inuit cultural understandings — ways of 

knowing and being. For these three reasons I see learning stories as playing 

a critical part in a process of building childcare programs in Nunavik 

with strong and meaningful Inuit perspectives. 

Mary Caroline Rowan undertook the Learning Stories work in partial fulfillment 

of the requirements for a Masters degree. Currently she is a PhD student 

at the University of New Brunswick and hopes to return to Inukjuak next 

year to continue with her work. References for this article may be obtained 

by emailing her at: d0n3g@unb.ca 


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Patrolling in Kahnawake 

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Close comrades in the Kahnawake Peacekeepers: Constables Jimmy Jacco (Badge 093), Shako Abraira (Badge 095), Paul 

Cookie-Brown (Badge 092), M. J. McComber (Badge 090), Mikey Stacey (Badge 088), and Ryan Cross (Badge 080). 

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Constable Paul Cookie-Brown of Kuujjuaraapik, new to the Kahnawake 

Peacekeepers, heard his partner on the police radio report that he was on 

a high-speed chase in Montreal: “I’m doing 180, heading west on highway 

20, at des Sources.” Seconds later he heard his partner say calmly, “I’m 

at St. Jean Boulevard.” Not long after: “Still doing 180, I’m at St. Charles.” 

These roads are far apart, but his partner was going so fast, he was passing 

them like they were very close together. Constable Cookie-Brown 

was struck by how his partner was so focused and smooth. 

A few months later, Constable Cookie-Brown sped along in his 

Kahnawake Peacekeepers cruiser, chasing a vehicle through Mohawk 

Territory, over the Mercier Bridge, and into Montreal down the highway. 

Unlike in the movies where police chases often end up with death and 

destruction, in real life, Constable Cookie-Brown was as professional and 

calm as the partner he heard a few months before. This is the mark of 

a highly trained professional law enforcement officer. Cookie-Brown’s 

chase ended smoothly. He was able to get the car to pull over and bring 

the driver into custody. 

Constable Paul Cookie-Brown is the 

only Inuk working with the Kahnawake 

Peacekeepers. The Peacekeepers have responsibility 

for law enforcement in the Mohawk 

community, just 20 minutes away from 

downtown Montreal. It is mainly staffed by 

Mohawks, many of who have 15 or more years 

of experience. With such an experienced team, 

Cookie-Brown has a great deal of opportunity 

to grow professionally and personally 

within the organization, as demonstrated by 

the lessons he took from his partner’s highspeed 

chase. 

Though he is relatively new to law 

enforcement in Mohawk territory, he has 

extensive experience in law enforcement 

and fire fighting in Nunavik. When he was 

in his early 20s, he volunteered with the fire 

department in Kuujjuaraapik. Wanting to 

explore other ways to serve his community, 

and after talking to his friends and family who 

were involved in policing in the community, 

he became an auxiliary officer with the KRPF. 

Later, he took on training in 2005 to become 

a special constable and made his way up to 

captain with the KRPF. 

Even though he was making good progress 

in his career, he knew that to develop his full potential, he would 

need to undertake even more training. “My belief is that knowledge is 

power,” he said. He explored what training options might exist in Quebec 

to become a full constable. 

With the help of the Kativik School Board, he discovered that there 

was a program in a French-language college 500 kilometres away from 

Montreal, in Alma. When he called the college on a Tuesday to ask about 

the constable program, he was in for a surprise. They invited him to take 

a physical test on the following Friday, and when he passed it, they told 

him that classes started on the following Monday — three days later. 

48

Constable Cookie-Brown 

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exploring his options to sitting in classes, far from home, and studying 

in a second language. The constable program is very challenging. The 

program at Alma is three years of studies packed into an intense oneyear 

program. Not only did he pass 

the Alma program; he was one of 

the top students in his class! Given 

the discipline and determination 

that he showed in his studies and 

his work, and the promising career 

that lay ahead of him, it’s no wonder 

that the Kahnawake Peacekeepers 

asked Constable Cookie-Brown to 

join their team of highly trained and 

experienced officers. 

The Inuk constable says that 

working in Kahnawake is different 

from working in Kuujjuaraapik 

for several reasons. The population 

of Kahnawake is around the same 

as all of Nunavik, concentrated in 

a small community. Since it is so 

close to a big city, between 80,000 

and 100,000 cars pass through 

Kahnawake every day. This, of course, means that there are many more 

traffic related incidents to deal with. Also, considering the location of 

Kahnawake, near a big city and near the United States, there are different 

types of crime that need to be dealt with than in the remote northern 

regions of Nunavik. 

He acknowledges the similarities, too: 

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is passionate about what he is 

doing, he is talented, and he takes 

advantages of opportunities to 

grow. 

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“policing is policing, wherever you go.” He 

emphasizes that no matter where he is, as 

an officer of the law, the most important 

thing is to conduct himself with integrity: 

“It becomes crucial to everything I do to 

show my integrity, to know when I am in the 

wrong, because everything depends on it.” 

As a constable in Kahnawake, Cookie- 

Brown’s tasks involve patrolling in town, 

working on files, responding to calls, and 

during the morning rush hour, taking care 

of traffic duty. Recently, an exciting opportunity 

has come up where Kahnawake 

investigators work with constables to show 

them how investigations work. He has taken 

this opportunity to learn and grow within 

the Peacekeepers organization, and tries to develop his professional 

life as much as he can. 

He expresses hope that young Nunavimmiut will further their education 

beyond high school, explore whatever they are interested in 

doing, go for their goals, and to make Nunavik better. Constable Paul 

Cookie-Brown is passionate about what he is doing, he is talented, and 

he takes advantages of opportunities to grow. Nunavik should be proud 

to have such an outstanding young man working in the service of the 

Mohawks of Kahnawake! 


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51

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52 

Message from 

a Quebec City 

Referee 

Our young Nunavik Youth Hockey Development Program 

participants behave as proud ambassadors for our region, and 

also set a good example for the members of their opposing 

teams down south. 

By Claude Vallières, educator 

At the last Bantam tournament held on February 4 in 

St-Raymond, the Nunavik Nordiks team is playing against the 

Titans of Saint-Louis-de-France. Our team is playing very good 

hockey, and is already leading 6-0 after two periods. 

A man comes to me to say a few words: “Am I disturbing 

you?” 

Absolutely not, it is a 

pleasure. He tells me that he 

is involved in minor hockey in 

the Quebec City area for over 

20 years, and he now acts as 

the referee in tournaments. 

He was indeed the referee at 

a game involving the Nunavik 

Nordiks’ Atom team at the Levis 

International Tournament. 

He mentions that he is 

following all minor hockey 

tournaments in the region. 

He speaks a little about 

the Nunavik Youth Hockey 

Development Program 

(NYHDP) into which our youth 

are involved. The man is a very 

polite and serious gentleman, 

and I feel that he doesn’t want 

to bother me for very long. 

I want him to feel comfortable, 

so I asked a question 

about minor hockey in Quebec. 

He does not answer. He then 

asked me to relay a message 

to the people of Nunavik. “For 

many years, I have met numerous 

parents who told me that their children, who are playing 

hockey in the Quebec City area, are increasingly influenced by 

the Nunavik student hockey players. The sportsmanship they 

display on ice as well as their positive and exemplary attitude in 

public is a model for their opposing teams. The fair play and the 

enthusiasm of Nunavik teams should be followed by the teams 

from our region. I hope your team will continue to participate to 

our annual tournaments, because I can assure you that the people 

in the Quebec City region would be very disappointed not to 

see them. Thank you for listening.” He greets me then he leaves. 

Message livré 

par un arbitre de 

Québec 

Nos jeunes participants du Programme de développement 

des jeunes du Nunavik axé sur le hockey sont de fiers 

ambassadeurs de leur région qui font preuve d’un 

comportement exemplaire face aux membres des équipes 

adverses lors de tournois dans le sud. 

Claude Vallières, éducateur 

Lors du tournoi bantam de St-Raymond tenu le 4 février 

2012, les Nordiks du Nunavik se mesurent aux Titans de Saint- 

Louis-de-France. Notre équipe joue du très bon hockey, et 

mène déjà 6 à 0 après 2 périodes. 

Un homme vient vers moi pour me dire quelques mots : 

« Est-ce que je vous dérange? » 

Absolument pas. C’est un 

plaisir. Il m’explique qu’il œuvre 

dans le hockey mineur de la 

région de Québec depuis plus 

de 20 ans, et qu’il agit maintenant 

comme arbitre dans les 

tournois. Il a justement arbitré 

une partie des Atomes Nordik 

du Nunavik au récent tournoi 

international de Lévis. 

Il me dit qu’il suit tous les 

tournois de hockey mineur 

dans la région, et me parle un 

peu du Programme de développement 

des jeunes du Nunavik 

axé sur le Hockey (PDJNH) 

dans lequel nos jeunes évoluent. 

L’homme est très poli, 

très sérieux, et je sens qu’il ne 

veut pas m’importuner très 

longtemps. 

Je veux le mettre à l’aise, 

alors je lui pose une question 

sur le hockey mineur au 

NYHDP x2 

Québec. Il ne répond pas. Puis il 

me demande de transmettre ce 

message aux gens du Nunavik. 

« Depuis plusieurs années, je rencontre beaucoup de parents qui 

me disent que leurs enfants, qui jouent au hockey dans la région 

de Québec, sont de plus en plus influencés par les élèves-joueurs 

de hockey du Nunavik. L’esprit sportif qu’ils démontrent sur la patinoire 

ainsi que leur attitude positive et exemplaire en public sont 

des modèles pour les équipes adverses. Cet esprit sportif et l’entrain 

des équipes du Nunavik devraient être suivis par les équipes 

de notre région. J’espère que vos équipes viendront à chaque 

année participer à nos tournois, car je peux vous assurer que les 

gens de la région seraient très déçus de ne plus les voir. Merci de 

m’avoir écouté ». Il me salue et il s’en va.

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julien fontaine 

54 

I watch him leave and I stay there by myself — with this 

message buzzing in my head — I am a little stunned and 

emotional to have received such a testimony. I no longer 

move, leaning on my elbows on the rink board. The hockey 

game is still on and I look at our youth who are having fun 

while respecting their opponents. But I feel proud and I feel 

very privileged to have received this message in order to 

relay it to you. And then suddenly, several memories from 

my time in Nunavik as an educator come back to my mind. 

I realize that after all these years, I still relay the same messages 

as the ones brought today by the Nunavik educators 

to their students. But now I do it in a different context, which 

is to use sport as a tool to motivate young people to always 

achieve their best, to never abandon, to make the necessary 

efforts and to persevere to achieve their goal — having 

a successful life! 

Since the very beginning of the NYHDP, the development 

of individuals with the objective for them to become 

responsible citizens has always been at the heart of the program, 

just as it always has been the objective of Nunavik 

educators. The NYHDP is a tool among others to support 

educators and parents to help children prepare for a better 

future. 

Sport is a key to improve life skills and to enable youth to 

share their learning with their friends in each Nunavik community. 

Recently, the NYHDP has made a new friend who 

shares the same interests as our youth: hockey and school. 

Je le regarde partir, et je reste seul avec ce message qui bourdonne 

dans ma tête. Je suis un peu estomaqué et émotif d’avoir 

reçu un tel témoignage. Je ne bouge plus, demeurant accoudé 

sur la rampe. La partie de hockey se poursuit, et je regarde nos 

jeunes s’amuser tout en respectant leurs adversaires. Mais je me 

sens fier, et je me trouve très privilégié d’avoir reçu ce message 

afin de vous le transmettre. Et puis soudainement, de nombreux 

souvenirs de mon séjour au Nunavik en tant qu’éducateur me 

reviennent en mémoire. Je me rends compte qu’après ces nombreuses 

années, je transmets toujours les mêmes messages que 

les éducateurs du Nunavik transmettent encore à leurs élèves, 

mais que maintenant, je le fais dans un autre contexte, c’est-àdire 

en utilisant le sport comme prétexte pour motiver les jeunes 

à toujours faire de leur mieux, à ne jamais lâcher, à fournir les 

efforts nécessaires, et à persévérer pour atteindre leur objectif 

— Réussir leur vie! 

Depuis le tout début du PDJNH, le développement des 

individus pour qu’ils deviennent des citoyens responsables a 

toujours été au cœur du programme, tout comme cela a toujours 

été l’objectif des éducateurs au Nunavik. Le PDJNH offre un 

outil additionnel pour soutenir les éducateurs et les parents dans 

le but d’aider les enfants à se préparer pour un avenir meilleur. 

Le sport est un fer de lance pour améliorer les compétences 

de vie afin que les jeunes puissent partager leurs apprentissages 

avec leurs camarades dans chacune des communautés 

du Nunavik. Dernièrement, le PDJNH s’est fait un nouvel ami 

qui partage les mêmes intérêts que nos jeunes : le hockey et

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His name is Pisiti Apik. We informed him 

about the 13 life skills promoted by the 

NYHDP. Immediately Pisiti Apik told us 

that he wants to help us implement 

these skills, because in his view it represents 

“a good way to grow,” not only 

for the youth, but for everyone. Pisiti 

Apik told us a secret: “Effort and perseverance 

lead us to success.” Together, we 

must share this secret and put it into 

practice every day! 

Being involved in education in 

Nunavik for almost 40 years, I am particularly 

aware of the tremendous 

community and social challenge at 

hand. I wish to express my gratitude 

to all parents who want to meet this 

challenge and who are supporting 

the Nunavik leaders who believe that 

the best investment is the one made 

in the education of the children. It is 

important not to underestimate the 

contribution of youth in each community 

who also want, in their own way, 

to be involved to help adults to meet 

this challenge. These young people are already on the right 

path and I am convinced that they will continue to be wonderful 

ambassadors for Nunavik. Our challenge is to support 

them every day. 

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always been at the heart of the program, just 

as it always has been the objective of Nunavik 

educators. The NYHDP is a tool among others 

to support educators and parents to 

Depuis le tout début du PDJNH, le 

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l’école. Il se nomme Pisiti Apik. Nous 

lui avons présenté les 13 compétences 

de vie prônées par le PDJNH. Tout de 

suite Pisiti Apik nous a dit qu’il veut 

nous aider à les respecter, car pour lui 

c’est « une bonne façon de grandir » 

non seulement pour les jeunes, mais 

pour tout le monde. Pisiti Apik nous a 

confié un secret : « L’effort et la persévérance 

mènent au succès ». Ensemble, 

partageons ce secret et mettons-le en 

pratique tous les jours! 

Étant impliqué en éducation depuis 

une quarantaine d’années au Nunavik, 

je suis très conscient de l’énorme défi 

communautaire et social qui doit être 

relevé. Je tiens à remercier tous les 

parents qui souhaitent relever ce défi, et 

qui appuient les dirigeants du Nunavik 

qui croient que le meilleur investissement 

est celui consacré à l’éducation 

des enfants. Il ne faut jamais sous-estimer 

l’apport des jeunes dans chaque 

communauté qui veulent eux aussi, 

à leur façon, participer pour aider les 

adultes à relever ce défi. Ces jeunes sont déjà sur la bonne 

voie, et je suis convaincu qu’ils continueront à être de merveilleux 

ambassadeurs pour le Nunavik! Notre défi consiste à 

les appuyer sans relâche tous les jours. 

NYHDP 


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Laughs and Snacks 

with Rebecca Veevee 

A meal for elders and other Kuujjuamiut was served on 

the evening of January 18 featuring a food preparation 

performance by funny television personality and cook, 

Rebecca Veevee. NRBHSS staff organized the event in the 

context of healthy lifestyles, along with Rebecca, who promotes 

the values of healthy eating, laughter, and devotion 

to family and friends. 

Originating from Pangniqtuuq, her specialty is the preparation 

of country food. Rebecca gets volunteers from the 

audience to “assist” her in the food preparation, while she 

invites them into her ad-lib comedy. It would be difficult to 

be in Rebecca’s presence and not feel happy. Michel Lemire, 

himself a cook with a good sense of humour, posed with 

Rebecca holding a slice of frozen charr. Nicole Jolicoeur, a 

local dental assistant, said, “I really liked Rebecca: She is a very 

fun person and I really appreciate the time I spent with her.” 

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New Nunavik Food Guide 

O n March 27, the NRBHSS launched 

a new Nunavik Food Guide that better 

reflects today’s nutrition issues and needs 

of Nunavimmiut. It is designed to help us 

make informed nutritional choices. The 

background igloo template shows four 

layers and emphasizes nutritionally dense 

traditional foods. A large outer layer represents 

the vegetables, berries and fruit 

group; the following layer shows grain 

products; the next layer is the milk and 

alternatives group and the smallest layer 

on the top represents the meat and alternatives 

group. A well-balanced diet has many 

tasty food choices. “Remember that the key 

to healthy eating is to combine foods from 

the four food groups,” says Dr. Serge Déry, 

Nunavik director of public health. Go to the 

Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social 

Services website and download the foood 

guide in your language of preference. 

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Inuit Electricians at Raglan Mine 

An independent team of three young Inuit men is now 

among the Raglan Mine’s 20 electricians, representing 15% 

of the mine’s workforce in this field. 

The team leader, Daniel Gadbois, holds a Vocational 

Studies Diploma (DEP) in Electrical Engineering and 

also studied Social 

Sciences at CEGEP. He 

learns quickly since 

he is always asking 

questions. Zebedee 

Weetaluktuk studied 

at the Pigiursavik 

Technical-Vocational 

Centre in Inukjuak and 

now holds a Vocational 

Studies Diploma (DEP) in 

Construction Electricity. 

His coworkers joke that 

Zebedee’s bedtime reading 

is the Electrical Code. 

And Daniel Oovaut holds a Vocational Studies Diploma (DEP) 

in Electricity (construction-industrial) from the Lachine Pearson 

Electrotechnology Center. Daniel keeps in shape by training 

for boxing in the gym. 


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compliments: annie novalinga x4 

College Trip to Ottawa 

KSB students studying down South got to see the Canadian War 

Museum and the Canada Science and Technology Museum last February 

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impressed by the huge tanks 

from different countries and one 

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to Hitler. Originally they had 

planned to skate on the Rideau 

River but it was closed due to 

warm weather. 

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Ottawa for most in the group. 

They hope to return to our 

nation’s capital again, to visit 

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some of our federal representatives 

in person. 

Sleepy Annie Novalinga of Umiujaq, seen here with daughter Tina, 

is in a Creative Art-Media program. Kris Tukkiapik of Kuujjuaq, studying 

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tour guide provided information about the war machines on display; 

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project planning committee, the newest project under 

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The planning committee’s main mandates are to 

review and propose boundaries for the park project, assess 

zoning and master plan proposals, and recommend an 

appropriate park naming in Inuktittut. Accordingly, this 

first meeting enabled the review of areas of interest from 

the members’ point of view for a future protection and 

conservation: archaeological, wildlife, harvesting, historical, 

scenic areas. 


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After three months of preparation, Puvirnituq’s Community Health 

Team, in collaboration with several organizations, hosted a fair for the 

public from March 20 to 23. 

The main goal of this event was to increase scientific knowledge 

on the natural body functions such as brain, heart, lungs, kidneys etc. 

and the importance of staying healthy. 

Several booths were in the community gymnasium, 

including maternity and midwives, FASD 

Prevention, Diabetes Prevention, KMHB, Northern 

Stores, Public Health, Dental hygiene, Tobacco 

Prevention, Nutrition, Youth Protection Services, 

Social Services, the Nunavik Research Centre, Dog 

Vaccination, Justice Committees, KRPF, COOP Stores, 

and CLSC doctors. 

A slide show of country food shown on a giant 

screen caught the attention of many people. The 

population received information on different health 

matters such as the brain of the foetus and the danger of alcohol consumption 

during pregnancy; the risk and factors of certain kinds of 

cancer and when to go get tested; infections transmitted from animals 

to humans; sexually transmitted infections and more. This information 

was also aired on the local FM radio station every morning. 

Our event was reinforced by the participation of Manon Simard 

and Sandy Sappa of Makivik’s research centre, Faye Le Gresley from 

Public Health, and Emily Vaissière from the Nunavik Nutrition Program. 

Nunavik Public Health consultant Dr. Jean-François Proulx, who began 

working as a general practitioner in Puvirnituq in 1982 and stayed for 

several years, was also at the fair. 

Jane Beaudoin, the general director 

of Inuulitsivik Hospital Centre, 

presented Dr. Proulx with a gift to 

commemorate the contribution he 

has made over the years. 

While adults visited the booths in the evenings, the children were 

entertained by two members of the Cirqiniq program: Geneviève 

Bernier and Charlie Kenuajuak. Our Arctic Winter Games 

gold medal winner, Aisa Pirti, demonstrated Inuit games, 

while flag dancers, conducted by Trina Qumaluk, provided 

entertainment, as did throat singers, Winnie and 

Sarah Ittukallak. 

The health fair ended with a delicious feast of chars 

and mussels. Many people from the community told us 

that they learn many things by going to each booth to ask 

questions, as we had a questionnaire rally also going on. 

We received some encouraging feedback such as 

an increase of consultations for Pap test screening and 

comments of appreciation about the radio program done by the local 

doctors concerning cancers. 

We are enthusiastic to repeat this event in the future and encourage 

other communities from Nunavik to also experience this sharing of 

knowledge about health. 

Carole Beaulne, 

Community Health Nurse, 

Ilagitsuta, 

Inuulitsivik Health Centre 


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Combined Policing in Nunavik 

Police seizures of contraband drugs and alcohol in the region totalled 

more than $2.7-million in 2011, and were made possible through a 

combined policing approach. The seizures are a tangible response to 

the concerns raised by Nunavik municipal elected representatives over 

the last several years. 

Combined policing operations are common throughout Quebec 

and Canada and represent a proactive approach to policing whereby 

illegal drugs and alcohol can be intercepted before they reach the streets. 

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Nunalituqait Ikajuqatigiitut. 

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role in the regional fight against drug trafficking and bootlegging. 

Police Phone Numbers 

Sûreté du Québec: 819-964-2400 

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KRPF out of territory: 1-819-964-2488 

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Inuktittut Language Inquiry 

The group working on the Inuktiturniup Saturtaugasuarninga project 

for the Avataq Cultural Institute gathered in Kuujjuaq on March 

19 to 23 in order to finalize the text of a publication they are preparing. 

The volume, which is soon to be distributed to every Nunavik 

Inuit household, contains the results of a large inquiry on the state 

of the Inuktittut language in the region. This inquiry is financed 

mainly by the Ungaluk Program. Next fall, several regional gatherings 

will be organized to discuss the results and establish priorities 

of actions aimed at further revitalizing the language in Nunavik. In 

this photo we see Adamie Kalingo, Ida Saunders, Zebedee Nungak, 

Gérald McKenzie, and Marvin Harder. 


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Wanted: Nunavik Dog Musher’s Advice 

The International Group of Veterinaries, in collaboration with the 

University of Montreal Veterinary College, is currently working on the 

development of a First Aid Guide for dogs in Nunavik. The First Aid 

Guide, to be available next June, will describe animal health problems 

and other general information. 

Some examples of topics to be described are: How to approach 

a sick or injured animal, Wound care, Diarrhoea and 

vomiting, Newborn care, Vaccination, Parasites, 

Rabies, etc. 

The information will serve as a general guideline 

of how to address different problems while you get 

veterinary advice through the long distance veterinary 

help line. The guide will be available in June 2012. 

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Musher’s advice 

The First Aid Guide producers would also like to include a chapter 

of tips, advice and traditional knowledge from Inuit dogteam mushers: 

“We are looking for any information, whether it is simple advice or more 

advanced techniques.” 

To share information for this chapter, please leave a detailed message, 

including your name and phone number. 

Email: nunavik-giv@medvet.umontreal.ca 

Long distance veterinary help line 

Free veterinary advice regarding cats and dogs continues 

to be offered to all residents of Nunavik, since 

2008. This service is offered in English and in French. Email 

nunavik-giv@medvet.umontreal.ca or phone 450-773-8521 

ext. 0065 with a detailed message, your name and phone 

number. Replies are being made from Monday to Friday. 

Bob mesher x2

france rivet x3 

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Nunavik Nordiks Girls 

Beat the Odds 

The Nunavik Nordiks girl’s midget 

hockey team participated in their firstever 

all girls tournament last March in 

Kanata, Ontario. Prior to the start of 

the tournament, two friendship games 

were organized. The second one was 

attended by over 80 fans, of which 

many became flash fans for our Nordiks 

girls. They won both friendship games 

as well as everybody’s heart! 

The Nordiks jumped on the ice, 

won decisively all three games of the 

round robin, scoring a total of 15 goals and giving away 

only two. Their performance earned them second place 

in the semi-finals. 

Even though their tournament 

did end in the semi-final game, when 

they faced the Sudbury Her-Icanes, the 

Nordiks have nothing to be ashamed of. 

A player from the Her-Icanes and her 

mother wrote: “We both would like to 

tell you how we were impressed with 

the level of hockey and the excellent 

sportsmanship displayed. Your team is 

obviously well coached and trained. It 

is wonderful to see women’s hockey developing in all 

corners of our country.” 

Congratulations to all involved: the players, the 

NYHDP team of coaches and tutors, as well as to all 

parents. 

Condensed from story by By France Rivet 


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Nunavik Research Centre 

Ribbon Cutting 

Makivik’s vice-president for Renewable 

Resources, Johnny Peters, did the honours 

of cutting a sealskin ribbon to officially 

open the new extension for the Nunavik 

Research Centre at Makivik Head Office on 

March 14, 2012. The ceremony coincided 

with the Corporation’s pre-AGM board of 

director’s meeting. 

The new infrastructure features a larger 

library, conference room and kitchen 

than in the building that was demolished 

to make way for it, as well as more natural 

lighting and greatly improved fuel and 

plumbing efficiency. 

This award-winning facility, which 

often hosts national and international 

researchers and students, includes 

Pathology as well as Trace Metal Analytical 

laboratories. Their experts also work closely 

with federal and provincial biologists on 

the management of country food species, 

marine studies, and environmental issues. 

Makivik’s Cartographic Section also works 

closely with the research centre to conduct 

land-use studies and environmental 

assessments, providing mapping services, 

and much more. The opening ceremony 

included an open house tour of the facility 

and gifts for the visitors. 

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Financial Peace 

By Annie Hickey 

Accounting clerk, Makivik Corporation 

Money is a part of our lives, like any other part of our 

lives such as health, education, relationships and spirituality. 

It’s important to take care of our own finances. Personal 

experience with finances is often the way of 

learning about money. Financial information 

is not taught in schools and is often taboo in 

households. Personal finances can be a touchy 

subject and is not always something we can 

comfortably to talk about with others. 

But it is still an important issue that is 

over looked. Once we gain knowledge to take 

care of our own finances, we can have financial 

peace of mind. We don’t have to struggle 

with money. Do you know how much money 

you spend every month? Some of us don’t 

know because we think that we have to work 

for our money, but the reality is we have the 

ability to tell our money what to do and not 

the other way around. 

I do my own budgeting. Once a week, I 

write down how much money I have coming in, and I assign 

a name to each dollar. Even if I don’t know exactly where I 

am going to spend every dollar, I still record and include the 

unknown amount in my budget. My budget accounts for 

everything. 

By taking a look at your spending habits, you will see 

if there are excessive or unnecessary amounts that can be 

reduced and put toward something else such as saving for a 

house or a vehicle. By doing a weekly budget, you are taking 

a step towards a responsible financially peaceful life. 

sammy kudluk 


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David Annanack, Kangiqsualujjuaq 

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Sammy Koneak, Kuujjuaq 

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Lucassie Inukpuk, Kuujjuaraapik 

Makivik’s Newly Elected Leaders 

Nunavik Inuit have elected a new president and four new community 

board members during the latest Makivik elections. First of all, 

Jobie Tukkiapik was voted in as the Corporation’s new president on 

January 19, 2011. Jobie Tukkiapik is very knowledgable regarding the 

Makivik files and Nunavik beneficiaries and is well prepared to lead the 

Corporation, having served as the board member for Kuujjuaq ever 

since February 17, 2000. A live 

radio debate amongst each of 

the delegates running for the 

president’s position was aired 

across Nunavik during the 

campaign period leading up 

to the vote. 

Further to this, David 

Annanack was voted in by 

Kangiqsualujjuaq, Eli Aullaluk 

for Akulivik, Sammy Koneak 

for Kuujjuaq, and Lucassie 

Inukpuk for Kuujjuaraapik. 

The new president and board 

members were formally sworn 

in by during Makivik’s annual 

general meeting in Chiasisbi. 

Congratulations are extended 

to each of these latest elected 

Makivik leaders. 


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Partnering in the 

Northern Lights Trade Show 

Makivik Corporation was again a partner in the 2012 Northern Lights 

Trade Show, along with the Nunavut government, Kakivak Association, 

Newfoundland and Labrador government, Ottawa Winterlude, and 

the Government of Canada. The trade show 

was hosted by the City of Ottawa in the Ottawa 

Convention Centre this past February 1 to 4. 

Makivik subsidiaries First Air and Air Inuit, along 

with joint venture Nasittuq Corporation were also 

sponsors of the event. 

The trade show was an opportunity for northern 

entrepreneurs to meet and mingle, take in 

presentations from keynote speakers and circumpolar 

ambassadors, as well as a good variety of 

conference presentations on northern sovereignty, 

Plan North, climate change and other themes relevant 

to industry in the North. Booths from many Nunavik organizations, 

companies and artisans displayed their services and products as well, 

while live entertainment and frolicking was enjoyed during as an important 

component of the programme. Further will be published from this 

event in the upcoming edition of Makivik Magazine. 

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Compensation for 

Qimmiq Trust 

Geoffrey Kelley, Quebec’s 

Minister Responsible for 

Native Affairs, arrived during 

Makivik’s 2012 annual general 

meeting in Chisasibi to hand 

a cheque over to the Inuit of 

Nunavik. Makivik President 

Jobie Tukkiapik accepted 

the $3-million cheque, on 

behalf of Nunavik Inuit whose 

husky dogs were slaughtered 

between 1950 and 1970. The 

Qimmiq Trust was formed to 

oversee the compensation 

program resulting from the 

Agreement between Makivik and Quebec signed in Kangiqsualujjuaq 

on August 8, 2011. 

By resolution, it was deemed appropriate that the Makivik general 

assembly make recommendations to the trustees of the Qimmiq Trust 

for the use of the funds, for which Makivik proposed $6,500 be allocated 

for a destroyed dog team and $1,000 for the loss of a fetching dog during 

the slaughter. These amounts were calculated using the information 

collected from former dog owners and their family members during a 

thorough consultation in every Nunavik community last autumn. 

Makivik also recommended that the trustees ensure that the dog 

owners who had their dog slaughtered and who are still alive shall 

receive their payment as soon as possible and that there should be an 

amount kept aside in case dog teams that deserve an allocation were 

not added on the list and to address any special request or situation that 

may arise and that would justify an allocation under the Qimmiq Trust. 


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Kautjajuk, a Youth Theatre Performance 

By Léa Hiram (Avataq Culture) 

On December 18, 2011 in Salluit, an enthusiastic and captivated audience attended the opening 

performance of Kautjajuk, the legend about an ill-treated orphan. The Avataq Cultural Institute 

managed the event — a first in Nunavik. 

That night, eight actors from the Nunavik Theatre Company, burned up the stage at the 

community centre with their acting talent: Steven Alayco, Puasi Napartuk, Kathy Tukkiapik, 

Peter Jaaka, Elena Nassak, 

Linda Kowcharlie, Pauyungie 

Nutaraaluk and Lydia Alaku, 

ably assisted by stage technician 

Johnny Kakkinirk. 

The play got its 

start in a series of workshops 

launched in 2009 as 

part of the Inuktituurniup 

Saturtaugasuarninga (IS) project 

from Avataq’s Inuktitut 

Department. The workshops 

were animated by 

Marie Deaudelin and Onira 

Lussier of the Montreal 

theatre company, Les Vidanges en Cavale, and 

attracted in total the participation of some 30 

Nunavik youth. 

The project uses theatre as a means of 

living expression, with the goal of training 

Nunavik youth to present Inuit culture and language 

in all its richness and vitality. 

The Nunavik Theatre Company was born 

out of desire expressed by some workshop participants 

who wanted to explore and transmit 

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Name: Tommy Palliser 

Date of birth: October 1, 1975 

Place of birth: Moose Factory, Ontario 

Home community: Inukjuak 

Favourite people: All of my family — and 

Will Ferrell 

Favourite sports: Wrestling and Inuit Games 

Favourite foods: Boiled muttaq and 

cheeseburgers all-dressed, 

with bacon 

Occupation: Senior Economic 

Development Advisor 

Future goal: Help to create men’s 

associations across Nunavik 

and Nunavut 

Toughest challenge: Dealing with people who 

have serious issues 

Pet peeve: Mixing politics with sports 


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their cultural heritage through a living interpretation of Nunavimmiut 

legends. 

The legend of Kautjajuk was chosen during last summer’s workshop 

on playwriting and stagecraft. Zebedee Nungak, director of Avataq 

Inuktitut Department, and Adamie Kalingo, language analyst for the 

Inuktituurniup Saturtaugasuarninga project, participated as cultural 

and linguistic advisors during the organization of this play. Afterwards, 

Adamie adapted the play in Inuktittut for the stage. 

That text provided the departure point for an exciting collective 

creative process that culminated five months later with the performance 

in Salluit, before an audience of a few hundred people. The play 

benefited from a number of collaborations: Nunavik Creations’ designer 

Vickie Okpik provided the costumes, Ivujivik artist Mattiusi Iyaituk created 

the masks, the Unaaq Men’s Association of Inukjuak made the props, 

and Kuujjuaq musician Etua Snowball created the music. The director, 

actor and writer Alexis Martin and stage designer Serge Tremblay were 

collaborators for the Inuit theatre group. Acme Services Scéniques produced 

the set that featured portable igloos. 

The Nunavik Theatre Company plans to tour their performance of 

Kautjajuk to all Nunavik communities in 2012. 

In each community, the workshop graduates will give workshops 

for local youth to introduce them to the power of theatre as an accessible 

and exciting communication tool. 

Our hope is that the Kautjajuk performance and the workshops for 

local youth will encourage young and not so young members of the 

communities to start their own theatre projects. Members of the theatre 

company and the project leaders will continue to be available to 

provide support to local groups. 

The support of the Ungaluk program as well as of Kativik Regional 

Government, Kativik School Board and Saputiit Youth Association is 

essential for the success of this project. Special thanks go to Air Inuit. 

Avataq is very grateful to all the people who believe that Nunavimmiut 

will benefit greatly by having their own theatre company. 

You should not miss this first play from the new Nunavik Theatre 

Company when it comes to your community. And our plan is that it 

won’t be the last play, either — Avataq has some other legends ready 

to be turned into plays. 

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Get Published in Nipiit 

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nipiit 

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your stories with Inuit youth across 

Canada! Nipiit (“Voices”) is Canada’s 

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significant relationships were 

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students and their host families. All 

have been enriched by this cultural 

encounter on both sides of the 

Atlantic. 

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durée, des liens significatifs se sont 

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sommes enrichis de cette rencontre 

culturelle. 

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Learning New 

Things in a French 

Environment 

By Vikie Brabant, KSB Teacher 

Last September there were 11 students from 

the Kiluutaq School in Umiujaq who flew to 

Paris, France accompanied by three teachers: 

Nellie Napartuk, Sandra Béland and myself. 

This experience was the culmination of two 

years of dreams and hard work. 

The project of a cultural exchange 

between French students and students from 

Nunavik was born during the school year 2009- 

2010. Sandra Béland, then French teacher with 

junior high school students at the Kiluutaq 

School in Umiujaq, began virtual exchanges 

with a class in Longueville-sur-Scie (in the north 

of France). The first contacts were occasional in 

the first year, through email correspondence 

and conference calls using Skype. The project 

became more concrete during school year 

2010-2011 with passport applications and the 

organization of funding activities. 

Teleconference exchanges were more 

frequent, and our youth were becoming 

increasingly curious. After a long year of work 

and a few moments of discouragement, the 

desire and determination to meet our correspondents 

remained intact. It is therefore with 

great joy and relief that we received significant 

support from the Ungaluk program and 

coordinated by Makivik and KRG. The school 

year ended on the promise of an overseas trip 

at the beginning of school year 2011-2012 

We spent about 10 days outside of 

Nunavik. While in Montreal, we seized the 

opportunity to visit few trade schools (for construction 

and aesthetics professions). We then 

flew to Paris in early September. In France, the 

students had the privilege to live with French 

families for the whole duration of our stay. Far 

from being easy for them, our students displayed 

a great ability to adapt and to push their 

boundaries. As the days went by, we saw these 

young people marvel and learn from all the new 

things they were discovering on a daily basis. 

Immersed in a totally French environment, they 


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also had the opportunity to use that language 

in a real context. 

Although our visit was short, significant 

relationships were established between our 

young students and their host families. All 

have been enriched by this cultural encounter 

on both sides of the Atlantic. We have shared 

and learned from our differences, and that 

experience helped us to open up to the world. 

Far from being over, the adventure continues. 

April 10 th is to be an important day for 

those 11 students, their chaperones and their 

families. The project being first and foremost a 

cultural exchange, we are prepared to welcome 

our French friends in Umiujaq. We hope to offer 

to our visitors an experience just as rewarding 

as the one we lived with them in France. 

Thank you all for the support and encouragement. 

Without our partners, nothing would 

have been possible. So I want to personally 

thank Makivik and KRG for its support through 

the Ungaluk program, the Kativik School Board, 

Saputiit, Air Inuit, the community of Umiujaq 

and of course our French counterparts. 

I also congratulate Sarah, Qullialuk, Nellie, 

Mary, Jeannie, Bobby, Paul, Isaac, Abelie, Billy 

and Noah! 

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Name: Angel Deer 

Date of birth: November 14, 1997 

Place of birth: Kuujjuaq 

Home community: Quaqtaq 

Favourite people: My friends 

Favourite sport: Basketball 

Favourite foods: Caribou, lasagna, and more 

Occupation: Secondary-one student 

Future goal: I am not sure yet, but I would 

like to be a Nurse 

Toughest challenge: Helping a friend through hard 

times, but I like helping my 

friends a lot and I always care 

about them and love them 

very much 

Pet peeve: When people say God is a myth 


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Apprendre de 

nouvelles choses 

dans un milieu 

français 

Vikie Brabant, enseignante à la CSK 

En septembre dernier, 11 élèves de l’école 

Kiluutaq de la communauté d’Umiujaq ont 

pris l’avion vers Paris en compagnie de trois 

enseignantes : Nellie Napartuk, Sandra Béland 

et moi-même. Cette expérience aura été 

l’aboutissement de deux ans de rêves et de 

travail soutenu. 

Le projet d’échange culturel entre des 

élèves français et des élèves du Nunavik a pris 

naissance au cours de l’année scolaire 2009- 

2010. Sandra Béland, alors enseignante de 

français auprès des élèves du premier cycle 

du secondaire de l’école Kiluutaq d’Umiujaq, 

a entrepris des échanges virtuels avec une 

classe de Longueville-sur-Scie (nord de la 

France). Au moyen de correspondances par 

courriel et de téléconférences par Skype, les 

premiers contacts ont été plus espacés la première 

année. Le projet a pris davantage forme 

en 2010-2011 avec les demandes de passeports 

et les activités de financement. 

Des échanges par 

téléconférence ont eu lieu 

plus fréquemment, et nos 

jeunes sont devenus de 

plus en plus curieux. Après 

une longue année de travail 

et quelques moments 

de découragement, le désir 

et la détermination de rencontrer 

nos correspondants 

sont demeurés intacts. 

C’est donc avec beaucoup 

de joie et de soulagement 

que nous avons reçu un 

soutien important de 

la part du programme 

Ungaluk coordonné par 

Makivik et l’ARK. L’année 

scolaire s’est donc terminée 

sur la promesse d’un 

voyage outremer pour la 

rentrée 2011-2012.


Bien que notre visite fût de courte durée, 

des liens significatifs se sont créés entre les jeunes 

et les familles d’accueil françaises. De part 

et d’autre de l’Atlantique, nous nous sommes 

enrichis de cette rencontre culturelle. Nous 

avons vécu et appris de la différence que nous 

avons côtoyée, et cette expérience aura contribué 

à nous ouvrir sur le monde. 

Loin d’être terminée, l’aventure se poursuit 

encore aujourd’hui. Le 10 avril prochain 

sera une journée importante pour ces 11 élèves, 

leurs accompagnatrices et leurs familles. Ce 

projet étant inscrit dans un contexte d’échange 

culturel, nous nous préparons maintenant à 

recevoir nos amis français à Umiujaq. Nous 

espérons faire vivre à nos visiteurs une expérience 

aussi enrichissante que celle qu’ils ont 

su nous faire vivre en France. 

Notre séjour à l’extérieur du Nunavik 

aura duré une dizaine de jours. Profitant de 

notre passage à Montréal pour aller visiter 

quelques écoles de métiers (construction et 

esthétique), nous avons pris la direction de 

Paris début septembre. En France, les élèves 

ont eu la chance de vivre dans des familles 

pendant toute la durée du séjour. Loin d’être 

facile pour eux, ils nous ont tous démontré 

une grande force d’adaptation et une capacité 

de dépassement incroyable. Au fil des 

jours, nous avons vu ces jeunes s’émerveiller 

et grandir devant la nouveauté qui s’offrait 

à eux quotidiennement. Plongés dans un 

milieu totalement francophone, ils ont également 

eu la chance d’utiliser cette langue 

dans un contexte réel. 

Merci à tous pour le soutien et les encouragements. 

Sans nos partenaires, rien n’aurait 

été possible. Je tiens donc personnellement à 

remercier la Société Makivik et l’ARK pour leur 

soutien dans le cadre du programme Ungaluk, 

la Commission scolaire Kativik, Saputtit, Safer 

community, Air Inuit, la communauté d’Umiujaq 

et bien entendu nos correspondants français. 

Je tiens également à féliciter Sarah, 

Qullialuk, Nellie, Mary, Jeannie, Bobby, Paul, 

Isaac, Abelie, Billy et Noah! 


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A meeting of Saputiit Youth Association, preparing to engage with other organizations. 

Support our Youth 

Committees 

Elizabeth Annahatak, 

Saputiit President 

Q uestions about youth 

committees: What is a youth 

committee all about? Who are 

they and what do they do? Why 

should there be youth committees? 

Your youth committee is run by young 

people and for young people. Nunavik’s youth 

committees are for ages 13 to 29 years old. 

Within each Nunavik youth committee, there 

may be seven to 10 members per community. 

Each local youth committee in Nunavik 

appoints one member to our regional organization, 

the Saputiit Youth Association of Nunavik. 

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the following: 

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• Organize social or recreational activities 

for the Inuit youth to have fun; 

• Provide support and counselling to 

Inuit youth; 

• Promote and reinforce 

Inuit culture among Inuit 

youth and the community; 

• Help Inuit youth to benefit 

from available community 

services; 

• Help Inuit youth to 

become more independent; 

• Organize summer and 

winter camps for Inuit youth to practice 

traditional activities; 

• Promote and improve the quality of life 

for Inuit youth to reduce drug and alcohol 

abuse; 

• Join up with other organizations to promote 

youth activities; 

• Work with regional agencies and governments 

to improve services to Inuit 

youth; and 

• Obtain funds and support for activities 

involving Inuit youth. 

A youth committee benefits young people 

in many ways, such as by: 

• Giving young people control over what 

they want to do; 

• Letting young people have a say in 

what happens to them in the community; 

• Giving young people a chance to 

develop their own ideas; 

• Getting young people involved in activities 

that are fun and in which they can 

learn; 

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services; and 

• Reducing youth dependency upon 

adults 

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community by having youth energy channelled 

into positive activities. It is a way to hear from 

youth about how they see what’s going on 


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Bob mesher 

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Presenting Saputiit’s financial situation to the Makivik AGM. 

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Becoming more involved as a 

youth can also prepare you for 

a future role in the community 

and regional governments. 

in the community. It also assures future community 

participation because active youth will 

become active adults. 

Youth can benefit now and in the future. 

A youth committee is a way to have fun. It 

gives you more control over what is happening 

around you and lets you take an idea and get 

results. Being involved in a youth committee 

is a way for you to help other young 

people and get recognized for what you 

do. It is a chance to meet people in different 

organizations throughout Nunavik 

and lets you give input into how the community 

and region are run. Becoming 

more involved as a youth can also prepare 

you for a future role in the community 

and regional governments. 

The advantage of having a youth 

committee in our villages is that it 

builds confidence and skills necessary 

to become more active in society. 

Relationships are built with the local 

leadership. It provides space for young 

members to better understand structures 

and it develops leadership skills. They 

help the youth to get their voices heard and in 

participating at the local, regional and national 

forums. Youth involvement in the community 

is enhanced and a youth fund is created in the 

community. It is a great way to develop projects 

and tools that are useful to the youth. 

There are currently active youth committees 

in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kuujjuaq, Tasiujaq, 

Aupaluk, Kangirsuk, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq 

and Inukjuak. 

With a fast growing population of youth 

in our region, there is a sense of urgency to 

bring more attention to our youth today. Let 

us together build into the future with the 

youth, invest in their potential and believe in 

them. We must have a vision for our families, 

our communities and our culture and be able 

to give the best for our youth. 

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www.aina.ucalgary.ca/nunavik 

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Nunavik Bibliography 

A bibliography is a list of the publications about a particular subject 

or place. The Nunavik Bibliography is easy to find and search 

because it is available as an online database. 

The Nunavik Bibliography includes publications about Nunavik, 

the nearby Nunavut islands including the Belcher Islands, Labrador 

north of 56° and the oceans around Nunavik. It lists 6,700 publications, 

but there are many more publications about Nunavik that 

have not been added yet. 

Bob mesher x2 

The Nunavik Bibliography includes all publications about 

Nunavik produced by ArcticNet, the Canadian Institutes of Health 

Research Team in Circumpolar Health Research, International Polar 

Year, and the Northern Contaminants Program. The bibliography also 

includes many of the publications in the Nunavik Research Centre 

Library, and articles from Makivik Magazine and other 

Makivik publications that were indexed by the McGill 

University Library as part of the IPY project, “Hearing 

and Sharing the Voices of Nunavik”. 

The Nunavik Bibliography is a joint project of 

Makivik Corporation’s Nunavik Research Centre, the 

Departmental Library of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern 

Development Canada, the Canadian Circumpolar 

Institute at the University of Alberta, the Arctic Institute 

of North America at the University of Calgary and the 

Centre d’études nordiques at Laval University. Other 

partners are welcome to join the project. A large donation 

from Xstrata Nickel paid for work on the Nunavik 

Bibliography during 2011. 

When you are looking for information about 

Nunavik, try the Nunavik Bibliography at www.aina.ucalgary.ca/nunavik. 

You can type a word to search for, or use 

menus to pick subjects, community names or research 

projects. The site has short summaries of what each publication is 

about. 2,900 of the publications are available online, and you can 

just click on links to go to them. The Nunavik Bibliography makes it 

easy to discover interesting publications about Nunavik. 

www.aina.ucalgary.ca/nunavik 

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charlie munick 

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Healthy Foods Are Best 

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i[x3yx5 sfxaJ5 WîN dqx6, 

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x3Ng6, yxI ñ8b otx y3Xl9l. 

These girls were very interested in 

the visiting cook named Rebecca 

Veevee, who was telling them it is a 

lot better to eat healthy foods instead 

of eating junk food. These girls are 

Penina Koneak, Lizzie Snowball, 

Siqua Munick, Jeannie Suppa 

Angatuk, Sarah Saunders and Lydia 

Shipaluk. 

Bob mesher 

sammy Kudluk 


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gn3i÷3tyJ6. 

Hospitality provided by the community of Chisasibi was 

exceptional during Makivik’s 2012 AGM, including two 

significant feasts and three talent shows during the week. 

Makivik board member Raymond Menarick is backed up 

on the stage by other local musicians. 

Bob mesher

Makivik Magazine Issue 96

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