kN[7usai6 LIVING IN NUNAVIK WNhZs2 ᓯᓚᑖᒍ5 ᐃᓅᓯ6 SO MUCH MORE THAN WORK ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ Living in Nunavik is a chance ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥ ᐊᑐᓲᓯ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ to venture off the beaten path in ᐱᐅᓯᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᑐᖅ, the wild heart of Quebec, discover ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ a new culture, participate in ᖃᐅᔨᕚᓪᓕᓇᕐᓱᓂ, the development of a community, ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᓱᓂ, reassess your values and savour ᐊᓐᓂᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᒋᔭᓂᒃ an unforgettable personal ᑕᑯᑦᓯᐊᕚᓪᓗᓇᕐᓱᓂ and professional experience. ᐳᐃᒍᕐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᑕᕆᔭᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᓐᓇᓱᓂ ᓇᒻᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᒧᓗ. kNᓕᓕᒫ5 TERRITORY4 ᐊᕙᑎᖓ ENVIRONMENT7 ᑕᐃ5hmiᑕᐃ5 HISTORY8 ᐃkᐃ5 THE11 INUIT kNᓖ5 COMMUNITIES14 ᑕ3ᕋu ᐃᓅᓯ6 SOCIAL18 LIFE W5ᔪᔭsᒍᑏ5 SERVICES21 ᐃᓅᓯ4f5 Wiᐊ3isᓯmᔪ5 LIFE EXPERIENCE22 kNᓕᓕᒫ5 TERRITORY ᓄᓇᕕᒃ %% ᐃᑳᖓᔫᑉ ᖁᓛᓃᑦᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖓ Nunavik is located north of the 55th parallel. This glacier- ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᑕᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖏᓪᓗ ^) carved region of tundra, lakes and boreal forest covers 60% Sn85 ᓗᐊᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᓕᒫᑉ ᐅᓖᒪᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᖃᕐᖄ- of Quebec’s landmass. Nunavik is home to the highest moun- ᔪᐊᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᐹᒥᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᑎᖓ vᐅ{[4 ᑑᕐᖓᐃᑦ tain in Quebec (Mt D’Iberville in the Torngat Mountains), the ᖃᖄᖏᓐᓂᑐᖅ, ᑕᕐᕋᒦᓐᓂᐸᐅᔪᖅ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ northernmost town in Quebec (Ivujivik) and one of the highest ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐅᓕᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓂᐸᐅᖃᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ G!& tides in the world (up to 17 metres). The climate and seasons ᒦᑦᑕᓂᒃH. ᓯᓚᖓ ᐄᒃᑮᓇᕐᓂᖓᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᑐᖅ. vary. The summer season is mild (12 ˚C on average) and the ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒥ ᐅᕐᖂᓂᖓ G!@° ᒥᑦᓵᓃᓲᖅH ᓯeᓂᕐᓗ iW9l- sun almost never sets. In the fall, the tundra is resplendent ᑐᕐᖃᔭᕋᓂ. ᐅrᐊᒥ, kNgw8N6 bfuN3gxl4 ᑕᐅᑦᑐᖓ with colour. The winter is long and cold (-24 ˚C on average), ᐊᓯᑦᔨᓕᕋᒥ. ᐅrᐅᖑᓲᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᑦᔨᓕᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂᓗ G-@$ ᒥᑦᓵᓂ but much drier. Yet from late March to late June, spring sets ᐃᑦᔨᓕᓐᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂH, ᓴᓗᐊᖓᓂᕐᓴᐅᓱᓂ. ᒫᑦᔨᐅᑉ ᓈᓂᖓᓂ ᔫᓂᐅᑉ off a great natural rebirth. There is no road to Nunavik from ᓈᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑎrᑦᓱᒍ, ᓯᓚᖓ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᓲᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓪᓗ the south: travellers arrive by air (First Air or Air Inuit). All ᐱᕈᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓕᐊᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒨᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ communities have an airstrip. ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᑎᖃ1ᖏᑐᖅ: ᑎrᓲᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᒃᑯᑦ rᓯᐊᓂ Gᕗᔅᑦ ᐃᐊ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᖏᑦH. ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ The population ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒥ{ᕕᓖᑦ. This country of wide open spaces and breathtaking beauty ᐃᓄᒋᐊᑦᑐᓂᖓ has just over 12,000 inhabitants. The population is divided into 14 villages, spread evenly between Ungava Bay and ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇ ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᖑᑦᓱᓂ !@,))) ᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒃ. Hudson Bay. Only four communities have more than 1,000 ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓪᓗᓂ !$-ᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓃᑐᑦ, residents, including the regional capital of Kuujjuaq, with a ᐊᕕᑦᑐᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᑐᓂ eᑎᕐᖃᖏᑦ ᐅᖓᕙᒦᑦᑐᑦ eᑎᕐᖃᖏᓪᓗ population of 2,375. ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᒦᑦᑎᓗᒋᑦ. ᓯᑕᒪᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ !,))) ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᑐᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᐅᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒪᕆᖁᑎᖓᓂ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ @,#&%-ᒦᑦᑎᓗᒋᑦ. 4 55° 5 ᐱᕈᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑑᒻᒥᔪᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᒥ ᐱᕈᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᒻᒥ ᐱᕈᓲᑦ. Flora varies with the region’s biomes, from taiga to tundra. 6 ᐊᕙᑎᖓ ENVIRONMENT ᐱᕈᕐᑐᖏᑦ Flora ᐱᕈᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑑᒻᒥᔪᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ Nunavik’s flora varies with the region’s biomes, from taiga ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᕈᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᒻᒥ ᐱᕈᓲᑦ. to tundra. Southerly cities like Kuujjuaraapik, Kuujjuaq and ᓯᕿᓂQᐊᖓᓂ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᕌᐱ7u, ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ ᐊ7ᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᖅ Kangiqsualujjuaq are located on the edge of the treeline. Here ᓇᐹᑐᓕᐅᑉ rᓪᓕᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ. ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐱᖏᕐᓂᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᓂᒃ we find black spruce, tamarack and various species of shrubs. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᕚᓚeᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᕐᐱᓂᓪᓗ. ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ To the north lies the tundra, its vegetation composed almost ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᖅ, tzs/?9lgw8Nk5 ᐱᕈᕐᕕᐅᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂ. entirely of lichens. Despite the apparent scarcity of plant life, ᐱᕈᕐᕕᐅᓯᐊᖃᔭᖏvᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᒍᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑐᓄᑦ there is a wide variety of flowers and small edible fruits that can ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᑐᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅrᐊᖑᓕᕐᒪᑦ be harvested in the fall. ᓄᓂᕚᑦᓴᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ. Fauna ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ The region is rich with wildlife. Traditional food is key to the ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕐᔪᐊᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂeᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᒪrᑕᒍᑎᖃᓲᑦ, ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᒃ, eᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᐳᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᒃ, Inuit economy and lifestyle, with walruses, beluga whales, ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᓪᓗ ᓂᕿᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᐅu7ᒪᐃᑦ !(^) ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ seals and fish, such as the Arctic char, playing an important ᐊᑐᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒨᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᑕ role. Muskox was successfully introduced in the 1960s. The ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᓂᑯᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᕕrᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ harsh seasonal variations, from short summer to cold winter, ᐃᑦᔨᓕᕐᓯᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐅrᐅᒥ, ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᓲᖑᒻᒥᔪᑦ force Nunavik’s animals to adapt to nature, creating one of the ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓅᖃᑦᑕᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ. most impressive migrations in the animal kingdom. 7 ᑕᐃ5hmiᑕᐃ5 HISTORY kᓇ[ᒃ ᐃkc3ymJ6 ᐊfii3JxÇl4 $ uoᓂᐊ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ Nunavik was inhabited for more than four millennia by Paleo- ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂᒃ ᐃkᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᑳᓚᐅᕐᑐ[ᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᓴuᑦ Eskimo peoples, who crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. ᐱᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᓯᕗᓪoᐹᑦ uoᓂᐊ7 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᑎᓗQᑦ ᓱo ᔩᓱᓯ At the turn of the first millennium AD, the first Thule sites ᐃᓅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ, ᑑᓪᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᕐᖄᕕᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐸᓕᕐᑐᕕᓃᑦ appeared in Nunavik. The Thule — the ancestors of the ᐃᓂᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᔪᑦ. ᑑᓪᓖᑦ - ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᑐᐃᑦ modern Inuit — came from the northwest of Canada. The ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕕᓂᖏᑦ - vᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ. establishment of European trading posts in the eighteenth century brought about drastic and irreversible change. The In- ᑕᐅᕐᓰᑕᕐᕖᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂuᐅkᑦ ᐱQᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅoᕐᓂuᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ uit remained nomadic before moving towards a settled life only !*)) ᐊᑐoᕐᑎᓗQᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐuᒃ ᐊᓯᑦᔩᓂᐊoᕐᓱᑎᒃ. ᐃkᐃᑦ two generations ago. In 1975, the Inuit signed the James Bay ᐊᓯᕙᕐᑕᑎᐅᖏᓐᓇᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᓕᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᓚᕆᓚᐅᕋᑎᒃ. and Northern Quebec Agreement. This treaty provides a legal ᒫᓐᓇᖃᒻᒥᐅᓂᕐᓴᖅ, !(&%-ᖑᓕᕐᑎᓗᒍ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ framework for relations between indigenous groups and the ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᐸᐃᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐸᐃᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. two levels of government. It also led to the creation of several ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ administrative entities, real governmental structures that have ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓄᓪᓗ vᕙᒫᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕐᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. allowed the Inuit to establish their own priorities in key areas of ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᒍᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ community development. These entities are the Kativik Regional ᓇᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, vᕙᒪᐃᑦ ᐋᕐeᓯᒪᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ Government, the Kativik School Board and the Nunavik Regional ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᑎᒍᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᑦᓯᒍᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ Board of Health and Social Services. ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᒋᐊᓕᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ vᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ vᕙᒪᖓ, vᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ The Inukshuk, a timeless messenger ᐊ7ᒪᓗ kᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓂoᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃkoᕆᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᑲᑎᖓᔩᑦ. For centuries, towering stone statues of human forms have ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ: bᐃᒪ1ᖓᓂ6 ᑐᑭᓯᒪᒍbᐅᔪ6 marked the treeless horizon. We call these stone men “Inuk- shuk.” They are symbols of Inuit culture, timeless messen- ᐊuᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᐃᑦ ᖃoᕇᑦᑐoᐊᖑᒪᔪᑦ gers offering directions or marking good hunting and fishing ᐃᓄ1ᖑᐊᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓕᕐᖁᑦ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᒥ grounds. When the Inuit lived in semi-permanent camps, they ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒦᒐᓗᐊᕋᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᔭᐅᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᑐᑦ ‘ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ‘. were used for storing meat out of reach of animals. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᑯᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓃᒪᖓᑕ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓯᐅᕕᑦᓯᐊᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᑦᓯ- ᐅᕕᑦᓯᐊᓗ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᒪᖃᐃ{ᕕᒥᓂᒥᐅᖑᓲᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂeᒃᑯᕕᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᑕᐅᓂᐅᔭᖏᑐᓂ. 8 9 10 ᐃkᐃ5 THE INUIT ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓱvᑦᑐᔪᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒥᐅᕈᕐᐸᓕᐊᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᖑᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᓕᒫᕐᑐᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᐸᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᐃᑦ - ^) ᐳᓴᓐᑦᓗᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ @% ᐊᑖᓂ ᐅrᐅᓖᑦ, ᒪᕐᕈᕕᑦᑕᓗᐊᕆᔭᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑯᐊᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᑉ ᓯeᓂᖓᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ. kᓇᖓ ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᕌᓘ7ᒪᑦ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᕋᑎᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑕᕇᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖃᕐᓂᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᓯᐊᕐᓂᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᖓᓇᕐᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᑦᓯᐊᖑᓂᕐᒥᓄᓪᓗ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᓕᕋᓗᐊᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᖏᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᐊᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ, ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᑐᐊᓘᒐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᓇᔪᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃ As their hunter-gatherer society was subjected to massive ᐆᒪᔪᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᓇᔪᕐᓯᓯᐊᕐᑐᑦ. and rapid change, the Inuit gradually settled. The population is experiencing sustained growth, consisting mainly of young ᑐᑭᖓ people — 60% of Inuit are under 25, double the correspon- ding figure in southern Quebec. The sheer size of the region ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᑐrᓕᒃ ‘ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᑦ’. ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖓ means that they are widely dispersed. Educational attainment ‘ᐃᓄ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑦ’ vᑎᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᑐrᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ. and employability are steadily increasing. The Inuit are an ancient people, known for their rich culture and warm hospita- lity. Although their modern lifestyle is more diverse, they are still closely linked to hunting and fishing. A strong envi- ronmental consciousness means that the Inuit still live in harmony with nature. Signification In Inuktitut, the word Inuit means “the people.” It is a combina- tion of “inu” and “it,” which represent the concepts of “human being” and “many.” 11 ᑕmᒡᒌi6 ᐃᓅᓰᓐi4 THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ Living in the North is a way ᐃᓅᓯᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᒪ÷ᕆᔭᐅᑉ to experience a completely ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᓐᓇᑐᖅ different world without leaving vᓇᑕᒦᖏᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ. Canada. You start to feel ᐅᐃᒻᒪᓴvᕐᓇᑐᒦᓕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ the stress of urban life slipping ᐊᓂᕐᓵᓯᐊᕐᓇᑑ÷ᕐᑐᖅ, away, as though you’re reclaiming ᐱᓇᓱᒋᐊᕐᑐᓵᕋᓱᑦᓱᓂ the time you lost commuting ᐅᑎᒧᓪᓗ ᐅᐃᒪᓇᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ back and forth to work. ᐊᓯᐅᑦᓯᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ. 12 13 kNᓖ5 COMMUNITIES ᐅᖓᕙ Ungava Bay ◊ ᑲᖏ3hᐊᓗ5ᔪᐊ6: vq3h4 ᐊᖏᔪXs÷ᓗ4 ◊ KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ (Very large bay) ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 874 Population : 874 ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᒃ ᑰᕈᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᖃᕐᖃᖅ vᐅ{[4 Attractions: Parc national Kuururjuaq, Mt D’Iberville (1646 m), ᐳᕐᑐᓂᓕᒃ !^$^ ᒥᑕᓂᒃ, ᐊᓪᓗᕆᓕᒃ, vᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᑉ Alluviaq Fjord, George River, Helen’s Falls, excellent fishing ᑰᖓ, n3?ᑲᓪᓚᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᐊ[ᑦᓯᐊᕌᓗᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ and wildlife watching. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅ÷ᕐᕕᓯᐊᖑᑦᓱᓂ. ◊ KUUJJUAQ (Great river) ◊ ᑰ5ᔪᐊ6: ᑰ4ᔪᐊ6 Population : 2,375 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 2,375 Attractions: Capital of Nunavik, administrative and com- ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: kN[7u g5b[4, xsM5y[4 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ mercial centre, old military base, Atlantic salmon fishing, is[3ix[o4 ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕐᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᕕ- caribou hunting. ᖃᕐᓱᓂ, ᐊᒥᐅᔨvᐃᑦ sNb3tq8k5 ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ, ᓵᒪᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᒃ ᑐᑦᑐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ. ◊ TASIUJAQ (Which resembles a lake) Population : 248 ◊ ᑕᓯsᔭ6: ᑕᓯ3ᔪ÷3g6 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 248 Attractions: World record tides, the world’s largest herd of hoofed animals (caribou), internationally renowned Arctic ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: yM3Jxoᒫᒥ ᐅᓕᑦᑕᓗᐊᕐᓂᐸᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, char fishing. ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᐹᓂ ᑐᑦᑐᖁᑎᓕᒃ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒻᒫᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᐊᕐᕕᓯᐊᖑᒋᐊᖓ. ◊ AUPALUK (Where the earth is red) Population : 195 ◊ ᐊsXᓗ4: kNᖓ ᐊsXᓗ5ᑕ4 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: