Makivik Magazine Issue 102

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SPRING 2014 • ISSUE 102 

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Northern Lights in Ottawa 

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• srs3bgu srs4f5 W1axi3Jxg5 

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• Unaaq Men’s Association 

• Winner, Allen Gordon 

• Arctic Winter Games 

… and much more 

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Serving the Inuit of Nunavik






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• Winner, Allen Gordon 

• Arctic Winter Games 


Ì4fNi s9li / This Season 

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®Ns/tA5 mrbZhx3ik5. 

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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gÇDty GyM†5H, sçMstyl x9McystlQ5. 

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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W5yxymt5yicMs3gi4. 

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. 

eu3Dxos3t / Editor 

Ù2 uxh / Bob Mesher 

scsys2 É2xk5 k5tEº5/ Translation 

? €lx-Wl3©5 / Eva Aloupa-Pilurtuut 

J¥ [x9€8t‰ / Josée Vilandré 

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Published by Makivik Corporation 

P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec 

J0M 1C0 Canada 

sçMstz / Telephone: 819-964-2925 

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b3Czb xqctŒ8izi5 W?9odtb3bgk5 ryxi. 

*Contest participation in this magazine is limited to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. 

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐹᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈ ᐊᓕ ᐅᓚ ᐅᔪᑦᓱᑕᓂᑦ, ᒪᕐᕉᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓐᓂᒃ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᑕᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᐳᒍᑦ 

ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥ. ᐋᑕᒥ ᑎᓖᓪ ᐊᓚᑯᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒧᑦ ᑐᖓᓕ ᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᖁᑎᓂ ᔮᓂ 

ᐱᑕ ᐅᑉ ᐊ ᐅᓚᖃᑦᑕᓚ ᐅᔪᔭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐋᓐᑎ ᐲᕐᑎᒥᓪᓗ, ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᖃᓕᕐᓱᓂ ᒪᑭᕝᕕ ᐅᑉ 

ᑮᓇ ᐅᔭᓕᕆᕕᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᑎ ᑮᓇ ᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᑦᑖᖃᒻᒥᒋᒻᒪᒍ ᒪᑭᕝᕕ ᐅᑉ, ᐃᓇᖐᑦᓱᓂ 

ᐋᓐᑕᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᓵᑦᒥᑦ. ᑕᕐᖀᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᓂ ᓂᕈ ᐊᕐᑕ ᐅᒪᕕᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᑖᕐᖃᒥᕐᓱᑎᒃ, ᐋᑕᒥᓗ 

ᐋᓐᑎᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᑦᓯᑐᒻᒪᕆ ᐅᓚ ᐅᔪᕘᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕐᑕᑎᓂᒃ 

ᑭ ᐅᒪᒍᓐᓇᓯ ᐊᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓂᑦᔮᒍᑦᔨᒍᓐᓇᑦᓯ ᐊᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᒫᑦᔨ ᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕿᖓᑕ ᐃᓱ ᐊᓂ 

ᐅᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᕐᓯ ᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᒍ ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒻᒥ. 

ᒪᑭᕝᕕ ᐅᑉ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᕐᐹᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᑖᕐᖃᒥᖏᑦ ᐅᑯ ᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᒍᐃᓕ 

ᐊᕐᓇᑐᖅ, ᑕᓯ ᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᖅ, ᔦᒥᓯ ᑯᔦᒃ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪ ᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᖅ, ᐋᑕᒥ ᖃᓕᖑᓗ ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᖅ. 

ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᓄᑕ ᐅᓯᓕᑎᕆᖃᑦᑕᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᒋ ᐅᕐᓴᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᓕ ᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ 

ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᑖᕐᖃᒥᖕᖑᑐᓄᑦ, ᐱ ᐅᓯᒋ ᐊᕆᓂᕐᓴ ᐅᒍᑎᑦᓴᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆ ᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑕ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒧᑦ. 

ᑖᒃᑯ ᐊᓗ ᐱᒋ ᐅᕐᓴᔭ ᐅᒍᑏᑦ ᐱᔭᕆ ᐅᕈᑎᑦᓯ ᐊᖑᓚᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᖁᑎᑦᑎᓄᑦ, 

ᑎᓕᔭ ᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᕈ ᐊᕐᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕕ ᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ. 

ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈ ᐊᓂ, ᐅᐱᒍᓲᑦᔨᒪᕆᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᓈᖅ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃ 

ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᑦᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒥᒃ ᐱᒋ ᐊᕐᑎᓯᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ 

ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒍᒪᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂ—ᓄᓇᓕᒐᓴᓐᓂ ᐊᓛᑦ 

ᐊᕙᑎᒥᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ—ᑕᒪᒃᑯ ᐊ ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᐃᑦᔭᕋᑦᓭᓐᓂ ᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚ ᐅᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᑦᓯᓂᒃ 

ᐊᖑᑎ ᐅᖃᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯ ᐊᒃ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᕝᕕᖓᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱ ᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᖃᕐᓯᒪᒍᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ 

ᐅᓂᒃᑲ ᐅᓯᑦᓴᓯ ᐊᖃᓕᕐᑐᖅ, ᓂᕆ ᐅᒍᑎᖃᐳᖅ ᐆᑦᑐᑎᑦᓴᓯ ᐊᖑᒐᔭᕆ ᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ 

ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᕝᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ. ᐊ ᐅᔭᕐᓯ ᐅᓯ ᐊᖁᓇᕐᐳᓯ/ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᓯ ᐅᑦᓯ ᐊᖁᓇᕐᐳᓯ 

ᖁᕕ ᐊᓇᕐᑐ ᐊᐱᒻᒥ ᐊ ᐅᔭᕆᓚᖓᓕᕐᒥᔭᑦᑎᓂ, ᑕᒪᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓵᖕᖓᔭᑦᓴ ᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᖓᔪᓂᓪᓗ 

ᐅᓂᒃᑲ ᐅᓯᑦᓴᓯ ᐊᓂᓪᓗ ᐊ ᐅᔭ ᐅᑉ/ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᑉ ᓄᖕᖑ ᐊᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑲ ᐅᓯᑦᓴᑖᓚᖁᓇᕐᐳᓯ. 

Since our last magazine, we have two new executives at Makivik. Adamie Delisle 

Alaku now holds responsibility for the files previously led by Johnny Peters, 

while Andy Pirti heads the Corporation’s finances as our new Treasurer, replacing 

Anthony Ittoshat. Just two months into their new jobs, Adamie and Andy did a 

good job of responding to beneficiaries and speaking for their departments during 

our annual general meeting in Ivujivik in late March. 

Makivik’s most newly elected board members are Willie Angnatuk of Tasiujaq, 

James Greig of Kangiqsujuaq, and Adamie Kalingo of Ivujivik. Makivik has been 

upgrading the corporation’s training course for new board members, which will 

permit even greater improvements to this vital ethnic organization. The course 

will boost the skills of all our capable board of directors, who have been sanctioned 

through the votes of Nunavik Inuit. 

In this issue, congratulations to the Unaaq Men’s Group run by concerned 

Inukjuak men who realized the need that many young fellows in their community—and 

in the region as a whole—crave the mentorship of mature male role 

models. The organization, which has many success stories, hopes to be the prototype 

for other men’s groups in the region. May you have an enchanting Nunavik 

summer, with both challenge and success to tell about in the end. 

d[xhlxj5 e4Qb3g6. 

Jumping for joy! 

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wMQ/sMsJ5 kN[7us5 WNhZdtq8k5 

bf5nst5yic3ht4 Northern Lights/kxb8 

ä5yf8i. ¥M u3exÔ6 bf5nst5yJ6 

WNhAtui4 Ü[§u4 kN/c1qgu4 

WD3¥At5n/u4, Ì8N kwbtbz iei4 

WD3¥i3u4 WZhAtsA8Ng5nsJ6 b3Cu iei4 

WD3¥Atsli. x5pox[iz Ù2 ux§2. 



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Front cover: Qaujimautik Systems Inc. was one 

of many Nunavik companies represented at the 

Northern Lights Tradeshow. Sheila Makiuk displays 

one of their rotary hydroponic greenhouse systems, 

as a possible solution to food security issues in the 

North. Photo: Bob Mesher. 

ISSN 1481-3041 


Serving the Inuit of Nunavik 

CHRISTINE BARNARD 

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Winter Clothing, Nunavik and Nuuk 

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Snowmobiling with Canadian Rangers 

04 

07 

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Unaaq Men’s Association for Young Men 

12 

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First Air, Nirlivallaat 

26 

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On the Trail with Allen Gordon 

28 

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Data from the Bowhead’s Diet 

34 

Wd/tÅ3g5 

Legal Tips 

36 

BOB MESHER 




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Winner, Allen Gordon 

Inuit signatories of the JBNQA were presented the Honour • Arctic of Winter Nunavik Gamesduring Makivik’s AGM in Ivujivik 


last March, where a large photo of each one was placed on display during the honouring ceremony. 

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Unique Plants in our Region 

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Green Corner 

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Exchanges with the Sami 

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Serving the Inuit of Nunavik 

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NMs5yQxDtt5 x9Mb3[f5 xs9Mt9lQ5 sKz gÇ3lt4 “Mystery 

Photo Contest” x5pa xu4 NlN3gu4 Wo s5pA tQ/3î[5 gÇ3tlA 

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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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Nunavik Hockey, Summarized 

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Makivik’s Northern Lights Tradeshow Presentation 

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Nunavik Creations Update 

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Nunavik Notes 

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Winners of this Mystery Photo Contest 

will be drawn on Friday, September 5, 

2014. 

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Mystery Photo Contest 

Makivik Corporation 

P.O. Box 179 

Kuujjuaq, Quebec 

J0M 1C0 

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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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R@))-i4 NMs5yhi wq3Cst5n/s2 xÌi4. 

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Congratulations to Minnie Nowkawalk of Inukjuak who 

got first prize of $200 for correctly guessing the bottom 

of an automobile. T-shirts were also sent to Siasie Tarkirk, 

Saalamoni Nowkawalk, Noah Echalook and Alec Koneak 

for their correct answers. 

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Modelling of Winter Clothing 

Between Nunavik and Nuuk 

Text and photos by Victoria Simigak 

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tr stJi4 vNbu s5 ®N s/dtqtA5 R@)))-k5. 

scD8Nq5gA5 xfr5gu soµ5 u3hA8NicE xq5, 

bm8N WsyE/si3nsZlx3tlA kN[7u, kN[7us5 

N7ui3o u3h§a7mb xtQ5nui4, vugw8Nnui4, 

S xl5nui4, Nn5nui4. c3ov÷5nui9l Wl x3gu9l 

xm st5nui4. 

xm sy sE xu4 W sycD8âymo3g5 xfr5gu s5 

[5gpx yuZ6 u3hwN3ymJu4 xmstui9l 

vugw8ûi9l xmD÷8i4 xg3g6 xˆNu 

u3hb[iq8i4. 

Victoria Simigak wearing her handmade amauti 

and wolf skin kamiks made by her mother. 

xg3b sZ˜Wq8ˆCl x3tlA ho xfr5©2 b3Cziu sk5 yei s9l kw[- 

xiu sai3nk5. kNo3M si3ãl xyq9l x?tq8îg5 xm stu4 

xg9lxq5gmEx¬o3g5. xmsy/oCm w3iCi4 xµ3hz, xJáQ/sc5bMs3ymKz 

When I first came here in November of 2002, I noticed everyone 

in Nuuk was wearing North Face jackets. It was a big 

trend to wear the brand in Nuuk as well as all over Greenland, 

except maybe the smaller towns and villages. My homemade 

parka was out of mainstream and looked awkward in the 

midst of prestigious modern jackets. 

It was cool to walk around in a 

North Face until Canada Goose jackets 

started popping up everywhere 

then everyone switched to the better 

and warmer brand. 

The thing is, the smaller towns and 

villages have no retail stores, unlike 

the capital of Greenland, which has 

many shops. These stores sell everything 

from hardware, kitchenware, 

fashion clothing, seal skin products, 

fabrics, sewing supplies, art supplies, 

children’s clothing, souvenirs, and 

electronics — you can it and you will 

find it in Nuuk. That is why it is faster 

and easier to just buy a jacket than to 

make your own. On the other hand, 

in northern Greenland it is common 

to make your own sealskin jacket or 

pants, and the same with eastern 

Greenland. It is not very common but 

you can see a few people wearing their 

own sealskin jackets in Nuuk because 

an average shop-made jacket can 

cost up to $2000 Canadian. You can’t 

say everyone in Greenland is a seamstress, 

unlike most women in Nunavik 

who make their own parka, kamiks, 

mittens, hats, snow pants, and, especially, 

amauti. 

The amauti is a lost tradition in 

Greenland although it has a vague use 

in northern and eastern Greenland. 

The other bigger towns and the surrounding 

villages rarely use an amauti. When I was using my 

amauti with my son, it was exotic for everyone to see such a 

thing. When people met me while I used my amauti, they would 

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s4f xb smo3m5 ry xi c3ov÷3y xEym÷4v ®N s/i4 xgDtQ5y xym7mE5Ìv. 

ask how my son is and where he is. I would then tell them, he 

is right on my back and he is doing great. 

Some people would gasp and be 

very awed that a baby was on my back. 

Then they would study and touch my 

amauti and ask how it can carry a baby. 

Most of them said that my baby would 

stop breathing: ”Can he breath? Is he 

sweating? How do you put him in? 

How do you take him out? When do 

you carry him? How did you learn it? 

Why do you use it? Who made it? Where 

did you get it? How long do you use it? 

What is it made of? Does everyone in 

Nunavik have one? How long does it 

take to make it? Is it hot? Is it cold?” The 

questions were never ending. 

But, of course, on the side there 

were compliments and many people 

were inspired. Two of my friends even 

borrowed my amautik but they did 

not succeed since they are not used 

to wrapping a baby and putting the 

baby in the back. And they always 

automatically thought that the big 

hood is used to carry the baby. It was a hard piece of clothing 

to comprehend. Meanwhile I could not understand why 

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srs3yst5nq8i4 

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wo8ix[7u u3hEs3n/soC5b, 

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WJEmstc7mE2xsz 

W?9oxymi5ti4. 

When I think of my culture, where I 

was raised with a mother who sewed 

winter clothing for all her children 

and where I was taught in a school 

that had sewing classes, I get very 

proud of my history. 

Awi k1z6 xfr5gus3ystu4 x8kÇ3ymJ6 nN/[izi4 w1f XM©2. 

Winnie Nungak in a Greenlandic anorak made by Inger Platou. 


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mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

si4Ïos3g[is2 wM8ˆz, w1v XM5©, xg3hi u3hwN3ym/ui4 ey7u4 sov5bu4. 

The author’s friend, Inger Platou, in her handmade sealskin jacket. 

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kN[7u sk5 nNAmA xMeAt s?5ht4 xJáQ/ s5ht ck xl9l 

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x4áN3k5 u3hymJi4 srs3ysti4 x8kÇi4 nN/smJi4 

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x4Zj5 u3hb symJu4 xtQu4 WJEm stQlA ª4u xgc5b˜3bCi4. 

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Ö8N xtQgc[iC Ö5hmi North Face–u4 b3no8i4 xgc5bt9lQ5, 

xtQgc[iC bfh3âgc5bMs3ymQxz ryxil Canada Goose–u4 b3no8i4 

xgc5byg x3mb xtQZ bfuN3in1aymJ6 xfr5gu s5 xg3boµq8i5. 

xfr5gu s5 wkw5 Canada Goose–u4 b3no8i4 W sQ/o7mE x¬7mb, 

scst§E?4vo xtQz vNbus5 i3oq8i5 Wym9ME5gu4 sov5bcEx3m 

W5Jtc3hz diDw5 xtQ7m wr x3u sbq5 Wym7mb i3ø5 diD9MEq8i5. 

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x8kÇq8ªozJtA5, whmJzo wkgw8NM‰5 ßmJ3bui4 xg5yx§aQxq5. 

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yMc3ht4. ry xio s9lu si3n so3g6, wM5§tt5yA8No3 SA5 

W sygc3il s9luib si3ni9l x8kÇi4, wkw5 W sygcE7u/z8i4, 

x©tA8Ny5y xhb x8N smA8Ny5hbl. Wl x3gu w4®N3g[5J xÇl7u — 

w4®¡¡¡ 

Inuit were using a baby carriage, even in the middle of winter! A 

friend of mine gave me a baby carriage for free, which was a big 

help because we could not afford a new one, as it would easily cost 

$400 Canadian. The only time it was useful was when my boyfriend 

would take his turn to bring the baby to the daycare. But it was so 

awkward to put a baby in a carriage. A baby carriage was just simply 

out of my culture. 

When I think of my culture, where I was raised with a mother 

who sewed winter clothing for all her children and where I was 

taught in a school that had sewing classes, I get very proud of my 

history. I get especially proud when I wear kamiks made from the 

skin of a wolf that my father caught and my mother sewed. Kamik 

making is also a vague tradition in Greenland unless there is some 

special occasion to celebrate where people put on their national 

dress. Absolutely no one was wearing kamiks when I moved to 

Nuuk until I started wearing my kamiks. Then it started a trend 

with a ripple effect. But in the beginning, when I wore my kamiks, 

people would ask if I had a birthday or if there was a special event. 

Again, people were awed and asked the thousand questions like 

they did when I had my amautik on. 

Unfortunately, there are not so many cultural sewing classes in 

Greenland as in Nunavik. That is one consistent skill that people 

have to be very proud of in Nunavik. Greenland is, of course, an 

exotic Inuit country but it has advanced so much that it has nearly 

lost its traditional clothing making. Instead they have turned it into 

fashion, especially with sealskin. The sealskin making may also be 

Scandinavian and European inspired as the seal skin businesses 

are made to produce money. I myself have never bought any shop 

made materials as they are simply too expensive. The only sealskin 

product I have ever bought in my life is a pair of custom-made 

sealskin pants. I went to a sewing shop and made a request, unfortunately, 

that store has closed down but the pair I got was a big 

investment. When I wear them in Nunavik, they are of course a big 

hit and Nunavimmiut are very inspired and awed and wonder too 

how to make such a pair. They touch my pants as a Greenlandic has 

touched my amautik, with words of awe and wonder. 

I can see now that over the years, I have been a walking model 

of handmade winter clothing between Nunavik and Nuuk. One of 

the newest pieces of clothing I have is a parka made by my sister, 

Martha Simigak. I can say, I do not regret bothering her for many 

months and maybe even years to make me a parka. I wanted an 

ethnic, traditional handmade parka to show off in Nuuk. I wanted 

to show what real clothing is. The strange thing is that, during 

the North Face period, my old parka was out of place and when 

the Canada Goose trend came around, all of a sudden my parka 

looked even better than any jacket in Greenland. Because people 

look highly up to the Canada Goose brand, I tell them that mine is 

a real Canada goose jacket because the down in from a real goose. 

Which brings me to that thought I always have. What is a real 

Inuk? That question can bring out many debates and discussions 

but when it comes to Inuit clothing, I think a real Inuk makes proper 

use of their catch. They provide meals and clothing all in one, to 

survive in the cold climate. But with the modern age, we are fusing 

traditional and modern clothing, which is another Inuit trait 

we have, to adapt and survive. Especially in the cold — Iikkii!!! 

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vNbs2 b3Czi sNb3gnk5 

es/N3g[1¯l9l, W3gl, mi5gxl9l, k3czAtsis/1qM5 d5ygu srs3bgu 

r4ZoC3tk5 y®gq8kl srsCl7u yf4f5 wk8i4 Wso5yQxco3Xb. 

si4Ïl x5pax9l W/smJ5 ?C8¥8 ¥8-lÇ8u5 

The Snowmobile, an 

Essential Mode of Transportation 

for Canadian Rangers 

Intense cold, blizzards, rough terrain, nothing can stop the High 

Arctic sentinels and their snowmobiles through deserts of ice to 

rescue people. 

Text and photos by Francine Saint-Laurent 

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iei9l. s9li b9omi WQ s3n/ sic3lt4 wq3Cog xDt4 

voMz/ui4. 

April 12, 2013. I am with the adjutant Marc Lavoie, trainer and instructor 

with the Second Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. The meeting place 

with the High Arctic sentinels is 

scheduled for 10:00 AM in front 

of the cooperative in Ivujivik. 

I watch the famous Rangers 

arriving with their snowmobiles 

from every corner of the community. 

They proudly wear their red 

flag showing the Rangers badge. 

The Rangers mission is quite 

broad. They must participate in 

search and rescue operations and 

monitor territories such as the 

coveted Northwest Passage and 

many other areas. The Rangers 

hitched qamutiks behind their snowmobiles with several items such 

as tents, blankets, jerry cans of gasoline, and food, among other things 


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ie5y x5 ni xî1qgi4 iEQ xc§a7mb §3l ie x„5 iE[5y xai3Ùi 

i3y xa§5 ni xî8i s/1qmE5gi4. 

in their qamutik boxes. The Rangers will pull their qamutik 

during their five days training expedition. 

The departure 

It took us three hours to cover a distance of about 100 km 

to reach the Kovik River. Sitting behind Marc Lavoie, I hold 

onto him tightly to avoid being propelled into space because 

the trail we follow is composed of very hard clumps of snow. 

It feels like the rodeo. I admit that I was anxious to reach our 

destination. But then, another surprise was awaiting me. We 

will sleep in tents. Cardboard is installed on the ground to 

reduce the moisture inside our shelters. I’m starting to seriously 

miss my mother. It takes thick skin to live through 

such experiences. Sleeping in a tent at minus-40 degrees 

during the winter is quite something to do. In addition, 

the survival food carried by the Rangers is not at all like 

the fancy food served in five-star restaurants. 

The shower? It is better to get used to living like a 

caveman. A dry toilet has been installed in a tent a few 

metres away from our shelters. I try not to drink before 

bed. I cannot imagine myself crossing these few metres 

overnight on a territory inhabited by wolves and maybe 

even polar bears. I note that the Rangers are highly motivated 

to do what they do. Marc Lavoie tells me, “The 

Rangers are recognized in their community because 

they perform extremely rewarding missions. They are 

first responders in emergency situations, and they participate 

in search and rescue operations when a member 

of their community is lost.” 

A joint patrol 

Marc Lavoie explains that Canadian Rangers are a 

specialized unit of the Canadian Forces. In addition to

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their personal gratification, these volunteers receive some 

remuneration: “Ivujivik has about 15 Rangers whose average 

age is approximately 24 years old. This patrol includes almost 

as many women as men.” 

He added that the Canadian Rangers receive a 12-day basic 

training. “They must also be trained each year to improve their 

knowledge and enrich their experiences.” However, participation 

to the Rangers is not open to everyone. “You must be 

Canadian, aged 18 years or older and have no criminal record.” 

Being physically fit and loving outdoor activities, for example, 

are important assets. The intimate knowledge of the land is 

also an important quality for the Canadian Forces. 

A Ranger without a snowmobile 

is like a cowboy without a 

horse. The Rangers must provide 

their own snowmobile. However, 

the Canadian Forces compensate 

them for the use of their machine. 

The Forces pay the costs of fuel and 

repairs. GPS, compasses, tents and 

camping equipment are examples 

of items provided to the Rangers. 

The snowmobile is a means of 

transportation for the Rangers. 

Unlike traditional methods such 

as dog sledding, the snowmobile 

enables the Inuit patrols to travel longer distances in shorter 

time. As we know, it is important to act quickly in emergency 

situations! 

I followed the Rangers for five days across breathtaking 

landscapes — a beautiful treeless ice desert. This training 

allowed me to witness again the usefulness of the snowmobile. 

In fact, one of the purposes of the training was to build 

an emergency landing strip using snowmobiles. They also 

exercised with C7 and Lee-Enfield 303 combat rifles and conducted 

several other activities. During this military training, a 

day is also dedicated to traditional activities as a way for the 

army to ensure that traditional skills are transmitted to younger 

generations of Rangers. 

During that day of traditional activities, several Rangers 

went fishing for arctic charr or hunting willow ptarmigan. “The 

trainings provided to Rangers enable them to confirm their 

knowledge, learn new things, and to be at their best all the 

time,” concludes Marc Lavoie. 


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AIR INUIT LIMITED 

Your airline, your career, your future 

Air Inuit has recently published a new career 

guide pertaining to employment within Air Inuit. 

The guide is available on our web page and 

was distributed to all Nunavik schools during the 

Air Inuit field trip complete by the Air Inuit chairman 

Andy Moorhouse and president Pita Aatami 

in late April. 

When you start working for Air Inuit, you’ll be 

embarking on a career path with a solid future. 

And whether you’re on the ground or in the air, the 

skills you learn with us will always be in demand. 

Best of all, Air Inuit actively supports Inuit culture 

in all its dimensions. So when you work with Air 

Inuit, you’ll be working to preserve and protect 

the proud legacy of the Inuit. 

Follow us on Facebook 

Air Inuit remains active on facebook where you will find 

information regarding our numerous seat sales, special events 

and other interesting information. 

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Company vice-president Christian Busch. 

Thanks to Makivik board members 

As reported in our last edition of Makivik 

Magazine, Air Inuit celebrated its thirty-fifth 

anniversary last August 28, across Nunavik and 

in Montreal. All Nunavimmiut were invited to 

participate in local community events. Thank 

are extended to the Makivik board members 

in each community for organizing these successful 

celebrations. 

New Inuit flight attendants 

It is with great pride that Air Inuit welcomed 

Nelly Napartuk from Umiujaq, Roxanne 

Kristensen from Ivujivik and Akisuk Naluiyuk 

from Salluit to its ranks. These three Inuit beneficiary 

flight attendants graduated thanks 

to a successful affirmative action initiative 

that was carried out by the company’s Flight 

Operations Department. The candidates participated 

in a training program that was held 

in Salluit throughout the months of July and 

August 2013. The three newly certified flight 

attendants and have started to fly throughout 

our network. 

Annual air transportation meeting 

Last November 21, Air Inuit held its Annual 

Air Transportation meeting in Montreal with 

the Nunavik mayors and landholding corporations’ 

presidents. This valuable annual event 

allows the communities to provide constructive comments to improve 

Air Inuit’s services. We thank all communities for actively participating 

and ensuring we all work towards a common goal of improving 

Nunavik’s air service. 

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The annual Air Transportation Meeting. 

Isaruuk and Ilaujuq programs 

Air Inuit’s Isaruuk rewards program is quite popular, with more than 

500 members already registered through the Air Inuit website since its 

launch. Each registered member receives a personalized membership card. 

As a reminder, the Ilaujuq program entitles the beneficiary identified 

on this certificate, for the validity period specified, to A) one 75% 

discounted ticket (applicable on the adult Y fare, the child YCH fare 

or the senior YCD fare) up to a maximum of $800 all taxes included, 

or B) one cargo shipment of an all terrain vehicle, snowmobile or 

outboard motor at a 75% discounted cargo rate applicable on the 

LaGrande to community portion, or between Nunavik communities 

up to a maximum of $800, all taxes included. 


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who graduated from Concordia University in 2003, having earned a 

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Management, and then 

became a member of the Unaaq Men’s Association of Inukjuak in 

2004. Tommy shared this information with Makivik Magazine, which 

brings their story into context with the present. 

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A group of men then began to form the 

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financial statements for 2013, they have 

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shi, xuhi WNh5tÌ3 Xhi mò{[ul yKo3tÌ3Xhi 

kNo5ti5, xa†5 wªyq8i4 W?9ot5yhi wl3dy3ui4 

WJEmA8NiqtA5, wvJ3hil wkgc3i4 iegw8N©miqtA5 

iEQ xq5 W sQ/q8i4.’ 

s[Z3g5 xa†5 ybm5 wo8i xtb sAtui4 WA8Nyym5yxo3g5 

wvJ3y/5ti d5yi3nQ x9Mu9l WA8NyZho3ht4. 

€8gÔ klr, c/o s3t so3g5 wkw5 c/5n/q8i4; X sly wk2- 

X6 c/o s3t st9lA S3gic3hi @-u4, wo8i xt5yp s5hil 

s/Cgw8NtA9l mJC3tsi3u4 wo8ixt5yps5hi, Wi3lgi9l 

vmQx1zts5hi, Wi3lymt5yÖops5hil; Wo Ùon N8ixtst9lA 

xzJ3çD3cus5hil wk5Jxu xaNh5†l, wcl8ix†9l 

urQ x3i x†9l vg5pctŒ{[zk5; Wo Sê/8 cn9l x6 

N8i xt s5hil ej5yf9l hvo stp so3tlA. 

Ìu sçQ x9Mg6 wµ4, ‘€8gÔ klr s2 xyq5, Ì4f x s[Z3g5 xa†5… 

xÌÖ5ght4 WD3nymJ5, vg5pctŒ8it8k wM styM s3ym/K5 wvJ3hQ9l 

WQs4vhQ5 nW3îDt5hQ5, wo8ixt5hQ9l wªZh9lt4 x8NsmAt5nq8i4 

xyq8il W sygc5tA5 WQ s3b smQ xo8i4 bfo3 XK9l xat1at9lQ5 

Ì5huz vg5pctŒ{[u4 

bfymo3dz WD3xoxic3hi 

trstCb3tlA uox8 

ÌMi4 ®Ns/3gDtco3tlA 

çq3ifos3tsNi 

WNhZc3[shi, xuhi 

WNh5tÌ3xhi mò{[ul 

yKo3tÌ3xhi kNo5ti5, 

xa†5 wªyq8i4 

W?9ot5yhi wl3dy3ui4 

WJEmA8NiqtA5, 

wvJ3hil wkgc3i4 

iegw8N©miqtA5 iEQxq5 

WsQ/q8i4.’ 

I’ve seen this Association literally 

grow into a million dollar nonprofit 

entity, hiring many workers 

and guides in the community, 

enriching the lives of men with 

cultural pride, and helping feed 

elders with the country food that 

they like to eat.” 

Rangers corporal), as well as elders Noah Echalook, Noah 

Pauloosie, Danielli Inukpuk, and Joseph Nalukturuk. A few other 

men also showed up at the original meetings, but not often. 

The Association’s original board members have been Danielli 

Inukpuk (president), Charlie Nowkawalk (vice-president), 

Tommy Palliser (treasurer), Simeonie Ohaituk 

(secretary), as well as Simeonie Elijassiapik, 

Noah Echalook and Joseph Nalukturuk serving 

as directors. 

Tommy writes: “I personally became dedicated 

to this cause when they came to me and asked 

me to become a board member in 2004, after 

I had graduated from Concordia. I then helped 

gather more funding from various sources and 

helped incorporate the men’s group into an official 

non-profit association on July 31, 2006. We then 

gradually grew in terms of funding and in size. 

“I had compassion for the young men who had 

difficulties with their lives, believing that working 

with elders, bringing back our traditions, promoting 

them within our community and involving 

the youth was my real cause and dedication to 

help get our Association on its feet. By creating 

traditional employment and activities, I felt 

that the self-esteem of the young men would be 

brought back and the place of us men would be 

resurrected from being overpowered by southern 

values and a western or modern approach to 

living and working in an Inuit community. 

“We volunteered a lot of our time to put 

budgets together, sitting down on the floor of 

the Makivik building, trying to decide what we could do to 

help the youth. By using cardboard and a few pencils, we put 

together plans, wrote down men’s phone numbers who would 

e7mdyos3i6 WA8Ni3ÌEym/i4 wkw5 c/q8i4 nNi4f5. 

Passing on the skills for making traditional kayaks. 

be the guides, and made a calendar of activities in relation to 

our budgets. I’ve seen this Association literally grow into a million 

dollar non-profit entity, hiring many workers and guides 

in the community, enriching the lives of men with cultural 


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14 

nsuxi5 bo3Wxk5: àf cn9lx6, bix9o sò5g6, Ëhy xMf „b cn9lxl nN/sic3tlA s[Z3g5 xdwm[5nz5. 

Left to right: Michael Kasudluak, Daniel Ohaituk, Moses Alaku, and Peter Kasudluak during construction of the youth camp. 

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hDy3i4 xaNhAti4 kNgw8Nu wo8i xtb sAtQym/ui4 wMc3tlQ5 

WA8Ni3Ìi3u4 W sygc4f5 W s4fti9l nN3Dti9l. 

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wM st9lQ5 vt[4 kNooµ5 v?mz5, szl4, fÑ4 €8 

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WJ8N stc3lt4 c/4f5 yKo3t sc5b˜3gi4 

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c/3gi3u4 WQ s3nt5yic3i sZ/3gj5 x s/ sMzJuFsW3¯aMzJu. 

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krc5yxlt4 mrb5yxlt9l 

wkgw8â5 yKo3tDA8Nmb 

wvJ3ym5yxD8Nht9l 

kNo7ui4 kNs9l x?tzi4. 

By balancing a good education 

as well as a strong cultural 

foundation, I can see our Inuit 

becoming strong leaders and 

advocates of their communities 

and the environment. 

BOB MESHER X2 

pride, and helping feed elders with 

the country food that they like to eat.” 

There are four young men who 

have excelled in the teachings that 

we have helped provide and have 

taken it to another level. Andrew 

Nulukie is now a traditional kayak 

maker; Paulusi Inukpuk is now a level 

2 kayaker, instructor, rock climbing 

instructor, first responder, and security 

officer; Billy Palliser is now a polar 

bear hunter and the new president 

of the local hunters, fishers and trappers 

association of Inukjuak; and Billy 

Bryan Kasudluak is now a polar bear 

hunter and dog team racer. 

Tommy continues, “Besides 

Andrew Nulukie, these young men… 

grew up without a father figure, and 

we took them into our Association 

and helped them gain confidence, 

learn vital survival skills and other 

traditional skills and have seen them 

grow into Inuit men that are now 

equipped to help teach other young 

boys the skills to hunt on the land as 

well as to make traditional tools and 

equipment. 

“I cannot say that we are the only 

reason that there are fewer suicides in our community, but I 

can say that we have helped the majority of our young men 

grow into skilled Inuit hunters, providing for their families and 

their community.” 

New and improved projects for Unaaq 

include the construction of a new youth/ 

elders and tourist camp at Uugarsiuvik, 

located 13 kilometres north of Inukjuak. 

This camp can accommodate up to 40 

people. The association is working with 

its funding sponsors including KRG, 

Ungaluk, Quebec En Forme and others to 

produce a foundation of certified kayak 

guides for excursions near the camp and 

further. Plans are in place for a level-2 

kayaking training session from this coming 

summer. A level-1 beginners session 

will be included, to involve more youth. 

The Association, which already has three 

traditional kayaks and 14 factory-made 

kayaks, will also be building another traditional 

kayak. 

The KRG Tourism Department is providing 

support to train several local young 

men as tour guides. They have welcomed 

two tourists from Switzerland and coordinated 

their excursion, in collaboration with 

the FCNQ. Unaaq and the Pituvik Landholding Corporation 

hopes to further build on tourism opportunities and welcome 

more tourists from across the world, as well teachers, 

nurses and other local residents who are not originally from

sˆ6 vg5pctŒ8is2 xatdtq5 

Unaaq Men 

wo8ixt5yº9l, €8ixys3†l xyq9l kNymctq5 wk5Jxus/5n/gcs1qg5. 

bm8N wvJ3yZ/3g6 kw5yAt sli W sygc4f5 WNhZ5n/i4 WZhAb sA8Ngi4. 

Ìu x9Mg6 wµ4 ‘yKicDtc9ME5gA5 b4ÅN vg5pctŒ{[tA5 

xaNh5tD3tyi x3lb w¬8Nq8i4 s[Z3gi4 xati4 gDy3ilFhDy3il: wo8ixt9lQ5 

hNoµi wkgcdt5b wo8i xtb sAtQym/oµq8i4 e7mdtQA8NhQ9l. 

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kN[7u, kNK7u kN5y xK7u x9Mi9l fºi4, jç4i9l xyq8il kNogò5 

vg5pctŒ{[q8i4 vNbu yM3J xoµuZn4. s?A5, kNogc s5hb b4Zi yM3Jxt8i 

x©t/c3ymJw8N sZ5b x5pŒ Xh8i ñ1z/ sQ xc§i43, xJw8NDti9l 

bm4ftÅNl sdà9osgw8NsKA5 NlâctcChQxu4 wkgc5ti9l yKo5ti9l. 

wkgw8N sct5ti4 WQ s3tyi xC5b wo8i xymQ xo7ui9l wkgw8N si3uA9l 

wl3dy3ui4 g1z[c5y xlt4 Ì4f x N9od x‰u4 Wi x3lQ4, WA8NyZ/3tlQ5 

krc5y xlt4 mrb5y xlt9l wkgw8â5 yKo3tDA8Nmb wvJ3ym5y xD8Nht9l 

kNo7ui4 kN s9l x?tzi4. 

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ra¿ao3g5 W[cMeA8NMzK5 WZh{[ni4 xy5pEAt si x3tlQ5 wª5Jy5tA5 

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WZhA8Nyi x3mb k3cMelt4 wu xl5ta3ymi3u4, €z÷8Ng3©mi3u4, 

eg3zi4 h4fp xc3ii4 xyq8il wª5Jy sJi whwlb s?5gi4 sdà2Xgi9l 

wkgw8Ni4 y s3i st5y?o3gi4 x3ÇAZñlo3gi. bZbZo WNhctŒAtcExco3dA5 

bm4fk1zozJi4 wi9MQ x5y xo3lbl yKi5nt8i4 wvJ3tQlQ5 

by s3tQlQ9l wkgcK5, wªiq8i x sMpJ5 Ö5hmi W sy sc5bymJi4 

xy5pi6 W?9o xic3 Xo xoÖ8Nt9lA ˆ7mq5gu4 W?9o xi3k5 wkctŒtA5 

xy5pb siçlM s3tNb.‘ 

Inukjuak. This will help to create more traditional employment 

opportunities. 

Tommy writes, “The ultimate goal of our Association 

is to make each young man and boy into skilled hunters; 

learning everything that the elders learned and can 

pass on. Long-term goals include working with other 

men’s associations in Nunavik, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, 

Cree, Mohawk and other aboriginal groups in Canada 

and the world. We, as Aboriginals of this world, all have 

experienced similar challenges and struggle to identify 

with our elders and ancestors. By balancing a good education 

as well as a strong cultural foundation, I can see 

our Inuit becoming strong leaders and advocates of their 

communities and the environment. 

“There will be challenges, but by working together and 

ensuring the younger generations are at least given the 

opportunity to change the social environment and learn 

their traditional roots, then we at least have a fighting 

chance to eliminate alcoholism, drug abuse, child abuse 

and other social dilemmas that have plagued our population 

for many decades. It’s time for us to work together 

and rebuild our future with the help and guidance of our 

elders, while we still have those who remember the days 

before the major changes negatively affected our region 

and people.” 

„b cn9lx6 ßZ3ys[7u s[Z3g5 xdwm[5ñi4 nNJ6. 

Peter Kasudluak working on the Youth Camp at Uugarsiuvik. 


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wä/y swÌlg6 Én ˆM4©/u4 w9loQs3nt5yJ6, woym/ui4 

wkw5 WsygcqtQ5 x8NsmAt5n/u4 [KxE @))&-at9lA. 

Eliassie Weetaluktuk teaching Isa Nalukturuk how to build an igloo, 

passing on the traditional survival skill in February 2007. 

UNAAQ MEN’S ASSOCIATION 

sˆ6 xa†5 vg5pctŒ{[z5 wk5Jxu 

nS7uht4 s[Z3gi4, n3et5y?5ht4 WNhZ5ni4 

d{?tE5ht9l wkw5 wl3dyz8i4 

¬C ©äNs2 x9Mb[iq8i5 WymJ3bø5 

The Unaaq Men’s Association 

of Inukjuak 

Supporting Youth, Creating Jobs, 

and Promoting Inuit Culture 

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sˆ xa†5 vg5pctŒ{[z5 wk5Jxu ®Ns/i4 çq3ifos3tsq9M6, 

Wbc3tyAtc3 Xhi WNhAti4 W5JpAti9l wozJi4 s[Z3gk5 xatk5, 

wkgc3k5 kN3ctŒoµk9l. wk5J x2 wkgcq5 Ì5huz wM s[c7mE5g5 

wq3Ct5ycb s5ht9l vg5pctŒ8iu4, Wbc3tyAtc3ht4 c spm/ui4 wk5tA9l 

Wsygc3u4, bys3tsht4 si4vspps5htl. 

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xsM5yioEps9l wvJ3tzk5, wMc3uJk5 Wzhi4 xqJx¬1qgi4 

xsMsys3ti4. xyq5 sˆ4fk5 wMscbsJ5 mòt5yº5, w9l[Zos3†5, ej5yEs3nt5yº5 

s[Z3gi9l wvJ3†5 wo8i xt5yi4f5 W9ME siq8i4 wkw5 

w9oN3gdtqb wk5tA9l W sygò5. sˆ4f5 WNh5bq5 wMcq8N§a7uJ5 

W?9oxt5yAtc3iu4 ®Ns/osChAtsA8Nht4 WJ8NisQxo8i4 s{?¬8î5 

xro3bsAtsA8Ngi4 woz5ht4 wkgc3k5, xatk5 s[Z3gk9l. 

sˆ6 xa†5 vg5pctŒ{[z5 yKic3 S6 nS5pymi5nui4 s[Z3gi4, 

n3et5yi5ni9l WNhZ3i4 d{?tEi3ul wkgw8NtA5 wl3dy3ui4. sˆ6 

WNh5bc3g6 vh3tyNh8iu4 ra¿actŒ5 x[ym stq8i4, WNh5ty5hi 

wkgc3i4 xu3çctcd9lQ5 c spm/ui4. w¬8Nq8il c5ygw8Ni4 sr so8i4 

wMsctŒq8Nst5yNh9li, sˆ6 yKic3g6 wk5tA5 Wsygc3il scsy3ul 

xyst5yÖoix3hi vJyic5yxd9lQ4 kNo7ui wk5Jxu. 

With notes from Laura Doliner 

The Unaaq Men’s Association of Inukjuak is a non-profit 

organization, which provides programs and services for 

young men, elders and the community at large. Inukjuak’s 

elders play a major role in the Association’s activities, passing 

on their knowledge and traditional skills, providing guidance 

and telling stories. 

Unaaq is served by a general manager, assistant manager, 

full-time administrator and assistant administrator, as well 

as by three full-time small engine mechanics. Other Unaaq 

members are hunting guides, igloo building teachers, dog 

team trainers and mentors who teach youth the importance 

of Inuit values and traditional skills. Many of Unaaq’s projects 

involve development of marketable skills and/or paid opportunities 

for elders, men and youth. 

The Unaaq Men’s Association’s goals are to support the 

youth, create jobs and promote Inuit culture. Unaaq works 

to bridge the gaps between generations, employing elders 

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Unaaq Men 

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wkw9l wl3dyzi e7mdt5no s3if5. 

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s[Z3gi4 xati4 WQs3ymQxoq8i4 wo8ixtlQ5 

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x3ÇA5 xiAxt9lQ5 WQx3XoxAtc3ym5ht4 wc9oxt5yi3ul mòt5yi3ul 

trstymo3g5 c/os3ik5 cjys3ik9l swmN3gco3Xl b7µym[5nos3ik5. 

Ì8N vg5pctŒ8i6 X3NtQ/ s?7uJ6 kNo8i N9o si3y si3kl wkw9l 

WsygcqtA5 W1axi3k5. 

to share their knowledge. By actively involving all generations, 

Unaaq aims to keep Inuit traditions and language alive and well 

in the community of Inukjuak. 

History 

Unaaq began in 2001 as a small group of men concerned about 

social issues affecting Inukjuak’s young Inuit. The men officially incorporated 

their group into a non-profit association on July 31, 2006. 

Since then, Unaaq has benefitted from the help of many local and 

regional funding sources, as well as other organizations that were 

working independently to support Inukjuak’s youth and promote 

Inuit cultural heritage. 

The Association has developed programs to teach the young 

men vital skills for hunting and surviving on the land, traditional carpentry 

skills, marketable skills like engine mechanics and building 

renovation, as well as personal skills for coping with the challenges 

of life in the remote community of Inukjuak. These programs are 

helping the young men to grow into hunters and leaders of the 

community. Unaaq’s activities have expanded over the years from 

organizing fishing and hunting excursions on the land to making 

kayaks, qamutiks and emergency shelters. The Association also 

organizes community celebrations and traditional games. 

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ÉWo wcl4, ¥usi ˆM5©/6, kx wcl4, Ìu Ùon, ÔyW ˆM5©/3l. 

Behind, Unaaq employees: Charlie Elijassiapik, Michael Kasudluak, Luke Palliser, Shaomik Epoo, and Kenny Dow. Sitting, directors: 

Johnny Mina, Charlie Nowkawalk, Aibillie Echalook, Simeonie Nalukturuk, Noah Echalook, Tommy Palliser, and Joseph Nalukturuk. 

PEGGY LARGE 


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wk5Jxus5 kN4fJdtz5, xSt4f5 wq3CA8NgoxamJ6, xg3bsMsJK6 sˆ4f5 

c/cst5nz8i4 wiQixo3bzªEAts5hi. 

Inukjuak’s truck, outfitted for snow travel, was used to deliver a storage shack for Unaaq’s new kayaks. 


mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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A large building was donated to Unaaq by the Inukjuak municipality 

in 2006. It has now been renovated, with help from the 

faculty and students of the Kativik School Board’s Nunavimmi 

Pigiursavik Vocational and Technical Training Centre. Makivik 

Corporation donated heavy-duty wood working equipment and 

wood supplies and tools were provided by the KRG. 

Since 2011, Unaaq’s small engine shop has offered the community 

low cost repair and maintenance of all-terrain vehicles, 

snowmobiles, outboard motors and other small engines. Unaaq’s 

warehouse/recycling centre enables mechanics and community 

members to re-use engines, parts and scrap wood that would otherwise 

be discarded in the town dump. In 2012, Unaaq renovated 

the town’s old fire hall, donated by the Inukjuak municipality, to 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

18

Unaaq Men 

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Adamie Inukpuk demonstrates a handcrafted crossbow. 

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serve as a space for community members to repair their 

own small engines and build their own equipment, such 

as sleds and harpoons. 

In December, 2013, Unaaq officially opened the new 

Uugarsiuvik Elders and Youth Camp on an inlet about 14 

miles north of Inukjuak. The camp will serve as the headquarters 

for the Association’s activities on the land and 

be available as a resort for elders. It will also be used as 

healing centre for youth and men in need of guidance 

and support; it is hope that isolation from the distractions 

of the town will help them to focus on tackling 

their personal issues and social problems. The camp will 

be a site for cultural lessons, including story-telling and 

animal natural history, fish net repair, igloo building, 

dog team training, and development of navigation and 

hunting skills. It will also be available as an eco-tourism 

destination where visitors to Inukjuak can enjoy wildlife 

and the outdoors. 

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Celebrating the completion of the igloos for the cultural month of March 2012, in which Unaaq hosted story telling and other cultural activities. 


19

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sˆ6 

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Unaaq Men’s Association of Inukjuak 

L’association des hommes d’Inukjuak Unaaq 

PROGRAMS 

AND ACTIVITIES 

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• eJ8i4 nNi6, kb syotEi6 vmQ/c3il 

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Developing Marketable Skills 

• Building construction, renovation 

and management 

• First aid (workplace; wilderness) 

• Tourism 

• Leading excursions 

• Hunting 

• Fishing 

• Dog sledding 

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Teaching Survival Skills 

• Navigation 

• Igloo building 

• Emergency engine repairs 

• Management of injury and other 

emergency situations 

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Manufacturing and repairing 

traditional equipment 

• Kayaks 

• Qamutiks 

• Unaaqs 

• Ulus 

• Fish nets 

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Promoting Inuit culture 

• Transmission of traditional skills and values 

• Story-telling 

• Community celebrations 

• Traditional games 

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Serving the Community 

• Affordable small engine maintenance 

and repair 

• Community do-it-yourself carpentry and 

small engine repair shops 

• Engine and wood salvage for re-use 

• Emergency shelters for hunters and other 

travellers on the land 

• Soapstone transport for elder carvers 

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A series of three 

photos taken when the 

Unaaq and community 

members celebrated 

the official opening of 

their new youth camp. 

Excursions on the Land 

Over the years, Unaaq 

has organized many excursions 

on the land. Elders are 

paid to lead these hunting 

and fishing trips, which are 

ideal opportunities to pass 

on local knowledge and traditional 

techniques to the 

younger men and youth. The 

ringed seals, caribou, ptarmigan, 

geese, guillemots, char 

and lake trout they catch are 

processed and brought home 

to their families, used for community 

feasts or contributed 

to social service organizations. 

In 2011, Unaaq held a navigation 

course teaching and 

comparing use of compass and 

map, GPS and traditional navigation 

methods. During excursions 

on the land, elders demonstrate 

the traditional skills of using the 

wind, sun and patterns in snowdrifts. 

Local hunters have been 

certified in Wilderness First Aid 

for Remote Regions in courses 

arranged by Unaaq. During 

their training, they realized that 

they had no way to transport an 

injured victim to Inukjuak for 

treatment. In response, Unaaq manufactured a special sled to be 

used for emergency transport. The Association tries to include 

in each excursion at least one first responder who is prepared to 

handle any injuries among the participants until a medical professional 

can take over. 

Unaaq has built three cabins and transported them on purpose-built 

sleds to areas on the land where there are few or no 

shelters. Another cabin was built on-site near the stone quarry 

used by local carvers. These cabins will be used as destinations 

for overnight hunting excursions and as emergency shelters for 

people lost on the land or pinned down by bad weather. 

Unaaq’s new Uugarsiuvik Elders and Youth Camp, located on 

an inlet about 14 miles north of Inukjuak, will become the headquarters 

for the Association’s activities on the land. 


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UNAAQ MEN’S ASSOCIATION 

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In April 2009, the late Simeonie Elijassiapik teaches Bobby Naqtairaaluk how to make a qamutik. 

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Transferring other 

traditional skills 

In addition to teaching 

hunting and fishing, 

Unaaq has helped pass 

on many other traditional 

skills. Building igloos is 

one of the most important 

survival skills for all 

hunters who are out on 

the land in the winter 

months. Unaaq organizes 

igloo-building lessons 

and competitions several 

times a year to spread this 

skill through the community. 

Another Unaaq priority 

is passing on the 

tradition of qamutikmaking. 

Unaaq members 

make these sleds on 

request, using this as a 

teaching opportunity. 

The customer pays only 

the cost of materials. A 

qamutik can be manufactured 

within a week 

or two, complete with a wooden box and a tow 

bar to connect it to a snowmobile. Unaaq also 

gives courses in which young people make their 

own small qamutik for training puppies or sliding. 

In November 2011, Unaaq held a one-week 

course in the carpentry shop, teaching some of 

the community’s youth how to make crossbows 

and ulus. 

During the early winter of 2011-12, the community 

of Inukjuak experienced a fox infestation. 

Many people expressed their frustrations on the 

local FM radio, saying that the foxes were no 

longer afraid of people and were more numerous 

than the stray dogs in town. The foxes could 

have passed rabies to the town dogs, creating a 

major health risk in the community. In response, 

Unaaq held fox skinning lessons for two weeks, 

starting at the end of January. The furs were then 

given back to the owners for them to sell to the 

Hunter Support Program of Inukjuak. 

An exciting addition to Unaaq’s roster of 

training opportunities is dogsledding. The use 

of dog teams is a core skill among the Inuit and 

dog teaming is now coming back throughout 

Nunavik. Unaaq is helping this revival by holding 

dog team excursions and training youth to 

handle the dogs. 

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Unaaq Men 

BOB MESHER X2 

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Charlie Elijassiapik is the manager of the Unaaq carpentry shop. 

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yduymJi4 nN[7u. 

Small engine repair and parts recycling 

Since 2011, Unaaq has been operating a repair shop for 

small engines and a warehouse/recycling centre for used 

engines, parts, scrap metal and wood. This is a crucial enterprise 

that was badly needed in the community. In the past, 

there were small businesses that served this market, but they 

had to file for bankruptcy due to the high cost of operating 

such a business for profit. 

The municipality had acquired funding to create a small 

engine repair shop, but it had not been able to secure a suitable 

building located far enough away from any river, bay 

or lake to avoid causing water pollution. Meanwhile, Unaaq 

had started a very basic repair shop with limited tools, lighting 

and space. An agreement was signed between Unaaq 

and the municipality to buy buildings, equipment and tools. 

The KRG Employment and Training Department contributed 

funds for salaries. 

Unaaq renovated an old recording studio building to 

serve as the repair shop, staffed by three full-time mechanics. 

Trainees disassemble old engine and stockpile parts for 

re-use. Inukjuak’s old fire hall was renovated in Sept 2012 to 

house community do-it-yourself carpentry and small engine 

repair shops, supported by Unaaq’s skilled staff. 

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Shaomik Epoo, small engine mechanic, conducting small engine 

repair services for community members at an affordable rate. 

Unaaq’s recycling services gather discarded materials ranging 

from engine bodies to parts and bolts, as well as scrap 

metal and re-usable wood. These materials will now be available 

during the winter months, when they would otherwise 

be under too much snow to be accessible. This recycling program 

helps the municipality clean up the local dumpsite and 

provides low-cost materials and parts for the repair shop. 


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Looking Ahead 

Building a tourism service 

Unaaq is working to build tourism capacity in Inukjuak 

to take advantage of local attractions, such as the Daniel 

Weetaluktuk Museum and the High Arctic Exiles Monument, 

archaeological sites, nearby seabird colonies and other wildlife. 

Unaaq has coordinated four levels of tour guide training, 

in collaboration with KRG. In 2011, the first round of tourism 

training introduced five people to the basics of tourism hospitality. 

The participants explored their knowledge of the 

community to find out what Inukjuak has to offer in terms 

of culture and history. They used this information to practice 

developing a community tourism product made up of visits to 

local sites and organizations. In 2012, level 2 training included 

product development, customer service, excursion guiding 

and intercultural awareness. The participants explored their 

knowledge of the community to find out what Inukjuak has 

to offer in terms of culture and history. They used this information 

to practice developing a community tourism product 

made up of visits to local sites and organizations. 

For Level 3 training in March 2013, trainees went to an 

overnight camp to gain firsthand experience on a simulated 

tourist excursion. Level 4 training followed in July, with a road 

trip to existing aboriginal and wilderness tourist facilities. 

Trainees had a two-night stay at the Wendake Hotel Musee 

des Premieres-Nations, a modern hotel in a traditional setting 

with a restaurant showcasing native First Nations food. They 

visited a heritage village presenting Huron-Wendat people’s

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and Jimmy Nowrakudluk. 

traditional way of life, spent a night in the un-serviced 

log cabin of the Parc national des Grands-Jardins and 

experienced the park’s nature and history programs for 

young people. In Tadoussac, Mers et Monde Ecotours and 

Ferme 5 Etoiles taught them how to plan and prepare a 

kayak excursion and how to present animals and their 

habitats to visitors. 

Along with the tour guide training, a number of 

Unaaq’s other activities are helping to create the foundation 

for a future tourism service. Various kinds of 

hunting excursions, navigation skills upgrades and wilderness 

first aid training are equipping Inukjuammiut to 

take tourists out on the land. Unaaq is also helping the 

revival of dog teaming among the youth of Inukjuak. 

This could make it possible to offer visitors yet another 

kind of experience. In August 2013, Unaaq, with funding 

from KRG, arranged Endurance Aventure training 

programs in rock climbing and kayaking. Unaaq has 

purchased two high quality plastic kayaks and made 

four traditionally designed kayaks, and plans to increase 

this fleet in preparation for mounting kayak excursions. 

Recognizing that the expense of travelling to 

Nunavik is a barrier to Inukjuak tourism, Unaaq plans 

to target local tourists such as the teachers, nurses, doctors 

and government employees, as well as others who 

travel frequently to the community. 


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Canada Goose Sewing Material 

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Goose to deliver all sorts of sewing material to 

Kuujjuaq last November 5. More 

than 400 Kuujjuamiut and other 

Nunavimmiut lined up in the 

Kuujjuaq Forum to collect three 

metres of fabric, a zipper and cuff 

material entirely for free. 

The idea of delivering and 

giving the material away at 

no cost came when Pond Inlet 

seamstresses were working with 

Canada Goose in Toronto and 

asked for scraps that were being 

discarded. The seamstresses had 

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for making parkas. 

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Inuit communities. This was the first time Canada 

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Goose brought their giveaways 

to Nunavik. 

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what they needed to make 

warm parkas and other 

pieces of clothing. But, everyone 

who came was able 

to take home his or her fair 

share of sewing material. 

Whatever remained was 

donated to Jaanimmarik 

School’s culture class and to 

the Tungasuvvik Women’s 

Shelter. 

In appreciation for the 

generosity of the companies involved, the Northern 

Village of Kuujjuaq’s Recreation Department organized 

a fashion show that provided local seamstresses with 

a chance to show their crafts to the Canada Goose representatives 

and to other community members. There 

were all sorts of outdoor clothing, including sealskin 

kamiks, mittens, crocheted hats, wind pants and, of 

course, parkas. 

Canada Goose plans to send more sewing material 

to Nunavik in the future. 

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Boeing 737-400 

First Air’s latest aircraft investment has arrived, 

which has a picture of a husky dog on its tail section. 

The Boeing 737-400 combi aircraft, C-FFNF, will service 

Kuujjuaq from Montreal return as flight 7F 864/865. It 

will also continue on to Iqaluit on Mondays, Wednesday 

and Fridays as flight 7F 866/867. 

Passengers will notice more space and increased 

comfort in flight because this combi aircraft is close to 

six metres longer than the 737-200 that it is replacing. 

BOB MESHER 


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Foresight and Persistence, 

On the Trail of Allen Gordon 

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First place winner of the 2014 Ivakkak Dogteam Race, Allen Gordon, with some of his dogs along the trail. 

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Last fall the people of Kuujjuaq witnessed a unique renovation 

and construction project begin to unfold at the Auberge Kuujjuaq 

Inn, when a new story of hotel rooms was constructed above the 

original wing of this building. The results are remarkable, which 

any guest to the Auberge can attest to. The second story of hotel 

rooms rests upon support legs rather than weighing down upon 

the lower story. This hotel is Nayumivik Landholding Corporation’s 

oldest subsidiary, and is one of the topics mentioned in this interview 

with Nayumivik’s president Allen Gordon. 

To begin this interview, Allen, along with his dog-teaming partner 

Manngi Kooktook, came in first place at the 2014 Ivakkak race, 

which ran from Kangiqsujuaq to Tasiujaq. He was also elected 

Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society at the College of 

Fellows Annual Dinner held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization 

on November 13, 2013. This recognition was for the leadership that 

Allen has provided in the innovative project to introduce Arctic 

charr into waterways accessible to Kuujjuamiut, with the ongoing 

collaboration of Makivik’s Nunavik Research Centre, the University 

of Waterloo and University of Guelph.

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Makivik Magazine: Most people have never actually ridden on 

a dog team. What is it like to ride by dog team? 

Allen Gordon: Owning a team is very hard work, dedicated 

and demanding. The team is always hungry and daily attention is 

required in order to have a healthy kennel. During summer, watering 

along with regular vaccinations for diseases is also very important. 

Depending on the trail conditions the ride on a dog team can 

be is very exciting and physically demanding. The dogs on rough 

jagged ice will speed up without much control on my part and I 

need to control the sled to avoid accidents. Also, on long stretches 

of smooth lakes and sea ice the ride can be very relaxing and make 

you very sleepy. 

MM: From your experience, how does racing by dogteam differ 

than using the dog team for other riding? 

AG: As for racing at Ivakkak, we are amongst other mushers from 

other communities that make it very interesting and competitive. 

Also, for the race there are preparations and planning required 

weeks before the race. As for my other uses such as recreational 

rides and tourism guiding, they are less stressful with more flexibility 

as in Ivakkak we work with the clock. 

MM: What are the costs involved with owning and operating 

a dog team? 

AG: There are times that really concern me, especially when 

it is time to travel out. I really need to plan ahead as to who will 

take care of the team and food availability while I’m away. I keep 

my dog team quite far away (from the community) and there are 

daily truck gas expenses as well purchases of sledding equipment 

and hardware that breaks down with wear and tear. The biggest 

cost is dry dog food; it is impossible for me to be a full time hunter 

to support the team. 

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The three winning teams get their trophies: Allen Gordon and Manngi Kooktook, 

followed by Aisa Surusilak and Richard Surusilak with Willie Cain Jr., and Daniel 

Annahatak third. 

MM: When did you become interested in dog teaming? 

AG: As a child people telling old time stories about dog teams 

fascinated me. I also had first hand stories from my uncle Norman 

Gordon about his dog sledding trips guiding the RCMP patrols 

throughout Ungava Bay from Killiniq to Kangiqsujuaq. Also, my 

mom has told me stories about my grandfather Alec Gordon who 

used to travel by dog team to the Fort Mackenzie trading post to 


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deliver mail including the annual sealift order for 

the Hudson’s Bay Company. 

When I was 10 or 11 years old, we were visiting 

Kangiqsualujjuaq and I got my first real purebred 

Inuit husky dog; I named him Brownie. I would say 

he permanently planted the seed in me about being 

a dog sledding enthusiast. During winter almost 

every weekend, I would hitch up Brownie to my 

small sled and then we would travel to my mother’s 

home village of Old Fort Chimo. 

MM: Where did you get your dogs, how many 

do you have and what is special about these dogs? 

AG: I currently have 15 dogs. I first started with 

dogs from Kuujjuaq without knowing much of their 

family bloodlines. A few years later, I went outside 

of Nunavik to seek out and acquire purebred 

Inuit sled dogs. So I bought two female puppies 

from Iqaluit, Nunavut and a male from a southern 

dog-sledder who had purebred Greenlandic 

Inuit sled dogs with papers confirming their family 

tree going as far back to the year of 1972. These 

dogs were the start of the foundation of my current team with puppies 

added from reputable dog owners. The Inuit sled dog is known for its 

ability to work and survive under extreme cold weather conditions. It 

is the only animal that was able to help people to first reach both the 

North and the South Poles. 

MM: What have you learned from owning and operating a team of 

dogs? 

AG: I get much satisfaction and pride in knowing that I am continuing 

a very important Inuit cultural traditional activity in light of so many 

dramatic changes to our daily lives. 

MM: How much care and attention do your dogs need during the 

summer? 

AG: I have to be very careful that they have access to water at all 

times during hot summer days. There is really no break between summer 

and winter care. 

MM: What portion of the trail was the hardest during the race? 

(Compared to previous races that you have been in, how were the 2014 

conditions?) 

AG: Near Kangiqsujuaq, with the high hills, was the toughest area. 

Once we passed the hills the trail was relatively smooth but the snow 

was extremely hard, like rock from months of drifting snow conditions 

this winter. For me the race from Kangiqsualujjuaq two years ago was 

by far the toughest race. I did not finish it as I sustained an injury. The 

route involves every aspect of Nunavik’s terrain: trees, rocks, tidal ice, 

tundra, soft snow and high hills. 

MM: Why is the Ivakkak race important? 

AG: It is important to keep it alive. It brings communities together 

to celebrate a cultural activity. Many elders get very emotional as we 

arrive to villages—many recall their families past use of dog teams. It 

also allows younger people to learn and experience on-the-land training. 

If it were not for Ivakkak, I would have never seen so many beautiful 

parts of the Nunavik territory. 

MM: How did it feel to come first in the race? 

AG: It did not sink in right away. I was a bit shy about it at the ceremony 

in Tasiujaq, but happy of course. I wish my mother had been 

there as well. 

MM: Can you tell me a bit about Manngi Kooktook, and what makes 

him a good partner in the dogteam race? 

AG: It is his ability to learn fast, with a great attitude. 

PIERRE DUNNIGAN

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MM: Do you plan to race in future Ivakkak races? 

AG: As long as I see that my team is ready and I have no health issues, 

I will participate again. 

MM: Do you have any additional comment regarding Ivakkak? 

AG: Having a dog team takes a lot work and dedication. It is my opinion 

that in order to have good working dog team the dogs cannot be 

neglected and kept just for racing interests. I raised and slowly develop 

my team for seven years first before I participated to the Ivakkak race. I 

wish to thank Makivik Corporation for having started Ivakkak and all of 

the sponsors that support it. I also wish to recognize all of the people 

in all of the communities of Nunavik that Ivakkak race goes through. 

They are first class fans with logistical assistance, feasts and ceremonies 

organized. 

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Nunavik Tourism 

MM: How long 

have you been 

involved with the 

Nunavik Tourism 

Association? (In what 

capacity? And how 

did you become 

interested in Nunavik 

tourism?) 

AG: I’ve been with 

the Nunavik Tourism 

Association as executive 

director since 

1997 when it was 

BOB MESHER 

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x3ÇAbµ3ystui4 vt1zi7mEzî5g5. 

During the annual general meeting of the Nunavik Tourism 

Association. 

re-launched with funding agreements from the Quebec government, 

Makivik Corporation and the Kativik Regional Government. 

My very first experience in tourism started as a kid at Bob May’s Big 

Bend Fishing Camp on the George River in the early 1970s. My mom was 

working there as a kitchen helper. Then at 12 years of age, I was working 

at Elijah Watt’s fishing lodge on the Whale River doing camp chores, 

and when a guide quit I ended up guiding salmon sport fly rod fishermen 

and enjoyed the experience of being out on the land every day 

and educating tourists about our culture and way of life. 

MM: What are the most important things that Nunavik has to offer 

in terms of tourism? 

AG: Nunavik as a tourism destination is unique in that the Inuit of 

Nunavik are still living in a vast pristine environment. Our language is 

still strong and cultural activities with food subsistence practices are still 

very much tied to the seasons. The Nunavik region’s landscape for the 

larger picture is full of special places along with rivers, taiga tree line, 

and arctic tundra. It is unspoiled by massive industrial activities; thus it 

is the real last wilderness frontier of North America and, with the creation 

of Nunavik Parks, certain tracts of land will be protected forever 

and the world wants to see it. 

MM: Is dog teaming interesting for tourism, and could it be worthwhile 

for dog owners to provide dogteam rides for tourists? 

AG: For sure, to offer dog sled rides can be part of a winter tourism 

product in all of the Nunavik communities. I have been guiding tourists 

for an American dog sledding company, which offers a weeklong Nunavik 

adventure trip to its clients. Also, I work with FCNQ’s Inuit Adventures 

in more of their customized shorter trips. There are economic spinoffs 

to the villages, the airlines, and hotels and as well to pay some of my 

expenses of owning a team. Most important it promotes the continued 

usage of the sled dogs. 


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FRANK FAHEY 

Nayumivik Landholding 

MM: As the president of the Nayumivik Landholding 

Corporation, which owns the Auberge Kuujjuaq Inn, can you 

tell us about the expansion and renovation to this building? 

AG: The Auberge Kuujjuaq Inn is Nayumivik Landholding 

Corporation’s oldest subsidiary company having been started 

over 30 years ago. It was due for a facelift and expansion; 

demand for the rooms has been increasing for a number of 

years. Kuujjuaq being a central hub for the Ungava Bay villages 

with daily jet service to the south is key for many conferences 

and meetings. Also, in summer there is a mini-boom for construction, 

the Aqpik Jam Music Festival, and mining exploration 

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An innovative addition more than doubled the space for guest rooms at the Kuujjuaq Inn. 

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BOB MESHER X3 

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activities. Therefore it was decided by the Nayumivik board 

of directors to add on a second floor with the new rooms. We 

also improved access for physically challenged customers 

by including an elevator from the lobby to the second floor. 

The new rooms are being used now, and there are a few 

glitches to patch up, as with any new building. We will have an 

official ribbon-cutting opening probably in June. We are also 

currently discussing the possibility of renovating the rooms 

on the first floor. 

MM: Generally, what file or files top the agenda for 

Nayumivik today? 

AG: There are so many projects under Nayumivik’s belt it 

is difficult to point out a specific issue. One important file, for 

example, is that a few years ago Nayumivik became the owner 

of the major fuel tank farm, which was bought from Shell 

Canada. This is a very essential file for everyday use of fuels 

by houses, airplanes, vehicles and so on. And delivery issues 

are at the forefront with Transport Canada new regulations 

in place regarding double-hulled sea vessel fuel transportation. 

We are also building an access road down to the mouth 

of the Koksoak River, which is very busy with hunting, fishing 

and other activities. We are also building many trails shelters 

and maintaining them throughout the territory.

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Society Fellowship-f8i 

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National Museum of Civilization. 

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NRC fish biologist Dollie Campbell tending the arctic charr incubators. 

Fish hatchery, Royal Canadian Geographical 

Society Fellowship 

MM: How did you feel about being elected Fellow of 

the Royal Canadian Geographical Society? 

AG: I was honoured, but I feel it was an award recognizing 

an Inuit entity, the Nayumivik Landholding 

Corporation for its many projects and accomplishments. 

MM: What are the plans for the Fish Hatchery and 

Char re-stocking for the upcoming season, and into 

the future? 

AG: The fish hatchery is a pilot project that has been 

very successful; it will be ongoing as long as there is 

money and personnel to keep it moving. 

MM: What makes this an important project? 

AG: Our dream was to establish Arctic Char in lakes 

and streams near our community that did not support 

the species. The first phase was to carve out a passage 

by blasting with dynamite to make a stream corridor for 

migrating char to salt water at Dry Bay. Once the fish were 

utilizing the new passage, we decided that we would 

need to make a hatchery in order to speed up the introduction 

of Char. We turned the old village water plant 

into a nursery and started raising baby char. This also 

has been very successful with very high survival rates of 

eggs and of fry, thus we have been releasing them into 

the waters near our community. This is a long term project 

and time will tell 

if we have cheated 

nature and created 

a new sustainable 

fishery for the people 

of Kuujjuaq. 

MM: Do you 

have any additional 

comments regarding 

this project or 

the Royal Canadian 

Geographical 

Society? 

AG: Nayumivik Landholding with the special Arctic 

char enhancement project is pioneering research for creating 

a sustainable and renewable food resource. With 

Nunavik’s population growing rapidly, in the near future 

fish resources will be under great pressure. Communities 

that wish to start up hatcheries will eventually benefit 

from our work and effort. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 


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Gaining Insights 

From a 

Bowhead’s Diet 

By Corinne Pomerleau 

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CORINNE POMERLEAU 

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As part of my research, we 

analysed a sub-sample of 

the stomach content of a few 

individuals, including one large 

adult bowhead female that was 

hunted in August 2009 near 

Kangiqsujuaq. 

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Mysis oculata 

(Encyclopedia of Life). 

During my PhD, I studied the diet and the foraging ecology 

of bowhead whales from the Eastern Canada-West Greenland 

population. As part of my research, we analysed a subsample 

of the stomach content of a few individuals, 

including one large adult bowhead female that was 

hunted in August 2009 near Kangiqsujuaq. Our results 

indicated that this bowhead whale had been feeding 

almost exclusively on Mysids, a shrimp-like crustacean, 

and was probably feeding 

close to shore. Stomach 

content analysis has some 

limitations because it can 

only provide information 

on short-term diet, somewhat 

like the last meal of 

the whale. Moreover, stomach 

content can deteriorate 

pretty fast if not preserved 

or frozen soon after the harvest 

of the animal. 

Another way of studying 

the diet of large whales, such as bowhead whales, is to analyse 

fatty acids (building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in 

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ROBERT FRECHETTE 

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Average temperatures in the Arctic are rising 

twice as fast as the global average. The 

ongoing environmental changes in the Arctic 

are already starting to impact the marine 

Arctic food web and bowhead whales will 

have to cope with potential changes in their 

prey distribution and assemblages of other 

preys in the near future. 

CORINNE POMERLEAU 

the food we eat) and stable isotopes (measurement 

of the ratios of naturally occurring 

chemical elements) in their skin and their 

blubber. They provide some insights into 

the diet and the feeding ecology of animals 

over a longer period of time (two to three 

months). Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with 

the help of hunters and trappers of several 

northern communities, have been collecting 

skin and blubber samples of bowhead whales 

at various locations in the Eastern Arctic for 

several years. We looked at the fatty acid (FA) 

composition of the blubber of 50 bowhead 

whales, including three individuals from the 

Hudson Strait area. The fatty acid composition 

was similar in males and females and 

among whales of different size classes (immature, 

juvenile and adult). Our results suggest 

some sharing of foraging areas among these 

age and sex classes, and similarity in diet. 

Overall, the analyses on the blubber of bowhead 

whales from the Eastern Canadian Arctic 

showed that Calanus spp., lipid-rich copepod species, was likely 

a major prey item. The combined use of stomach content, 

fatty acid and stable isotope 

analyses in tissues of 

bowhead whales allowed 

us to better understand 

their foraging behaviour 

and to gain knowledge 

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Calanus hyperboreus (World Register of 

Marine Species). 

about what these animals 

eat. Average temperatures 

in the Arctic are 

rising twice as fast as the 

global average. The ongoing 

environmental changes in the Arctic are already starting 

to impact the marine Arctic food web and bowhead whales 

will have to cope with potential changes in their prey distribution 

and assemblages of other preys in the near future. 

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Note: It is anticipated that the Local Umajulirijiit Katujjiqatigiiningit 

of Quaqtaq will host a bowhead whale hunt in summer 2014, 

although the date was yet to be confirmed at the time of this 

writing. 


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Legal Tips 

By the Makivik Legal Department 

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All of a sole proprietor’s assets 

may be seized, including his or 

her own personal property not 

used to run the business. 

Upon starting a new business, budding entrepreneurs 

should consider which business structure is the most appropriate 

for them. 

There are three principal types of business structures: 1) a 

sole proprietorship, 2) a partnership, and 3) a corporation (or 

company). This Legal Tip is a summary of the principal benefits 

and disadvantages of each business structure. It is loosely 

based on the website of Éducaloi, 

which is a Montreal-based organization 

that provides legal information 

on a variety of matters in English and 

French on many legal topics, from 

family law to criminal law and civil 

law. We provide general legal information 

on the topic but it is best that 

you consult a lawyer, accountant or 

business advisor to determine what 

type of business structure is best tailored 

for your specific needs. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

Sole proprietorship 

This type of structure is the simplest form 

to operate because it involves a person running 

his or her own business alone. Subject 

to exceptions, there are registration requirements 

with the Quebec Enterprise Registry. 

A sole proprietorship is simpler to administer 

and operate, since it has low start-up 

and operating costs, does not require sharing 

of profits with others and is easier to 

administer for tax purposes. Also, an individual 

can use the expense incurred in the 

course of the operation of the sole proprietorship 

to reduce his or her tax burden. 

However, a sole proprietor is not considered 

to be an employee and, therefore, is not eligible to receive 

standard employer benefits and must contribute to public 

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retirement regime benefits such as the Quebec Pension Plan. 

There may be complexities in terms of growing such a business, 

since banks are reluctant to provide financing for sole 

proprietorships. Also, the sole proprietor 

pays income taxes at the 

same rate as an individual, which 

is a disadvantage compared to corporations. 

Furthermore, all of a sole 

proprietor’s assets may be seized, 

including his or her own personal 

property not used to run the business. 

Therefore, the sole proprietor 

bears all of the risks associated with 

the operation of the business in the 

event of liability. 

Therefore, this type of structure 

is adapted for businesses generating 

a smaller income stream and 

that do not have a high degree of 

risk in its activities. However, businesses 

that generate a significant 

income stream or that require a 

higher amount of capital, assets and equipment to operate 

and that have a certain threshold of risk usually do not use 

this type of structure. 

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Ì4fNi xqctŒAtq8i. 

It is strongly recommended to have 

a written partnership agreement 

outlining the roles of each partner 

and their share therein. 

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x9MymJ1awym[ x8i. 

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WA8N[c3[ sK6 W[5ndtq5 xu§i3n sht4 wq3Ct5yAt si x3lt4 

WNhZ3u4 xb sy3u4 x5pŒu4 W?9øicc5bi x3ht4 WNhZcctŒ5gi4. §3l, 

WNhZccb sJ5 N9ogw8Nz5 ®N s/c3tb sAt5nq8i4 W[ sA8Nt9lA, 

xy x Wbc3tyA8Nt9lA WNhZ3u4 wq3Ct5yA8Ni3u4 xyzl W?9oxt5yA8Nli 

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Ì4¥/3iªozJi4, Wl x3gu W/c3lt4 Ì4yi4 xrøAt5ni4 gÇztb s§i4 

wk8k5 wk©N3tgk5 wM1œAtQlQ9l WNhZ3uk5 ®N s/3gDt[i3ui4 

wroQ xEAtQlQ5 Ì4yi4 xroE xoui4. 

BOB MESHER 

Partnerships 

A partnership involves more than one person creating a 

business. Once business partners have decided to participate in 

a common business, a partnership is created when they cooperate 

in the operation of their business on the basis of their 

share therein. They share their respective expertise, assets, 

activities and financial profits and losses, in proportion to the 

value of their share in the partnership. These are required to 

have the existence of a partnership, and it is strongly recommended 

to have a written partnership agreement outlining 

the roles of each partner and their share therein. 

A partnership has its own head office, business name and 

must also be registered with the Quebec Enterprise Registry. 


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Operating a business corporation is not 

always the ideal structure, given that 

there are higher start up and operation 

costs for legal and accounting services. 

As advantages, this type of 

structure allows for the pooling of 

resources required to operate the 

business for the common benefit of 

the partners. For instance, one partner 

may put up financial resources, 

another can provide expertise and 

experience and another can develop 

the business. Each partner can benefit 

from tax advantages, notably 

by obtaining tax credits ordinarily 

reserved for individuals and to 

deduct business expenses to reduce 

the amount of payable taxes. 

However, partnerships have their 

share of disadvantages. The drafting 

of a partnership agreement, depending 

on the complexity of the business, can entail certain 

legal costs. In terms of liability, each partner can be personally 

responsible not only for his own actions but 

for those of his or her partners as well. Also, the partnership 

structure isn’t always favourable from a tax 

perspective, since each partner must declare in his or 

her own income tax return the percentage of partnership 

earnings to which they are entitled. 

Although a partnership can be a more convenient 

vehicle to start up a business and to minimize costs 

for multiple business partners, from a tax and liability 

perspective, it is not always the appropriate structure 

to adopt. 

BOB MESHER 

Corporation 

Finally, the corporation (or 

company), contrary to sole 

proprietorships and partnerships, 

is a distinct legal 

entity that is separate from its 

owner(s) (known as “shareholders”). 

Such a structure requires 

more administration, notably 

by the establishment of 

an elected board of directors 

that manages the activities 

of the corporation on behalf 

of the shareholders. Corporations issue shares to the 

shareholders, whom are generally eligible to receive 

all or part of the profits as dividends or to reinvest in 

the business, depending on the decisions made from 

time to time by the board of directors. 

The structure of the corporation can be tailored 

to adapt to the particular needs of business, such as 

the share structure and rights attached thereto, the 

bylaws of the corporation, and agreements between 

multiple shareholders. Also, the composition of the 

shareholders and directors can be tailored to adapt 

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LUCY PILURTUUT 

to the requirements of the business — there can be multiple 

shareholders and multiple directors, or only one director and 

shareholder. Also, the shareholder can act simultaneously as 

a director of the corporation. 

The prime advantages of this type of business structure are 

the limitation of liability of the shareholders and a favourable 

tax regime. As a shareholder, subject to some exceptions, the 

liability of the shareholders for the debts of the corporation 

is limited to the value of their shares. The tax regime is more 

favourable to corporations because the corporate tax rate is 

lower than the rate for individuals. For tax planning purposes, 

the corporation’s structure permits more tax savings for the 

shareholder, since the corporate directors can manage the 

payment of dividends so that they are spread out over several 

years and paid to the shareholders, or simply reinvested in the 

corporation. Also, this type of structure 

allows for income splitting by various 

means, so that lower income shareholders 

receive higher dividends and 

higher earning shareholders receive 

fewer dividends. Finally, there are 

more ways to raise capital, since bank 

financing is usually more accessible to 

corporations and the corporation has 

the power to issue stocks and bonds 

for its financing. 

However, operating a business 

corporation is not always the ideal 

structure, given that there are higher 

start up and operation costs for legal 

and accounting services. For example, 

there are government incorporation 

fees and annual registration fees, along 

with administrative costs to maintain 

the corporation’s minute book and to 

prepare its financial statements. For 

tax purposes, a separate tax return 

of the corporation must be filed with 

specific requirements that differ from individuals’ tax returns. 

Also, shareholders can be liable for corporate debts if they 

need to execute personal guarantees for purposes of financing. 

If the shareholders act simultaneously as directors, they 

can also incur additional civil and criminal liability if their duties 

as directors are not carried out properly. 

Corporations offer an excellent form of business structure 

if there are many shareholders, if the business activities have 

a significant amount of risk and if they generate significant 

income. However, this type of structure can be onerous and 

costly to maintain. 

To conclude, the choice of business structure is key to properly 

setting up your business. Once you have decided to get 

your business up and running, it is pertinent to consider the 

aforementioned factors in setting up your business and to consult 

a lawyer, accountant or business specialist to determine 

which structure is best suited for your business. 


39

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kN[7u 

x9Mbq5 W x8/u8 Ù5yk9l W x8k x gÇ7Wø9l 

Unexpected 

Natural Treasures 

in Nunavik 

By Benjamin Patenaude and Benoît Tremblay 

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Distribution of ecological surveys. 

kN[ s2 kNz xqJ3J xÇlK6 xqiz 500,000 km²–i5 y4rb soz5ht4 

rMübi5 xqi3n shi. bm4f x kˆlw5 W/E xgJ xlw5 s Xgw8NChQ xq5 

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kNËozJi4 gryi x3ymo3d5 kN[7u x3ÇA5 @)!!-l @)!#-l xf8izi. bm4f x 

Nunavik is a vast territory of more than 500,000 km². 

These vast areas are difficult to access except for in the 

immediate vicinity of the communities. From a non-Inuit 

traditional perspective, biological knowledge about most 

of the territory has remained fragmented until recently. 

The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment 

and Fight against Climate Change have taken several 

Wright’s Bryum (Bryum wrightii) –aiC3b6 mi6 sc3b sgw8NE xc3 S6 kagw8NE xco3tlA s{?l8î5 whµl8Ngüo3tlA 

fÑ4u WD3©hi, x5po x[i6 x9MymJ1awAt s5hil by s/ s2 vq3h xil r x4l Ñul @)!#-at9lA. 

Wright’s Bryum (Bryum wrightii) is a moss likely to be designated as a threatened or vulnerable species in Quebec, recorded in 2013 

in the vicinity of Leaf Bay and Keglo Bay. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

40 

JEAN GAGNON

BENOÎT TREMBLAY 

kNz S[3i©2 ccqb WD3gzb (Draba puvirnituqii)-aiC3b sÔ2 sz? s2 ƒD xlzî5g6. 

Habitat of the Puvirnituq Mountain draba (Draba puvirnituqii) in the Ungava Trough. 

JEAN GAGNON 

Pilophorus robustus –aiC3b6 tzs/6 xuEÜ5 b3Czi WD3g6, csp/sQsMsJJ6 S[3i©2 

c3cq8i @)!!-at9lA. 

Pilophorus robustus is rare lichen in North America, discovered in 2011 in the Puvirnituq Mountains. 

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vq3hJ xu5 ˜ Xg x2 ƒD xl xi yK[ x9l x s X¬9l xf8izi, wk5J xl x?Ìi, 

S[3igul Keglo BayFr x4l Ñul, fD6 fÛl xb b3Czi. 

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xu§i3ni4 kNs2 WD3gq8il s3WlÏq8il cspnC5ni4 tAM/symJco3uhil 

^,)))-i9l xu§i3ni4 mi3il tzs/i9l x5pŒ5tq5gi4 kxbsymJco3uhi 

w so x3b sJi4 lw-m‰ WD3goE[ xi ˜¿9 wo8i x[3J x2. 

ecological inventories in Nunavik between 2011 and 

2013. These inventories took place in various locations 

within a 100 km radius of Kangiqsujuaq, in the Labrador 

Trough between Schefferville and Aupaluk, and around 

Inukjuak, Puvirnituq and Keglo Bay, north of the Koroc 

River. 

More than 830 terrestrial ecological surveys were 

conducted. Over 1,500 samples of herbaceous plants 

and shrubs and more than 6,000 samples of mosses and 

lichens were collected and are kept at the Louis-Marie 

Herbarium at Laval University. 

Many remarkable discoveries have also been made 

regarding these species. More than 150 new, threatened, 

or vulnerable herbaceous plant and moss populations 

have been found. Two herbaceous plants and dozens of 

species of mosses and lichens were previously unknown 

in Quebec. Some were even new to Canada — or North 

America. It shows how little the scientists have known 

about the flora in northern Quebec, particularly the 

mosses and lichens that make up most of the plant cover 

and diversity of northern ecosystems. The most surprising 

finding happened in 2011 with the discovery of a new 

species in the Puvirnituq Mountains. This small herb is 

called the “Puvirnituq Mountain draba” (Draba puvirnituqii). 

The site where it was found is very special and is the 

only known place in the world where this plant grows. 

Rare and unique ecosystems were also found during 

these inventories. North of Kangiqsujuaq there is a singular 

calcareous flora (including several rare plants that 

prefer to grow in calcareous sites). These remain from a 


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cN5bo7u, g3hv5b s2 Ú3a xlzi. 

Thin deposits, remains of lowland flooding by the sea at the end of the last glaciation, north of Douglas Harbour, Tursukattaq Fjord. 

BENOÎT TREMBLAY X3 

(Galearis rotundifolia)–aiC3b6, 

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WD3y xÇW4, Ì4f x WD3g5 

kagw8NE xc3iC3bsgw8NE 

xco3g5 s{?l8î5 

whµl8Ngüo3iC3b slt4 fÑ4u. 

Round-leaved Orchis (Galearis 

rotundifolia), an orchid likely to 

be designated as a threatened or 

vulnerable species in Quebec. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

xuhxlw5 scC5nyx5 csp/sc5bymo3g5 woz5ht4 bm4fkz WD3gk5. 

!%)-i5 xu§i3ã5 kÌ5, xyDgw8NExco3gl s{?l8î5 kagw8NExco3g5 

kN s2 WD3gq9l miq9l bf/ symo3g5. m3Î4 sr x3m5 hJ5b©2 kN s2 

WD3gq4 xuhv9äl mî9l tz sè9l c spm/ s8iq5g5 fÑ4u n3ec7usuJ5. 

wMq5 x9˜5 vNbu kÌaJ5— x9˜5 w7mç xuEÜ5 b3Czi kÌaJ5. 

bm4ftÅN gryN3g6 hfwèº5 fÑ4 b3Czb WD3gdtq8i4 c spmym9lxqQ 

xq5, Wl x3gu mi3il tz s/i9l WD3gbE/ sl x1a xgi4 kNk5 

x5pŒ1qo st s5ht9l b3C s2 kNzb WD3gq8k5. xJá5©i3ÙaM sJJ6 

bf/E s3b sM sJJ6 @)!!-u s[3i©2 c3cq8i WD3g6 

kÌ6. Ì8N srxu hJ§a5hi WD3g6 x5yCstÌ3bsMsJJ6 

‘ S[3i©2 c3zqb WD3gzi4’ c9lˆ3tg9ME4 

x5yC stc3hi“ (Draba puvirnituqii)–u4. Ö8N kN bf[- 

s[[iz W9ME xW4 c spm/g xa5hil Öà5gj5 

WD3y xj5 WD3[ symt9lA Ì?i ry xi WD3mb bm4f x 

WD5y x5. 

bfh3âg9l x5pc1qg9l kâ5 WD3gq5 c sp/ sMsJ7uJ5 

hNc3m¯5 eu3DJco3tlA. vq3hJ x2 b3Czi 

xbsysozfÌ5gu4 WD3gc3um5 s/C8i bEs3bo8i GwMst9lQ5 

bfh3âg5 x5pc9l xNt9l WD3y x5 WD3[gxcD9o 

sJ5 s/C8i bE s3bo8iH bm4f x bµi5g5 Öm1z5 

yM3J x6 sob smM s3imi5 bE s3J xj5 kN s2 yf xlz 

xsQx1zgx¬t9lA. bm4fx kâ5 x[5gymiq5 w3XzJ5 

vq3hJx9l Cape New France–l xf8iq8i kN[ s2 kNQx9Mq8i 

x5pcCt4. 

s/Çlw5 xg3b s§5 w9lo s3gk9l xyq8kl 

kNü5g56 r x4l Ñ x?Ìi fD6 fÛl xb b3Czi, kN sK5 

x5hw©5ht4 WD3gc5yxht4 whmN1qgxW8i Wbc3ht4. 

Ö4fN1z5 ybm sJ1Qz3©ht4 kagw8NE xco3ht4 

WD3gi5 s{?l8î5 sr xu hJ5bht4 WD3gi5 Ì4fNi kNî5gi, m3Îi4 

x5pc1q©i4 WD3yxÇW5bcEK6 fÑ4u bf/sMs3ym8iq5©i4. bm4fx kâ5 

n s5pym7uJ5 kN s2 WD3gq8i4 x5pc1qi4 kN[ s2 kNQ x9˜q8i, w7mç 

x9˜5 vNb s2 sr s3bgoµzi x5pc1qg5. 

kN[4 xuZ3nq7mE2 s6, x5pŒ5tq5gi4 bfuN3ga xÇl8i4 kNdtuA5. 

vt[4 kNo8i kN s2 x?tzk5 ck3©E x3†5 vt1zpq5, wM s7ut9lA 

mr{[4, vJq3nbc3d6 g3cb3[u4 vJyAtcd5hA c spn3bui4 b3C s2 kNqb 

WD3gq8i4. 

time when the lowlands were invaded by the sea, at the end 

of the ice age. These ecosystems are distributed sporadically 

between Wakeham Bay and Cape New France and are found 

nowhere else in Nunavik. 

The marble outcrops that mark the landscape here and 

there around Keglo Bay, north of the Koroc River, proved to 

be habitats of great and unexpected floristic interest. Among 

the seven threatened or vulnerable herbaceous plants found 

s/Çlw5 r x4l Ñu, fD6 fÛlzb b3Czi. 

Steep marble outcrop in the vicinity of Keglo Bay, north of the Koroc River. 

in theses locations, there are two orchid species and two species 

that had never been found before in Quebec. These sites 

also support plant communities unique to Nunavik, and possibly 

within the entire Canadian Arctic. 

Nunavik is a rich, diverse and beautiful territory. The 

Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee, as well as Makivik 

Corporation, encourages the Ministry to continue its research 

of northern flora. 

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BOB MESHER 

kNc5yxChx3[4 

Green Corner 

w9lw5 wmcstq8i4 nlmt5yi6 

wms2 wu5nyxaQxc3iz w¬8Nt8k5 whµl8Nhi x5gxpQ?K5. 

fÑ4 v?m4f5 Wd/dtz5 h3dwgu4 wm3u4 W5ndt5ti4 n s5pym5yxE 

xc3ik5 sc3ymK6 wµ4: wm6 wªJoµk5 xg3b sJ5no xamK6 

xgw8N sy xE xc3hi xuZD8âli wm5y xalil wª2 

r1åmQ/oµq8k5 Wbc5y xli.’ kN[7u s5 w9lq5 wmcstbø8N 

sK5 wkw5 wuC5nq8i4, nlmNhAt5nq8i4 s9lbµ9l 

xgC5nq8i4. 

Water Tank Sanitation 

dW3Dflw5 WD3 xo xiE§q5 

xq3CE/ sJ5 wmc stq8i 

v2W xN3ygw8NE xc3 s5 wkw5 

ckw1qy x3gn siq8k5. 

The growth of microorganisms in 

residential water tanks can pose a 

serious risk to our health. 

The quality of drinking water is an issue that affects us all. The 

Quebec Act to Affirm the Collective Nature of Water Resources 

Protection states that: “Water is for everyone’s use and must be 

accessible in the quantity and quality required to meet every 

individual’s essential needs.” The water tanks located in Nunavik’s 

housing units contain water that is essential for drinking, personal 

hygiene and everyday use. 

According to a study prepared by the 

Nunavik Board of Health and Social Services 

in 2005, the growth of microorganisms in residential 

water tanks can pose a serious risk 

to our health. In most of Nunavik’s communities, 

the water tanks in social housing units 

have not been cleaned frequently. As part of 

the mandate of the Kativik Environmental 

Advisory Committee, studies on water 

tank cleaning were initiated by the École 

Polytechnique de Montréal from 2007 to 2009. 

The results of these studies indicate that 

water tanks should be cleaned at least once 

a year on a preventative basis. 

It is for this reason the Kativik Municipal 

Housing Bureau (KMHB) undertook a pilot 

project last April to initiate a water tank 

cleaning program for Nunavik’s social housing 

units. The focus of the pilot program was 

to effectively test equipment, demonstrate 

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wkoEi3kl W5Jp[7j5 Wi x3i sym5ht4 @))%-u, dW3Dflw5 WD3- 

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xb sy[5nM sDt9lî5 h4fN3gÌMedNQ5. 

bm4f x W5Jb st9lQ5 vt[4 kNo8i w9loEi3k5 x9M[7mE4 

ÉEo sM sJJu W?9o xt5yAtcyM sJK6 WNh5b st5yAtQQ s3hA 

wkw5 w9lqb wmc stq8i4 nl7mãc5bi5ni4 kN[7u. Ì4ftÅN 

WNh5tyAtÌuA5 yKic3ht4 c spn5y xi3u4 W s4fti4, ck3l 

nl7mn3b sQ xc3m¯b bf5n st5yht4, kNo8il nl7mãp s?8i xgi4 

WQs3nt5yht4. s9luj5 tr5ht4 bys/3usl dx3bus9l wä8NqsZl 

x3l ƒ4J xu s9l S[3ig3u sl xq3Cqb wmc stq5 W/‰3bsymo3g5. 

kNø5 xyoµq5 x3ÇA5 W/‰3b sic˜3uJ5. 

www.keac-ccek.ca 

cleaning techniques, and train local staff. To date the communities 

of Tasiujaq and Quaqtaq as well as portions of Kuujjuaq and 

Puvirnituq have been completed. The remainder of the communities 

should be done within the next year. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 


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3Cu5 b3Cj5 

w8ixDti6 

North-to-North 

Exchange 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

BOB MESHER 

Ömo v4v˜i4 i5/l5Ìax3[cDtQ§q5 ñu9l wkgw8âl x5pŒZMs7mb, Öµ5ãN6 

g5gxD3i4 kJw5gDwymAtq5 ñü5 x5pZMQQ?q5 kN5ti g3gdtQ§5b. 

Just as the cherished little songs by the Sámi and Inuit have many similarities, the reindeer 

domesticated by the Sámi are also very similar to our caribou in our region. 

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is SC8hQ4 wo8ix[3Jxu woymJ7mEsNh8iu4 wo8ixg6 

uxE ÏDä8 Îx8, gryN3tyAtc3S6 x5pQX§Atq8i4 

wkgw8â5 xcsyqbl ñusiC3gl JÉ4aiCbqb, 

wªctŒ5nè5 wl3dyE5hQ5 Wy3§tq5. 

University of New Brunswick PhD student, Mary Caroline Rowan, 

describes similarities between the Inuit Aqausiq and Sámi Yoik, 

techniques of cultural singing. 

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WNhctZi4 k xAwu5 É2 Xc3hz. äM xo5ñ8gn8 kt wo8i x[3J xu 

wo8i xt5ypj5 wvJ3tQ/ sJ6 ñu x˜+f{Mu f s{Ì0pÉ5ª, k xAwu. x3Çi 

®N s/3Ìt sM sJJ6 ‘b3Cu5 b3Cj5’ w8i xDti3u4. Ì4f x x s9MDt5n sht4 

®Ns/c3tyAtsJ5 W/sA8NtbsJ5 x3dtQ5hQ5 srs3bgu wo8ix[3Jxf5, 

wozJ5 wo8i xtk5 Wg5ymic3gk5 s3gi3nQ x9Mu4 wo8i xi3u4 

sr s3bgu s5 kNq8ªozJi4. 

c spm9l xq7mEM sJJA4 hNi4 wloc5y xi xCl x3m¯b Ì4f x ‘b3Cu5 

b3Cj5’ w8i xDti3ªozJ5 ck3l grc9lgCl x3m¯b grym5y xNQ5 — 

ry xi xfi s1qg xW5 bfc5b?9o xyMsJKA4 

vmN3gi4 Wg5ym stAtŒ5gi4 wkw5 

ckw¬Dyq8ªoz5ht4 wkw5 kNz8il 

n2uul. n2u siC3b sJ6 kN xuhwi 

kNo3Mdb sJi x?lc3m5, wM st9lQ5 

kNdtq5: Îyxus5, [8M8us5, hAwb8us5 

k xAwu s9l. 

[K xE @)!#-u äM kN[o xM sJJ6 

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xyq8il kN3cb s5ht4 sN7uQ/c3gi4 

wo5yQx4viDmi3u4 wkgw8â5 eg3zuk5 

w1qDyq8i4. gryAmlx1axhi xcsy3i4, 

Wy xW8i4 wkgw8â5 eg3zui4 i5/l5bsyos3ymAtu8i4 

i5/l5Ì[cDtQ§q8i4. 

äM wo8i x[3J xu wo8i xbui4 

WZhAtc3ymJ6 ñü5 JÉ4Dyzi4 gryix7Me5hi, 

W sygc3uA nü5 i5/l5ÌDyx8i4 

Wy3hDy x8i4. JÉ4 wMq5 mo stJi4 

sc syc§5 wMc3ht4 i5/l5b sy3i4 

gn3ioEAti4. JÉ4u4 Wi x3ico3©2 grc3tNh5Ì wª2 wªyzªozJi4 

s{?l8î5 kN s2 ckw8izi4 i5/l5ÌDy3u gn3n stbsJ6, Wy3hDtsc5bymJ6 

W sygc4f5 Wy3hDb s?M s3 S6 Wy3hg6 hNu9lî5 gn3ˆDtQx9Mu4 

xg3tNA. Wyo s3g6 wk7j5 xb sy3j5 wozJi4 bµ5 JÉ4o s3- 

Xt9lA. Wy3Ìb sJ6 wªA8Ng6 s{?l8î5 kN sli, i3Jt slil8î5, 

s{?l8î5 xkE sli. Ì8N JÉ4ÌEAb sJ6 WNh xD8N[c3tlA §3l wo8ixt5ypg5, 

sçpg5, X{[ñEpg5, xg3b sA8Nic3uhil wª2 w2Wi xDyq8i4 

sçAtc3iu4. 

Ö4fNi s9¬M s3ymJ[i3i s2Wi3ul k xAwai3ul d{?tEic7mE5tlQ5 

G x3ÇA5 !^))-ü5gi5 WQ x3[Q5hQ5 tr5hA x3ÇA6 

!(&)H, ñu5 Wy3§tgc5n/ JÉ4aiC3bz g5y x[8k5 Nlâ3b sicMs3id6 

§3l xJ3goi st9lA Ö5hmi g5y xtk5 xJ3i siC3b symJ6 

I would like to tell you about a visit I made to Inukjuak last 

winter with my colleague from Norway. Laila Aleksandersen 

Nutti is an assistant professor at the Sámi Allaskuvla in 

Guovdageaidnu, Norway. Last year she received money for a 

“North-to-North” exchange. This is a travel grant that is made 

available, through the University of the Arctic, for people connected 

with post-secondary education in circumpolar places. 

We were not exactly sure what being involved in a “Northto-North” 

exchange would mean — but it didn’t take long 

before we started to notice 

interesting connections 

between things people 

do in Inuit Nunangat and 

Sapmi. Sapmi includes the 

land originally inhabited 

by Sámi which are currently 

divided into four 

geopolitically separate 

nation-states, including: 

Russia, Finland, Sweden 

and Norway. 

In February 2013 Laila 

travelled to Nunavik to 

visit the Tasiurvik Childcare 

Centre and to meet with 

elders, educators and 

other interested community 

members to learn 

more about Inuit songs for 

children. She was especially curious about aqausiq, which is 

a little song made of rhymes and sounds that Inuit sing and 

share with babies and young children. 

Laila did her master’s degree on the Sámi yoik, a traditional 

Sámi song. Some yoiks include rhythmic verses with words 

combined with percussive sounds. A yoik performed to takeon 

the character of the person or place featured in the music, 

and was traditionally sung unaccompanied by instruments. 

The composer gifts each yoik to a particular recipient. This 

could be a person, a place, an animal, or perhaps the wind. 

The yoik can act as a teacher, commenter, teaser, and be used 

to express feelings. 

CANDACE IKEY 


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3Cu5 b3Cj5 w8ixDti6 

wª/1axosD¥5 wo5yt5yAts5nstQ§aK5 wª/1axosDts?8ixht4 si4Ïgco3X5 si4ÏaxDt5ni4. 

Doll making skills are easily transferred to create puppets that are used to animate the stories. 

CAROL ROWAN X3 

During the period of Christianization 

and Norwegenization (1600 to 1970), yoiks 

were labelled sinful by the church and were 

also forbidden in school. Nonetheless Sámi 

yoikers persevered. Yoiks have survived 

potentially catastrophic threats and today 

are being sung on mountains, and by rivers, 

with the wind; and at schools, kindergartens, 

kitchen tables, festivals and everywhere that 

lives are lived. 

Yoiks are created for special events in 

the life of a person or a place. Traditionally 

a first yoik was created for a newborn Sámi 

child, and may in that way have some similarities 

with Inuit aqausiq. An aqausiq is a 

rhythmical verse, which often mixes words 

with sounds and is sung from an adult to 

a child to express love and affection. But 

few children today are presented with their 

own yoik and the feelings of belonging and 

history that accompany it. Just as, it seems, 

fewer and fewer Inuit children are being 

sung aqausiit in Nunavik. Laila would like to 

see a renaissance of the yoik in Sámi early 

childhood spaces and was curious to learn 

more about musical connections made by 

Inuit in Inukjuak through song. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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nü5 w7uÅDtQ5hA wl3dy3uA5 vJytm¿. JÉ4¥5 

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wZø5 ñq8i, N9o si3y si3i Nioµ3l wkw5 

wª5y x[Qp3bq8i. 

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s xDtŒt5y[ s§a5hi sc sy3il i5/l5b sy3il 

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s?2 s5 N7ui3ui4 xc sy3ui4 Wco3t4. Öà5gg5 

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wkdtuk5 st3tlQ ñü5 wªh5gmE x¬iq8i 

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ixo ˆ+bÍv xsMpK6 v4v˜5FWxê5 i5/l5ÌaxDyQ?Ms3bq8i4. 

Nellie Nastapoka remembers some very special children’s songs.

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North-to-North Exchange 

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x5ti4 WNh5tq8kl by s3[4 v4v˜i4 W5Jp[7u. 

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w8ixtQMsJ/K5 kN3ct5tk9l sN7uQ/sJ5yxa5hi, nS5/sm5yxhil, 

wM scb s[ s5y xhil. 

Our first large meeting was held with educators at the Tasiurvik 

Childcare Centre. Laila showed photos of reindeer herding with her family 

and then sung a yoik to the group. We asked the educators about their 

memories of songs. That was when Elisapee Weetaluktuk performed 

an aqausiq that she had made for a young boy. At this point the educators 

began to discuss the possibilities of interviewing Inukjuak based 

elders about songs they know and possibly making some recordings. 

I wondered about the potential for creating an aqausiq for each of the 

children at Tasiurvik. 

The following day we 

worked with staff at the 

Inukjuak Family House to 

develop a workshop with 

the elders. This became collaboration 

between the local 

Pukik Cultural Committee, 

the Inukjuak Family House 

elders program, the Tasiurvik 

Childcare Centre, Laila and 

myself. The Inukjuak Family 

House staff planned to serve a 

meal, and we would meet the 

elders before and after. 

At the beginning of the 

meeting Laila passed around 

her rabbit skin hat and caribou 

skin boots for the elders 

to examine and try on. The 

participants were fascinated 

by Laila’s caribou skin boots, 

called nuuttohat in Sámi. 

The boots are designed with 

pointy toes, curving upwards 

— a necessary feature for footwear, 

which historically was 

used for skiing. The nuuttohat 

were also lined with grass. 

Many of us had never heard of 

grass as an insulator, however, 

the Inuit elders remembered. 

And all of a sudden we realized 

that North-to-North exchanging 

could lead us to learn and 

reconsider comparable technologies such as the grass insulators. Laila 

again showed photos from her reindeer herding experience with her 

family in Sweden, and she shared a yoik. After a lunch break with frozen 

charr, caribou and bannock, we gathered back together in the meeting 

part of the room. For me the most exciting moment came when Lizzie 

Amagoalik announced that she had something to share and proceeded 

to sing a song that sounded like an Inuktitut version of a yoik. 

Many of us sparkled with joy as Lizzie shared her song, and we began 

to consider the many possibilities for bringing songs to the children 

and staff at the Tasiurvik Childcare Centre. A possibility that seemed to 

open up, thanks to a visitor from a North-to-North exchange, and a great 

deal of community interest, support, cooperation and involvement. 

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Dora Inukpuk, an educator at Tasiurvik Child Care Centre in Inukjuak, 

trying on Laila Alexandersen Nutti’s reindeer skin footwear. 


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NYHDP’s Nunavik Nordiks and Other 

Remarkable Youth Achievements 

By Joé Juneau, NYHDP coordinator 

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It felt as if barriers were finally broken down on March 

24, 2013 in Kanata, Ontario. For seven years while developing 

the Nunavik Youth Hockey Development Program 

(NYHDP), never before had one of our Nunavik Nordiks 

youth hockey teams won a major hockey tournament 

down south. History was made on that day, as our Girls 

Midget Nordiks team became champions at a provincial 

tournament. This was a turning point for the NYHDP. 

It brought a great deal of satisfaction, pride and belief 

among the program’s participants, staff and Nunavimmiut. 

Since then, our Nordiks returned to Nunavik as champions 

in three more occasions while reaching the quarterfinal 

two other times. These accomplishments are remarkable 

considering that our participants only have a week 

together as a group to form a real team and to become 

adequately prepared to face other teams who have been 

practicing and playing together for months. It is the proof 

that proper preparation with confidence building, hard 

work, perseverance and tenacity does eventually pay off. 

Back in the first years of the NYHDP—from October 

2006 to April 2008—it became quite obvious that creating 

high incentives within the program was going to become 

a key element towards reaching success with and for our 

youth. This success would help this youth development 

program to have longevity. It was a priority to invest a 

lot in helping all of the communities to properly implement 

and run the program at the local level, but it was 

also imperative to come up with solutions to add highly 

valuable components that would help to better motivate 

the kids to participate more actively and more seriously. 

The kids needed to practice more, and not just play 

around. They needed knowledgeable and reliable hockey

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Nunavik Hockey 

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NYHDP Girls Midget Nordiks, 2013 Kanata Bell Sensplex girls’ hockey tournament champions. 

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trainers who would lead them to work hard and persevere, 

to teach them important life skills and develop 

strong aptitudes in respect to teamwork, tenacity, confidence 

and self-esteem. 

From 2006 to 2009, trips and hockey tournaments 

down south were sometimes difficult and frustrating 

because the competition was very often too strong and 

uneven for our teams. Without real youth hockey structures 

in Nunavik, a lack of available equipment for the 

children, mismanaged and broken down facilities, and 

a constant turnover of arenas employees, Nunavik had 

a long way to go and lots to do in order to bring up its 

minor hockey up to a level where the young players could 

fairly compete. They needed to develop more self-esteem 

while playing the game with more knowledge and a 

team concept. With a very little time to put minor hockey 

teams together and to adequately prepare our kids to 

play against teams coming from elsewhere, the NYHDP 

staff had to develop a program in which the participants 

could gain enough hockey knowledge, while improving 

their physical conditioning and learning to work together 

at becoming real teams in less than one week. Knowing 

that we had to face teams with records of over 30 games 

played by the time we played against them, the challenge 

was remarkable but definitely attainable with patience, 

hard work and professionalism. 


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NYHDP Off-Ice pedagogical coordinator Danielle Demers working with the Peewee Nordiks during a tournament preparation camp. 

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PETER NAPARTUK 

How could we find a way to bring our young 

hockey players to a high enough level that they 

could be competitive in provincial, national and 

international tournaments, considering the realities 

of Nunavik? We could probably never implement a 

minor hockey league in Nunavik similar to what is 

implemented elsewhere throughout Canada. We 

had to develop a structure that could still provide 

real opportunities for our NYHDP participants to 

develop minor hockey at the regional level, while 

using this game in link with crime prevention, 

education and healthy living. 

From our initial NYHDP Nordiks 

team back in 2006-07, we recognized 

that selecting players would 

be very challenging due to the lack of 

resources, information about the participants, 

an uneven calibre of young 

players and communities, and no adequate 

hockey structure in Nunavik. The 

only democratic way to recruit players 

and select teams was to visit the 

communities and organize practices 

to see them in action to evaluate their 

skills. It was imperative to develop a 

smarter team selection process while 

providing fair opportunities for children 

from all villages. 

During the program’s second season, 

we started to run weeklong camps 

where the kids would be asked to 

bring their schoolwork with them so 

they wouldn’t fall behind at school. 

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to keep a link with the schools while 

working in partnership with the Kativik School Board. 

The purpose of that partnership was to implement 

a structure whereby hockey could be used as an 

incentive for the students to maintain or improve 

their school attendance, schoolwork, and behaviour. 

The academic coordinator oversaw the participants’ 

school reports to make sure that these criteria were 

respected. Constant communication with school 

board personnel was necessary. 

The NYHDP also had to hire tutors to help supervise 

the students with their academic work while 

attending hockey camps. The task was not easy 

because the kids were in different levels of schooling. 

The participants came from all villages and had different 

teachers, with some in French and some were 

in English. We also constantly had students showing 

up without schoolwork, giving different excuses 

such as teachers not providing work or simply that 

they forgot or left it at home. Our tutors always had 

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to the kids and to work with them as best they could. 

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our staff developed activities and exercises that were 

specific to our team concept and team building 

approach. Slowly the NYHDP created a curriculum 

that would eventually become very valuable for the 

program and its participants. 

The NYHDP was forced to end its partnership with 

the Kativik School Board at the end of the 2011-12 

season because there were so few teachers providing 

school reports on the participants’ attendance, 

behaviour and effort. It also became very inconsistent 

and unfair for the participants because we simply 

did not receive any reports for many of them. Sadly, 

sometimes the reports seemed to have been submitted 

for the purpose of punishing some kids so 

they would be cut from hockey. However, the NYHDP 

was introduced as an incentive and not for punishment. 

These unfortunate situations forced us to stop 

investing time and effort at trying to implement 

a region-wide hockey program that was linked to 

school reports of attendance, behaviour and effort 

as participation criteria. 

Also from the fall of 2012, tryout camps in 

Kuujjuaq were run on weekends to minimize the 

amount of school days missed by the participants. 

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curriculum that the NYHDP developed over the years, 

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with all of the different age groups throughout 

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to eliminate the positions of and academic coordinator 

and tutors. The program redirected its focus 

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coordinate and run all off-ice activities and exercises. 

Our proven pedagogical approach to educate children 

while conducting hockey tryouts and camps in the process 

of building youth hockey teams was applied. This 

was a very positive move for the NYHDP that allowed us 

to achieve more as teams. 

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NYHDP Midget Nordiks, 2014 Donnacona provincial hockey tournament champions. 

Some of our teams did pretty well at minor hockey 

tournaments down south during the first few seasons 

of the NYHDP program. They reached quarterfinals or 

semi-finals at various occasions. More recently, our 2011 

Midget Nordiks, our 2012 Bantam Nordiks, and our 2013 

Atom Nordiks actually reached the finals in their respective 

tournament, which was pretty impressive to say the least. 

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to win. Although it was heartbreaking to lose in the final 

games, it was also very encouraging to see them doing 

so well. Our staff kept trying extremely hard to come up 

with positive adjustments on and off the ice to somehow 

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in an even better situation for them to succeed and win, 

which helped to build their self esteem. 

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skills improved each year. The kids were becoming more 

knowledgeable of the game and capable of accomplishing 

more. They were doing better on the ice individually, 

but most important collectively. This also occurred in our 

off-ice activities as we offered even more educational 

exercises linked to the group’s progress on the ice. The 

strategy of giving them the same messages on the ice as 

off the ice was very successful. 

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A regional select component was initiated when it 

was decided to include the Nunavik Peewee team as an 

integrated part of the NYHDP. Since the first two years 

of the program were a pilot project, only one Nunavik 

team was established for year one, and an Atoms and 

a Peewee team in the second year. The Select program 

always included an initial tryout camp held early in the 

season, followed by a second camp a couple of months 

later. After the final rosters are completed, the selected 

players are invited for a weeklong preparation camp during 

the week prior the tournament down south. 

That approach has not really changed over the years. 

All tryouts and training camps are held in Kuujjuaq. The 

youth travel on Air Inuit from their respective villages. 

The camps include on-ice practice as well as classroom 

work. The on-ice sessions are typically used for hockey 

skills development and to give the youth an opportunity 

to demonstrate their abilities and potential. This allows 

the staff to properly assess the youth and help them to 

improve. The specific framework of the on-ice Select component 

is used the same way for all five Nunavik Nordiks 

teams. It offers different levels of teaching depending of 

the group’s capabilities. 

The first camps are intensive weekend tryouts where 

as many as 50 kids are invited. The focus is put on individual 

skills such as skating, puck handling, shooting 

and passing. Hockey abilities and human skills are assed 

so teams can be adequately selected. An average of 20 

participants per team are invited to the second camps, 

which occur on weekends. The focus is directed more 

towards teamwork. 

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Training and coaching certification for local hockey trainers. 

The third camps are for tournament preparation. Only 

the final rosters formed of nine forwards, five defence and 

two goalies are invited. During those weeklong camps, our 

task is to take 16 kids coming from all over Nunavik and 

develop a hockey team capable of winning. To achieve 


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that, we have seven straight days where each group 

three hours per day on the ice and the same amount of 

time in the classroom. The kids learn what they must so 

they can become a real team and have a fair chance at 

success. They are taught how to properly and systematically 

play the game using drills and activities that have 

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proven to succeed. 

Off-ice pedagogical sessions are also held in the classroom 

at the Kuujjuaq Forum, including team building 

and life skills. Proper knowledge and tools guide them 

in their individual and social development in an effort to 

help them become accomplished and responsible citizens. 

This component supports the two main objectives 

of the program—to educate and to prevent criminality. 

All aspects of the program, which strives for well-rounded 

individuals and not just hockey players, are used to evaluate 

players when selecting each Nunavik Nordiks team. 

Another important component of the NYHDP is to 

development local hockey trainers (LHTs). The NYHDP 

aimed to provide assistance to minor hockey development 

at the community level, while linking everything to 

the Select and tournaments component to provide high 

incentives and positive opportunities for youth. 

Typically the LHTs are current or past participants 

of the NYHDP, from 14 to 25 years old. Having Inuit 

LHTs who are products of the program is imperative 

for the sustainability of the NYHDP. They also act often 

as coaches during tournaments and are seen as role 

models for younger participants. They run on-ice practices 

and sometime off-ice sessions if the ice is not 

available. Over the years, some LHTs have also taken 

Hockey Québec’s coaching certification that is facilitated 

through the NYHDP. This training usually takes 

place in Kuujjuaq where the individuals find a supportive 

learning environment with feedback and assistance 

on the spot during practices. The certification process 

includes the development and implementation of 

practice plans, whereby the LHTs learn how to use an 

online resource that was developed for this purpose. 

The NYHDP has created alternative pathways for 

youth as they age out of the program. Some former 

NYHDP youth have become knowledgeable and reliable 

LHTs, working within their community. This helps 

them to make the transition out of the program easier 

as they become young adults. In the 2013-2014 season, 

there were dozens of LHTs across Nunavik and many 

of them got involved at the Select level. 

The increase in LHT staff has been quite successful but 

much training still remains to increase their confidence, 

knowledge and skills as leaders and coaches. The Select 

program has typically been used to facilitate the development 

of these young people who show great interest 

and passion. 

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s[Z3g5 cr3if5 W?9o xtb sAtq8i WNhAtk5. 

It is very satisfying to see the NYHDP succeed at many levels 

while implementing a much-needed minor hockey structure 

in the communities and region. We have witness participation 

rates and skill levels increase in most communities, yet 

patience is still very critical for continued growth. 

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WQs3n/sAtu8i4 W/‰3ymJdtq9l wªh9lxq8insJ9l cr3t[î5 

wMs?o3g5 kNo8i cr3iu4 WQs3nt5ypk9l cr3ti9l wvJ3tk5. 

NYHDP alumni and older players involved as local hockey trainers and hockey coaches. 

Major changes have taken place following the program’s 

sixth season and these necessary moves have proven to be 

very positive for the NYHDP. But there is still much work to be 

done to ensure that the NYHDP keeps on running and developing 

smoothly. Over the past eight years, it has grown to 

provide lots of opportunities to hundreds of youth in Nunavik. 

As the Kativik Regional Government had stated a while ago, the 

young age of the population could be a determining positive 

factor for Nunavik‘s future if efforts are made to raise youth 

in a healthy and stimulating environment. Future funding to 

ensure the continuation of this program would not only serve 

to provide a positive and safe environment that encourages 

many Inuit youth in Nunavik to be physically active, but also 

provide financial support to further improve the program 

through hiring and training of staff, which will ultimately 

benefit the region. 

Makivik is proud to support and promote this important 

program, which is financed under the Ungaluk component of 

the Sanarrutik Agreement. 

Joé Juneau is coordinating the Nunavik Youth Hockey 

Development Program program on behalf of Makivik. He has been 

doing so for the past eight years. Makivik has been supporting 

and promoting the program for all those years and we will table 

a new request for funding under the Ungaluk program very soon. 

Sammy Koneak, who is the Makivik board member for the JBNQA 

beneficiaries of Nunavik, is also working under the NYHDP. 


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kN[7ËozJi4 

Northern Lights, a Chance to Promote 

Nunavik Issues 

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mr{[s2 xzJ3çmEz ÔW b3exW4 sc3tMEQ/sMsJK6 

b3Cu Wym5ht4 WNhZ3i4 yKo3tk5. 

Makivik president Jobie Tukkiapik as the keynote speaker 

during a lunch attended by business leaders from the North. 

Many northern businesses, entertainers and entrepreneurs 

attended the Northern Lights Tradeshow at 

the Ottawa Convention Centre this past January 29 to 

February 1. There were also dozens of Nunavik business, 

organizations and individuals promoting their wares and 

services in our section of the tradeshow floor. 

Northern Lights is viewed as the key business event 

for commercial entities from all over Canada. This event 

gives a comprehensive picture of the market status of the 

northern regions and also brings to the light some of the 

key areas of possibilities that can be explored. 

On January 31, Makivik president Jobie Tukkiapik was 

the keynote speaker at one of the lunches during the 

tradeshow. He used the opportunity in Ottawa to describe 

Makivik and the importance of economic development 

in the context of the Corporation’s subsidiary companies, 

joint ventures and Nunavik culture. He talked about where 

Nunavik is, who we are, as well as our relations with Inuit 

in Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and the Inuvialuit. 

The keynote speech was also an opportune time and 

location for Jobie to tell about how the Canadian government 

“tells Nunavik Inuit to take up our demands 

regarding regional and community development with 

Quebec,” although they have much responsibility for 

Nunavik residents. “The federal government is a signatory 

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Crafts producers Julie Grenier and her baby, Mary 

Aitchison and Annie Grenier at the tradeshow. 

BOB MESHER X3 

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W5JpAtQA8Nbui9l is[x5ndtui9l. 

Qaujimautik Systems partner Sheila Makiuk at their company’s both, which was one 

of the many private and public organizations promoting their wares and services. 

of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, our land 

claims treaty. Canada and Quebec must stop playing pingpong 

with the health and living conditions of the people of 

Nunavik,” he said. 

One of the most outstanding Nunavik 

files that Ottawa pays very little heed to 

is the housing shortage crisis. “The negative 

effects of housing overcrowding 

on the physical and mental health of 

Nunavimmiut, especially our youth, have 

been only too well documented over the 

years by the Nunavik Regional Board of 

Health and Social Services, and the Quebec 

Human and Youth Rights Commission – it 

is time for Canada to act,” Jobie said. 

In terms of business in Nunavik, Jobie 

spoke about Makivik’s mining policy for 

companies and the Quebec government 

that sets out the conditions to be applied 

by Nunavik Inuit to all mining development 

in the region and based on the spirit 


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Makivik and the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance signed a memorandum of understanding for a continued collaboration 

and support for current and future projects and defining the long-term benefits for both organizations during the Northern Lights Tradeshow. 

BOB MESHER X4 

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Sterling Peyton of the Labrador Chamber of Commerce has a laugh 

with Makivik’s Neil Greig during the opening ceremonies. 

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Makivik’s booth was sometimes a buzz of activity. 

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of cooperation and consultation. He also explained Makivik’s 

intentions to become closely involved in energy development 

opportunities, including renewable energy, for our 

communities so as to ensure constructive and beneficial 

spinoffs for the region and residents, while respecting our 

fragile environment. Tourism, he said, has also been important 

to the Nunavik economy. 

Jobie also described the Parnasimautik consultations that 

Makivik, along with KRG, KSB, the Health Board, Landholding 

Corporations, Avataq and Nunavik youth has conducted 

during the past year and a half. “The workshops were an 

extraordinary success, bringing us another step closer to our 

shared goal of a comprehensive vision of regional development 

according to Inuit culture, identity, language and traditional 

way of life so as to enhance them for the future, and to protect 

the environment,” he told the business crowd in Ottawa.

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WNh5ymo3bq5 

Nunavik Creations Review 

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Nunavik Creations at 

Northern Lights Tradeshow 

Nunavik Creations again wowed participants and delegates 

at the Northern Lights Tradeshow 2014 with our high 

end products. 

We were very fortunate to have secured a well-situated 

location for our booth inside the Ottawa Convention 

Centre, near the stage where fashion shows and live entertainment 

were held daily. Featuring our new logo and new 

booth setup, we could not be missed. 

Our employees, Victoria Okpik, Louisa Arnamissa and 

Louise Falardeau were constantly busy serving a record 

number of people at our booth, which resulted in our best 

tradeshow sales ever. While we received many compliments 

regarding our products, our mittens, jackets and handbags 

were the most popular. 

lwn x3Nu5ñl l+ ?˜3©l is[3ixgu4 wMc3ht4. 

Louisa Arnamissa and Louise Falardeau with a customer. 


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bf5nst5y[Qc5bix3bzi4 wi9Mt3©4. 

Vickie Okpik and Louisa Arnamissa setting up the 

Nunavik Creations booth. 

BOB MESHER X2 

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xu3çctŒAtQlQ9l wMt8kl wM8ˆt8kl. 

We also used this opportunity to launch our new website, 

where customers from around the world my purchase 

our products. Nunavik Creations is also now on Facebook. We 

would be most happy if you could Like our page and share it 

with your family and friends. 

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x9Ma x3ymJcE xc3uZu4. 

Learning to Embroider Alirtiit 

The Nunavik Art Workshop takes place every fall around 

October. Sammy Kudluk, who works at the Makivik’s Economic 

Development Department, organizes the event. Carving soapstone, 

jewellery making, printmaking and sewing usually 

takes place. Last October the sewing lessons 

were about the embroidery of alirtiit 

(knee-high duffel footwear). In previous 

Nunavik Art Workshops the sewing students 

learned to make amarutik, sealskin 

bags, kamiks, as well as other items. 

Victoria Okpik of Nunavik Creations 

decided to attend this event because 

she was personally interested in learning 

more techniques of embroidery and 

it also connected with her work. It is a 

good way for her to keep closely connected 

to the sewing styles of Nunavik. 

Nunavik Creations designs sealskin leg 

warmers of embroidered duffel similar to alirtiit, but without 

the foot portion attached. 

Inuluk Qisiiq from Kangiqsujuaq taught the embroidery 

lessons. She has been embroidering beautiful alirtiit since 

she attended the same kind of workshop couple of years 

SAMMY KUDLUK

SAMMY KUDLUK 

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back, which was given by a lady from Nunavut. Twelve students 

from Nunavik and Montreal attended the workshops 

from October 17 to 30. One is required to be Nunavik beneficiary 

to attend. Sammy Kudluk and the Makivik executives 

select which applicants may attend, based on whether it will 

help them with their job — whether the applicant is depending 

on producing art for living. 

Jolly Atagujuk from Pangnirtung was the teacher for printmaking, 

long-time carver Jackusie Itukallak from Puvirnituk 

taught carving, and well-known carver Mattijusi Iyaituk also 

attended the event, while Andrew Nulukie was taught jewellery 

making. 

The Nunavik Art Workshops are a good way to connect 

with other artists. They learn from each other. They are also 

taught how to price their products. The program also involves 

standardizing art pieces. Students are taught how to apply 

for funding and how to earn 

a living from their art. Vicky 

also writes, “I find these workshops 

are revitalizing the art in 

Nunavik. Inuit art is important 

part of our society and the 

artist of Nunavik are grateful 

for Makivik organizing 

this import event.” 

BOB MESHER 


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A Course About Environmental and 

Impact Assessment 

The Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee organized 

a course on the environmental and social impact 

assessment process under Section 23 of the James Bay and 

Northern Quebec Agreement to teach what an environmental 

and social impact assessment is, in expectation of an 

increase in developments for the near future. The first of its 

kind for Nunavik, this course was held last February 

20 in Kuujjuaq and was attended by representatives 

from Tasiujaq, Aupaluk, Kangirsuk, and 

Kuujjuaq. It focussed on four main objectives: 

1) To explain the fundamentals of 

environmental and social impact assessments, 

the process, key actors and the 

general approach to conducting impact 

assessments; 2) To raise awareness of the 

legal framework in the JBNQA and the 

provisions for the protection of Inuit traditional 

rights and practices; 3) To engage 

in a discussion on the role of the Inuit in the 

impact assessment process and the importance of 

this participation in protecting the interests of impacted 

communities as well as traditional rights and practices; and 

4) To look at associated tools and processes such as strategic 

environmental assessment and Impact Benefit Agreements. 

The participants had many encouraging comments following 

the course. 

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MAKIVIK CORPORATION 

Kenny Blake Retired 

As time goes forward, now and then a long-term employee 

will also move forward from a present career into their next chapter 

of life. And thus came the notice to all staff from Makivik’s 

Human Resources councillor Michael Iorio, “This is to inform you 

that Kenny Blake has decided to retire from Makivik effective 

this Thursday April 17, 2014...On behalf of Makivik, I would like 

to thank Kenny for all his hard work and dedication. He will be 

missed by all. Wishing Kenny a long 

and healthy retirement.” 

Indeed Kenny, who served as the 

Corporation’s driver and messenger 

ever since Makivik was created, was 

also the longest-term employee at 

Kuujjuaq head office. He started out 

working for the Northern Quebec 

Inuit Association in August 1976, 

assisting with the delivery of passengers 

and goods to Nunavik 

communities by Beaver airplane, 

where he worked for “a year or two.” 

Originally from Kelso, Scotland, 

Kenny arrived in Kuujjuaq with a glider pilot license. Bill Love, 

who could play many different musical instruments, including the 

bagpipes, accordion, clarinet and harmonica, piloted the Beaver. 

Kenny recalls that some of the Nunavik villages were then “just 

a few tents” and their longest trips on the Beaver included from 

Kuujjuaq to Kuujjuaraapik or Kuujjuaq to Salluit—before modern 

navigation aids such as the GPS. 

Makivik’s Kuujjuaq staff gathered to have cake and celebrate 

the times they enjoyed working with such a dedicated colleague. 

Certainly everyone had benefitted from his help on multiple occasions. 

In his closing remarks, Kenny wished “all the best to the 

board members and fellow workers whom I gotten to befriend 

over the years.” He also noted, “There have been major improvements 

in services to all of Nunavik compared to what it was.” 


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Vintage 

Mary Amidlak 

Parka 

A s soon as Lizzie 

York saw the parka 

that Patricia Feheley 

was wearing, she correctly identified it as one made by Mary Amidlak 

of Inukjuak. Patricia says she especially likes the dogteams 

embroidered on the front of the inner white duffel layer. 

Bright, bold flowers, animals and Inuit figures are also bold 

elements of the duffel embroidery, while the outer Grenfell 

cloth shell is trimmed with decorative ribbon and has the 

outline of a large polar bear embroidered on the back. 

The parka is considered retro by now, Patricia says, “No 

matter where I go people say, “that’s an old parka” but I really 

like it and I keep it in good shape. I saw Mary’s work and I 

asked her to make it for me.” Owner of Feheley Fine Arts in 

Toronto, Patricia recalled. She only wears the parka on special 

occasions such as when she was in Kuujjuaq during the Inuit Art 

Foundation Tour in mid-April. 

BOB MESHER X4 

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Negotiations Documentary 

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Makivik, in collaboration with Studio 

Pascal Blais of Montreal, is filming a documentary 

about the negotiations of the 

1975 James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement. 

Some of Nunavik’s brightest Inuit challenged 

the giant Hydro Québec and 

governments and negotiated the first land 

claims agreement in Canada, which would forever have a huge 

impact on the Inuit of Quebec and indeed all of Canada. The 

documentary will be premiered next year during the 40th anniversary 

of the Agreement. 

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Increased Funding to Reduce 

Nunavik’s High Cost of Living 

Makivik, KRG and Quebec reached an agreement last 

December to increase funding to mitigate the effects of 

the high cost of living for Nunavik residents. Over the next 

three years, these measures will direct more than $33-million 

towards reducing the cost-of-living inequities. 

Previously, $5-million was injected each year into six 

regional cost-of-living measures. As of April 2014, Quebec 

began to invest additional amounts of $5-million (2014–2015), 

$6-million (2015-2016) and $7-million (2016–2017), thereby 

raising the cost-of-living 

subsidy from $15-million 

to $33-million for 

the next three years. 

The Quebec government 

also announced 

that it will double the 

overall value of the 

northern village portion 

of the refundable 

Solidarity Tax Credit 

for individuals in 

Nunavik, by increasing 

the amount per eligible 

adult to $1,620 

beginning in 2014, plus 

indexation annually thereafter. This is expected to bring 

the province’s total future investment in the northern village 

portion of the Solidarity Tax Credit for Nunavimmiut 

to around $7-million in the first year. 

KRG will use the cost-of-living subsidy to implement 

new measures or improve existing measures for elders, 

country and store-bought food, personal care and household 

products, as well as gasoline, vehicles and equipment 

for subsistence harvesting. These measures will promote 

healthy lifestyles that take into account Inuit traditions and 

culture, and the refundable Solidarity Tax Credit will target 

the most disadvantaged. Makivik 

A two-year study will be carried out and will provide an 

in-depth analysis and evaluation of Inuit consumer patterns. 

In a press release about this program, Jobie Tukkiapik was 

quoted, “On completion of the study and before the end of 

the current agreement, Makivik, KRG and the Quebec government 

will undertake discussions to define effective and 

long-lasting solutions to the high cost-of-living in Nunavik.” 

Quebec and Nunavik Inuit have been working together 

to reduce the cost of living in the region for more than 20 

years. A refundable tax credit for individuals living in a 

northern village was introduced in 1998 and in 2011 it was 

folded into the Solidarity Tax Credit. An annual subsidy for 

regional cost-of-living reduction measures was first put in 

place in 2007. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 


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A major highlight of Makivik’s annual general meeting in 

Ivujivik, last March 27th, was the presentation of the Order 

of Nunavik to each Inuit signatory of the James Bay and 

Northern Quebec Agreement. It took four years of negotiating 

for the Agreement to be signed on Nov. 11, 1975. These 

Inuit leaders were mostly very young at the time, which was 

evident in the large black and white photos of them on display 

during the presentation 

ceremony, conducted by the 

five Makivik executives. 

One by one, Johnny Williams, 

Sarollie Weetaluktuk, Peter 

Inukpuk, Tommy Cain, Charlie 

Watt, Zebedee Nungak, Putulik 

Papigatuk, and Charlie Arngak 

stepped forward to receive their 

official awards. Umiujaq board 

member Louisa Tookalook was 

there to collect the Order on 

behalf of her father, Robbie 

Tookalook—the other surviving 

Inuit signatory. Meanwhile, 

board members David Annanack 

and Sammy Koneak were there 

to pick up the awards on behalf 

of their deceased relatives, Mark Annanack and George 

Koneak. 

Corporate secretary Andy Moorhouse came up with the 

Order of Nunavik program to recognize individuals that have 

contributed to the development of Nunavik. He says, the 

original idea was to recognize four individuals per year during 

the AGM: a man, a woman, an elder and a youth. Andy 

writes, “This is still the plan…but this year we did not receive 

any applications. Also by the board of directors, I was asked 

to nominate the signatories of the JBNQA as the first recipients 

of the order of Nunavik. 

“Makivik will be holding a design contest for the medal 

that will be created and then given to this year’s recipients 

and will be ready for next year.” 

BOB MESHER X11


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Arsaniq Students in Fairbanks 

A group of Arsaniq Highschool students from Kangiqsujuaq raised 

funds to go to the Arctic Winter Games in Fairbanks, Alaska. Besides 

the Games events, they also saw the World Ice Art Championships, 

went swimming, saw a movie, went shopping had a special dinner 

in a beautiful restaurant where some of them ate reindeer. 

The students were Madeline Yaaka, Paul Nuktie, Jessica Pilurtuut, 

Juily Pinguatuq, Andy Nappaaluk, Sarah Angutigirk, Shirley Sakiagak 

and Kaudjak Alaku, along with teachers Jimmy Uqittuq and Christina 

Garrett. 

Christina said, “A few had tried out for the games but not made 

the team and I thought that it would be an inspiring trip for them to 

go and see the athletes. I also thought that it would be a great opportunity 

for them to meet other Inuit/Aboriginals from the Circumpolar 

World and exchange cultural ideas and experiences.” 

Each secondary student in the school who wanted to go had to 

write a short paragraph in Inuktitut, English or French, explaining 

why they wanted to go. They were also evaluated not on their marks, 

although high academics were not the only pre-requisite for going— 

good behaviour, attendance and overall attitude were also important. 

Fundraising events including burgers and fries nights, selling 

suvalik, banana bread and sushi, a movie night, and a raffle. 

Christina added, “The Inuit Games were the biggest highlight of 

our trip. The students and the teachers loved watching the sports 

and seeing the athletes compete. The second highlight for a few 

of the kids was pin-trading…the cultural performances was very 

much enjoyed as well.” 

Thanks were also extended to Makivik, Brighter Futures, 

Nunalituqait Ikajuqatigiitut, Arsaniq School, the Health Board, and 

KRG for providing support. 

In this photo we see Andy and Kaudja holding the Quebec flag 

when the students and teachers were there to greet Team Nunavik- 

Quebec at the Fairbanks airport.

Training for Nunavik 

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The Nunavik Research Centre at Makivik head office 

in Kuujjuaq provided Trichinella diagnostic training 

to its employees to bolster their expertise for providing 

the 24-hour Trichinella diagnostic service for the 

Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program, especially 

important for walrus hunters and those in Nunavik and 

Nunavut who eat walrus meat. 

The training was provided by the Canadian Food 

Inspection Agency (CFIA) and was tailored to meet the 

needs of the Nunavik Research Centre; therefore this 

standardized training in Trichinella testing from did 

not include all the requirements for CFIA certification 

or any other such qualification. The proficiency test is 

composed of two steps: 1) All trainees had to recover 

at least 75% of larva in a spiked pork/walrus meatball 

whereby the sample for each trainee contained from 

three to 15 larvae; and 2) All trainees had to count 

the correct number of larvae in the samples under 

the microscope at 15X magnification. The course also 

included an overview of Trichinella and Trichinellosis 

cases worldwide and an orientation on quality assurance 

for diagnostic testing. 

This project was jointly funded by Makivik, KRG, 

and the Centre for Food-borne Animal Parasitology, 

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Saskatoon. Special 

thanks are extended to Alvin Gajadhar, Brad Scandrett 

and Cheryl Scheller and the team at CFIA for helping 

to organize this session. 


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Kuujjuaq Mining Workshop 2014 

Although the conditions for creating new mines 

these days are downtempo, there remains a great 

amount of interest in mining potential in Nunavik. Thus 

a mining workshop was again held at the Katittavik 

Town Hall where local, regional and other interested 

parties gathered for the Kuujjuaq Mining Workshop 

2014 from April 29 to May 1. 

These mining workshops are mainly intended to provide 

relevant mineral development information through 

high profile conference speakers, to create networking 

and partnership opportunities, and especially to provide 

an opportunity for the Nunavik administrators to 

directly address their concerns to leaders in the mining 

industry. 

Items of focus were a 

preliminary Makivik Mining 

Policy presentation that 

is underway, taking into 

consideration the recent 

Parnasimautik tour consultations. 

The implications 

of the Quebec Mining Act 

for Nunavik, which has one 

objective of transparency 

and sustainable development, 

were presented. There 

was a discussion panel of Inuit mining employees from Raglan and 

Nunavik Nickel mines. Adapting to climate change for communities and 

mining development are a concern, as are the potential impacts and benefits 

of mining on existing communities. The Quebec Mining Association 

is, apparently, willing to collaborate and work jointly with Nunavik 

communities. Updates of 

mining projects and operations 

in Nunavik were 

given. Nunavut’s Mary 

River Project Impacts 

and Benefits Agreement 

with the Qikiqtani Inuit 

Association was shown as 

a concrete example of success. 

And a presentation 

was also given to explain 

the importance of mining 

as a development tool for Quebec’s Cree communities. 

The Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund did an excellent job of chairing 

the Kuujjuaq Mining Workshop 2014. Thanks were extended to First Air, 

Air Inuit, KRG, Makivik, Adriana Resources, Glencore-Raglan Mine, TIVI 

Enterprises, and Nunavik Construction, which made the event possible. 

FRANCINE ST-LAURENT X2 

Two Rangers receive 

Canadian Forces Decoration 

Last December 12, Warrant Michael Cameron from 

Salluit Canadian Rangers Patrol and Sergeant Alacie 

Ainalik-Simigak from Ivujivik Canadian Rangers Patrol 

received the Canadian Forces Decoration. The decoration 

is awarded to officers and non-commissioned 

members of the Canadian Forces who have completed 

12 years of service. Brigadier-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, 

Commander of the 2nd Division of Canada and Joint Task 

Force East, presented Michael and Alacie during a ceremony 

done at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. 

Visit: facebook.com/2GPRC.2CRPG. 


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students that received the Common Experience Payment. 

These former residential school students now eligible for a new 

education credit of $3,000 made available under the Indian 

Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. At least 347 Nunavik 

former students are eligible for this program. 

Makivik and other aboriginal organizations negotiated with 

the federal government for the terms under which the 

funds left over from the Common Experience Payment 

would be made available. 

The Personal Education Credit can be redeemed at 

an education institution of choice. It can be applied 

toward costs such as tuition fees, transportation 

and accommodation costs, meals, books, computer 

equipment, program supplies, etc. It can be used for 

education purposes related to Inuit cultural, language 

and history programs. Eligible former students may 

choose to pool all their credits towards a program or 

event. The credit can be used in whole by the former 

student or be equally shared with a family member. 

If one would like to redeem this personal credit, 

an acknowledgement form will need to be returned 

before October 31, 2014 or applicants will lose those 

credits, which will then be transferred to an educational 

fund. The education institutions or organizations have 

until December 1, 2014 to send a personal credit redemption 

form. If received later then that due date, the credit will no 

longer be eligible for redemption. However, the service performance 

may happen after this date. 

Contact Annie Baron at 1-844-522-2224 ext 5 or email 

abaron@makivik.org or pcmakivik@gmail.com for assistance. 

Nunavik Community Workers are available for emotional 

support at 819-964-2222 as well as the IRS Crisis Line at 

1-866-925-4419. 

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At the Northern Lights Tradeshow in 

Ottawa last February, the editor of Inuit 

Art Quarterly, Christine Lalonde, went 

on the stage to announce the return 

of their publication, which was temporarily 

shut down for a while when 

the Foundation became inactive in 

2012 because of financial reasons. This 

magazine is a treat for anybody who 

appreciates the fine arts in general, 

and a treasure for those who love seeing 

and reading about Inuit art. The new 

issue is dedicated to one of the most 

famous Inuit artists Kenojuak Ashevak 

(1927-2013). 

Since it has been revived, the 

Foundation has a new strategy to reach 

its stakeholders and intend to be more 

visible in the north. Their volunteer 

board members and staff recently went 

on a fact-finding and networking tour to 

Nunavik and other northern Canadian 

regions as part of that strategy. 

The Inuit Art Foundation 

was established in 1987 as a 

registered charitable organization 

to provide support 

to Canada’s Inuit arts communities 

and is mandated to 

promote Inuit artists and art 

within Canada and internationally. 

They also used the 

occasion to promote their 

Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial 

Fund, amongst other initiatives. 

Makivik’s art projects 

coordinator Sammy Kudluk 

represents Nunavimmiut on 

the Inuit Art Foundation’s 

board, where he has been 

involved for the past six years. 

“I want the Inuit in Nunavik to 

know the Inuit Art Foundation 

provides support and to advocate 

on behalf of Inuit artists, 

including performers, filmmakers and 

other art medias,” he says. 

Sammy is available at the Makivik 

office in Kuujjuaq and additional information 

about the IAF is available on the 

Internet at: www.inuitartfoundation.org. 


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By Alexandre Truchon-Savard 

On June 15, 2013 eight of Kuujjuaraapik’s Asimauttaq 

students were eagerly loading tents, sleeping bags, air 

mattresses, stoves and coolers on the flatbed of the 

CEN’s truck. Along with the camping gear were GPS’s, 

Presler tree corers, compasses, cameras, diameter tapes, 

and notepads. 

Thanks to a partnership between Youth Fusion, the 

Laval University’s Centre d’études nordiques (Centre 

for Northern Studies) and Asimauttaq School, the class 

studied dendro-ecology — the science of trees and 

their environment — and tried out field sampling techniques, 

while spending time on the land, and enjoying 

an overnight field trip with their friends. Youth Fusion is 

a charitable organization that aims to engage youth in 

learning and to develop activities that motivate them 

to stay in school. 

For some students, it was the first time camping, 

but for all it was their first time measuring the age 

of a tree. Teachers Geneviève-Clhéo Hotte-Vaudry 

and Darren Luck, Youth Fusion science coordinator 

Alexandre Truchon-Savard, and biology technician 

Geneviève Degré-Timmons accompanied the group. 

At the campsite everyone helped to set up the tents 

and prepare a quick lunch. Then they hiked through 

the hills following GPS coordinates. After a few kilometres, 

they paused to observe the willows and flowers growing on the hilltops. Walking 

through a tamarack forest, the students noticed the difference in the soil’s moisture. 

Finally the party reaches its destination: a mature spruce stand. The team set up a 

100-m 2 plot. Each living tree was cored, which means drilling a small hole and extracting 

a sample of the tree where the growth rings can be counted and measured. The 

students then measured the diameter of each mature tree and the height of the saplings. 

Lastly, four sub-plots of 400 cm 2 were used to estimate the ground cover of the 

forest plants. After carefully recording all the data in notebooks, it was time to find the 

way back to camp using the GPS. 

Back at camp, everyone gathered to play a game of capture-the-flag on the sand 

dunes, prepare dinner and head to Second Point. The sunset over Hudson Bay was gorgeous, 

but the cold air called for a bonfire. Around the fire, the group debriefed about 

the day’s experience, told stories and did some stargazing. “That was my favourite part!” 

said Yasmine, one of the youth. 

The following morning, the group packed up the campsite and headed back to the 

village. After the tree samples were dried and finely sanded, it was possible to count 

the rings to discover the age of the trees. Although the trees are only 12.6 cm in diameter, 

their average age is 141 years old! 

Science project coordinator Truchon-Savard, who completed 

his master’s research in ecology at the CEN, explained to the 

students that the relationship between the age of these trees 

and their size can be expressed using a simple equation: tree 

diameter = 0.15 x (age) — 8.8. 

Each year, the CEN welcomes hundreds of scientists and 

science students, specializing in biology, ecology, geology, 

microbiology and environmental science. Youth Fusion’s Science 

project coordinator builds bridges between this scientific community 

and the two local schools. 

Through these activities, students discover science careers 

and the hands-on, real-world science that is going on right in 

their own community. These activities are possible thanks to the 

support of Ungaluk and the Rogers Youth Fund. 

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Collecting a tree core. 

Throughout the school year, Truchon-Savard works at the schools 

on a daily basis, planning and leading hands-on science activities, 

both inside and outside the classroom. Youth are also invited 

to visit the CEN’s Community Science Centre and weather station. 


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Nunavik Athletes 

Do Us Proud 

in Fairbanks, Alaska 

This summary of Nunavik representation at the 

2014 Arctic Winter Games is provided by Angela 

A. Petru, KRG Communications Coordinator 

For young Nunavimmiut, the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) 

are a great experience in both sport and culture. The 

Games are the world’s largest northern multi-sport and 

cultural event for northern youth. It helps strengthen 

sport development in the participants’ jurisdictions, 

promotes the benefits of physical activity, builds partnerships, 

and promotes northern culture and values. 

The nine circumpolar regions at the Games are Alaska, 

Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta North, Nunavut, 

Greenland, Yamal (Russia), Nunavik-Quebec and Sapmi 

(Scandinavia). Special emphasis is given to circumpolar 

sports, such as Arctic Sports and Dene Games and the 

AWG is the only international forum that officially recognizes 

these heritage sports. 

A total of 61 athletes, five cultural performers, 14 

coaches/officials and six mission staff members were 

selected to be part of Team Nunavik-Quebec (TNQ). The 

team competed in six disciplines: Arctic sports, badminton, 

Dene games, snowshoeing, table tennis and, for the 

first time, cross-country skiing. 

The medals presented at the games are designed in 

the form of gold, silver and bronze ulus. Many of the athletes 

on TNQ had strong performances this year. Naomi 

Sala from Kuujjuaq was outstanding all week winning 

four ulus in Dene Games: silver in snow snake and allaround; 

as well as bronze in stick pull and hand games. 

She also received two Fair Play pins and finished third at 

the “AWG’s Got Talent” contest. 

Edua Jones, originally from Kuujjuaq and currently living 

in Inukjuak, was the TNQ flag bearer because of his 

multiple achievements at previous Games as an athlete 

and his active involvement in several sporting events in 

his home community. This year, he won a gold ulu in open 

male finger pull and bronze in pole push along with his 

Dene Games teammates. 

Dylan Gordon, also from Kuujjuaq, won three ulus 

for TNQ in his first-ever AWG. The ulus came in Arctic 

Sports: gold in kneel jump and all-around, and silver in 

arm pull. “My week in Fairbanks was awesome and I am 

extremely proud of myself,” said the Arctic Sports athlete. 

“There is not one thing I shouldn’t be proud of because 

I’ve been training, practicing and asking for tips so that 

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Jobie Tukkiapik was among the Nunavik leaders to extend his best wishes to 

the team before they departed for Fairbanks. 

I can perform at my best. I’ll continue doing Arctic Sports and I’ll also be looking forward 

to competing in Dene Games in the near future.” 

Their first-ever competition helped the cross-country ski team learn what it takes 

to be an athlete on an international level. “I am extremely proud of the team. The girls 

maintained their focus throughout the week of competitions and they enjoyed it, finishing 

every race with a big smile on their face,” said Catherine Dumont, the team’s 

coach. “Our cross-country skiers came back in Kuujjuaq with a lot more experience 

and better technical skills, and I look forward to our work during the next two years.” 

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W1axEx3ggi4, nS5pymic3hi xs9Mymcbsioµui. 

Elder Lukasi Nappaaluk of Kangiqsujuaq followed the team to the 

Games, supporting them all the way. 


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Dallacy Annanack, junior female table tennis player from Kangiqsualujjuaq. 

KRG X2 

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Aqujak Snowball, open male Arctic sports athlete 

from Kuujjuaq. 

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Name: Alison Victoria Mesher 

Date of birth: January 6, 1995 

Place of birth: Kuujjuaq, Quebec 

Home community: Kuujjuaq 

Role models: My parents 

Favourite sport: Likes all sports, no favourite 

one 

Favourite food: Seafood and Italian food 

Occupation: Student at John Abbott 

College 

Future goal: To finish my education in the 

field of emergency medicine 

Most difficult obstacle 

to overcome: Living away from home 

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the #1 is when people chew 

very loud 

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Nunavik cross-country skiers warming up before a competition. 

Participating in the Games is an accomplishment in itself. 

“I am proud that I even made it to the Arctic Winter Games,” 

said Kangiqsualujjuaq’s Andrea Brazeau, who participated in 

badminton for the second time. “Although I didn’t win any 

medals, I am proud I got to play in the bronze medal game. 

This showed that by training I improved my skills as a badminton 

player,” adding she will be too old to participate at 

the next Games. “But I plan to stay healthy and active for 

the years to come and maybe one day I’ll return as a coach.” 

The AWG also help the region share Inuit culture with 

people from other circumpolar regions. This year, TNQ had 

a cultural contingent of Brazilian style drummers from 

Kangiqsujuaq who gave numerous impressive performances 

at the Games. During the week, they drew interest from a 

variety of media outlets, which peaked at the AWG’s cultural 

gala performance. 

Overall, TNQ athletes represented Nunavik very well, 

both off and on the field. The athletes earned 20 Fair Play 

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athletes and our cultural performers.” 

pins, which recognizes exceptional 

respect shown for teammates and 

athletes from other contingents. 

They also won 31 ulus: seven gold, 

11 silver, and 13 bronze. 

“Our team did our region proud,” 

said Maggie Emudluk, Chairperson 

of the Kativik Regional Government 

(KRG), who also attended the 

games. “We’re a small, but strong 

contingent and everywhere I went, 

people told me how impressed they 

were with our athletes and our cultural 

performers.” 

The nearly two-year long process 

to build a competitive and 

representative group of athletes 

and cultural performers to bring to this 

year’s games in Fairbanks, Alaska was 

led by the KRG’s Recreation Department. 

Leading up to the event, competitions 

were held at the local level on both 

the Hudson and the Ungava Bay coasts, 

which then lead to the regional trials. 

Over 200 athletes from across Nunavik 

competed for the 61 spots available and 

the final roster was announced during 

the KRG Council meeting on February 

24, 2014. 

Along with athletes, cultural performers, 

coaches, mission staff and VIPs, for 

the first time ever TNQ brought an elder 

along for the games — Kangiqsujuaq’s 

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Erik Etok of Kangiqsualujjuaq, male badminton players from Kangiqsualujjuaq. 

BOB MESHER X2 


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Dene Games, the painted faces of Nancy Watt, Naomi Sala, Leanna Angnatuk, 

Eva Angnatuk, Alison Thomassie and Aani Forrest-Hubloo. 

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Etua Jones warming up for the snow snake tournament.

In 2016, Nuuk, Greenland, will host the Games. Nuuk, 

the world’s northernmost capital, is located about 240 kilometers 

south of the Arctic Circle. It’s also one of the world’s 

smallest capital cities with a population of about 17,000. 

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Stretching during a snowshoeing practise: Raymond Ittulak, Julia St-Aubin and Jimmy Emudluk. 

Lukasi Nappaaluk. Along with acting as a cultural ambassador by helping open a special 

exhibit sponsored by the Avataq Cultural Institute and KRG, Nappaaluk also believes 

in the power of sport. “When the young people have something to do, it’s good for the 

mind, it’s good for the body and it’s good for the life,” he says. 

TNQ’s participation in the AWG was made possible by the generous support of a number 

of organizations from the region. Some of the sponsors include Makivik Corporation, 

Glencore Raglan Mine, Hydro-Québec, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Air Inuit, The 

Federation des Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ), the Kativik School Board, 

the Ungaluk Safer Communities Program, the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du 

Sport, all the Northern Villages and KRG. 

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Bronze winners in the Dene Games pole push: Paulusi Irniq, 

Adamie Max Moorhouse, Ned Saunders Gordon, Brandon 

Lapage and Christopher Angatookalook. 

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Name: Erik Johnny Conrad Etok 

Date of birth: January 16, 1996 

Place of birth: Longueuil 

Home community: Kangiqsualujjuaq 

Role models: Sidney Crosby and Joey 

Juneau 

Favourite sport: Loves all sports, no 

favourite one. 

Favourite food: Pizza; can eat it all day long. 

Occupation: High school student, and 

youth centre worker after 

school and Saturdays. 

Future goal: To be an NHL hockey player. 

Most difficult obstacle When my parents got 

to overcome: 

a divorce and when my 

grandfather died of cancer. 

Pet peeves: When my mother tells me 

to go to sleep at night and 

then wakes me up early in the 

morning for school. 


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BOB MESHER X2 

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woŒ5tgdt5b w5y[q8i4. 

After the Games, Lizzie Johannes and an Alaskan volunteer pose with our team’s luggage. 

Chef de mission, Nancianne Grey, and her assistant, Ben 

Whidden, are already turning their attention to Greenland. “We 

came in Fairbanks with a young team, who did very well in their 

sports with help from our more experienced athletes”, Nancianne 

said. “We dominated in Dene Games, succeeded in Arctic Sports, 

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xq3Cj5 st3ngo3ht4 u{[ü8iu8i. 

Traugott Annanack admires Maina Nowrakudluk’s medal 

in the airport during the return home. 

were competitive in badminton, and showed the entire circumpolar 

region that our day on the podium will come for snowshoe, 

cross country and table tennis!” 

To get all the latest results of TNQ or to follow the preparation 

of the contingent for its next AWG participation, visit TNQ’s 

Facebook page or the Recreation section on the KRG website at 

www.krg.ca. 

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Nunavik’s most popular 

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cartload of his art pieces to 

promote during the Northern 

Lights Tradeshow in Ottawa. 

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BOB MESHER 

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Nunavik Research 

Fact Sheet 35 

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Nunavik Research 

Fact Sheet 35 

Land Use and Occupancy 

Data Gathering 

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Nunavik Marine Region 

Planning Commission 

The Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission launched a 

land use and occupancy study for the Nunavik Marine Region in 

April 2012. Land use and occupancy mapping is about telling the 

story of a person’s life on the land and is collected through interviews 

and map surveys with Inuit who have extensive traditional 

knowledge regarding our natural environment. 

The data is being gathered to construct the land use plan and 

is used to define protected areas and other areas traditionally 

used by Inuit. It will be part of a multitude of other data used to 

define the region such as tourism potential, oil and gas potential, 

minerals and mining potential and other information that may 

be useful in land and water resource management planning in 

the Nunavik Marine Region. 

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Four phases of the study 

Phase 1 (October 2011 to August 2012) A communications 

strategy was developed during a meeting that was 

attended by representatives from all communities who 

defined all of the important topics to cover in the land-use 

and occupancy map surveys. A fieldwork team travelled 

to Tasiujaq and Aupaluk to conduct pilot map surveys. 

Phase 2 (September 2012 to December 2013) It was an 

intensive data collection period in which Kangiqsualujjuaq, 

Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq and Salluit 

completed their land-use and occupancy map surveys. 

Phase 3 (April 2014 to August 2015) Ivujivik, Akulivik, 

Puvirnituq, Inukjuak, Umiujaq, and Kuujjuaraapik are to 

complete their land-use and occupancy map surveys. 

Phase 4 (September 2015 to December 2015) There 

will be verification meetings in the communities and other 

information relevant to land-use planning also be verified. 

The data-collection and data-processing methodology reports will be completed during this time period. 

Over 1,000 Nunavik Inuit will be interviewed over the duration of the project. The target number of respondents 

per community is based on an estimated study population as well as target percentage of community members that 

are active subsistence harvesters. 

Respondents who participate in this project are paid for their time and receive a custom map with the biographic 

data of their respective land-use and occupancy. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

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Balloons for Happiness 

BOB MESHER 

Eric Tooma Jr loves to play outside with his friends 

and he goes to Kindergarten School. He followed 

his mother to the airport when Clara Hughes came 

to Kuujjuaq. Eric also wanted to see the famous 

woman who was going everywhere in Canada with 

her bicycle. She likes to talk to the people about 

being happy. A lot of people get very happy when 

they go for a bicycle ride with Clara Hughes. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 


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Maina Nowrakudluk of Inukjuak and Naomi Sala of Kuujjuaq both won 

multiple medlas at the Arctic Winter Games in Fairbanks, Alaska from 

March 15 to 22, 2014. They competed as juveniles in the Dene Games. 

BOB MESHER

Makivik Magazine Issue 102

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