kN[7usai6 LIVING IN NUNAVIK WNhZs2 ᓯᓚᑖᒍ5 ᐃᓅᓯᖅ SO MUCH MORE THAN WORK
ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᖃᐅᑕᒫ5 Living in Nunavik is a chance ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥ ᐊᑐᓲᓯ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ to venture off the beaten path in ᐱᐅᓯᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᑐᖅ, the wild heart of Quebec, discover ᐃᓗ3ᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ 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. ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ TERRITORY4
ᐊᕙᑎᖓ ENVIRONMENT7
ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂᑕᐃᑦ HISTORY8
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ THE11 INUIT
ᓄᓇᓖᑦ COMMUNITIES14
ᑕ3ᕋᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᖅ SOCIAL18 LIFE
ᐱᑦᔪᔭᐅᒍᑏᑦ SERVICES21
ᐃᓅᓯ4fᑦ ᐱᓂᐊ3isymJ5 LIFE EXPERIENCE22 ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ TERRITORY
ᓄᓇᕕᒃ %% ᐃᑳᖓᔫᑉ ᖁᓛᓃᑦᑐᖅ. kNᑐᐃᓐᓇᖓ 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 ᓗᐊᕆᔭzi ᑯᐸᐃᒃᓕᒫ2 ᐅᓖᒪᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᖃᕐᖄ- of Quebec’s landmass. Nunavik is home to the highest moun- Jxᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᐹu4 ᑯᐸᐃᒃoᒫu xtz vs{[4 ᑑᕐᖓᐃᑦ tain in Quebec (Mt D’Iberville in the Torngat Mountains), the cᖄᖏᓐig6, 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 ᐅ3ᖂᓂᖓ G!@° u5ᓵᓃᓲᖅH yei3l iW9l- sun almost never sets. In the fall, the tundra is resplendent g3c/Ci. ᐅrxu, kNgw8N6 bfuN3gxl4 bs5ᑐᖓ with colour. The winter is long and cold (-24 ˚C on average), ᐊᓯᑦᔨᓕᕋᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓲᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᑦᔨᓕᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂᓗ G-@$ u5ᓵᓂ but much drier. Yet from late March to late June, spring sets ᐃᑦᔨᓕᓐᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂH, nlxzi3nshi. ᒫᑦᔨᐅᑉ ᓈᓂᖓᓂ ᔫᓂᐅᑉ off a great natural rebirth. There is no road to Nunavik from ᓈᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ, 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 ᐊ3ᖁᑎᖃ1ᖏᑐᖅ: ᑎᑭᓲᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᒃᑯᑦ
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ Gᕗᔅᑦ ᐃᐊ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᖏ5H. ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ The population ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᓖᑦ. 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 !@,))) gw8Nᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒃ. Hudson Bay. Only four communities have more than 1,000 ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓪᓗᓂ !$-ᓂ5 ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓃᑐᑦ, residents, including the regional capital of Kuujjuaq, with a ᐊᕕᑦᑐᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᑐᓂ ᕿᑎ3ᖃᖏᑦ ᐅᖓᕙᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᕿᑎ3ᖃᖏᓪᓗ population of 2,375. ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᒦᑦᑎᓗᒋᑦ. ᓯᑕᒪᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ !,))) ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᑐᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᐅᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒪᕆᖁᑎᖓᓂ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ @,#&%-ᒦᑦᑎᓗᒋᑦ.
4 55°
5 ᐱᕈᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑑ7ᒥᔪᑦ, 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 ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑑ7ᒥᔪᑦ, 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 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊ6 Kangiqsualujjuaq are located on the edge of the treeline. Here ᓇᐹᑐᓕᐅᑉ ᑭᓪᓕᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ. ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐱᖏᕐᓂᒃ, ᐆᒻᒪᓂᒃ we find black spruce, tamarack and various species of shrubs. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᕚᓚᕿᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᕐᐱᓂᓪᓗ. ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ To the north lies the tundra, its vegetation composed almost ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᖅ, tzs/?9lgw8Nk5 WD3[sᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂ. entirely of lichens. Despite the apparent scarcity of plant life, ᐱᕈᕐᕕᐅᓯᐊᖃᔭᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᒍᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᑐᓄᑦ there is a wide variety of flowers and small edible fruits that can ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᑐᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐊᖑᓕᕐᒪᑦ be harvested in the fall. ᓄᓂᕚᑦᓴᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ.
Fauna ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ
The region is rich with wildlife. Traditional food is key to the ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕐᔪᐊᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᒍᑎᖃᓲᑦ, ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᒃ, ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᐳᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᒃ, Inuit economy and lifestyle, with walruses, beluga whales, ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᓪᓗ ᓂᕿᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᐅᒥᒻᒪᐃᑦ !(^) x3ᕌᒍᐃᑦ seals and fish, such as the Arctic char, playing an important ᐊᑐᕐᑎᓗᒋ5 ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒨᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᑕ role. Muskox was successfully introduced in the 1960s. The ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑕᕐᓂᑯᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᕕᑭᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ harsh seasonal variations, from short summer to cold winter, ᐃᑦᔨᓕᕐᓯᑎᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ, 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 ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂᑕᐃᑦ HISTORY
kN[4 wkc3ymJ6 xfii3JxÇl4 $ uoix szᑖᓂ Nunavik was inhabited for more than four millennia by Paleo- ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐNi4 ᐃᑳᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᓴᒥᑦ Eskimo peoples, who crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. ᐱᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᑦ ᒥᓕiᐊ7 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ ᔩᓱᓯ At the turn of the first millennium AD, the first Thule sites ᐃᓅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ, ᑑᓪᓖᑦ ᐃᓄ3ᖄᕕᓃᑦ 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 - ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ. establishment of European trading posts in the eighteenth century brought about drastic and irreversible change. The In- ᑕᐅᕐᓰᑕᕐᕖᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᓂᒥᔪᑦ x3ᕌᒍᐃᑦ uit remained nomadic before moving towards a settled life only !*)) ᐊᑐᓕᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᑦᔩᓂᐊᓕᕐᓱᑎᒃ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 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 ᑲᕙᒫᓐᓄᑦ ᐊ33ᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᖅ 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, ᑲᕙᒪᐃᑦ ᐋ3ᕿᓯᒪᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ Government, the Kativik School Board and the Nunavik Regional ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᑎᒍᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᑦᓯᒍᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ Board of Health and Social Services. ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᒋᐊᓕᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓ, ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ The Inukshuk, a timeless messenger ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᑲᑎᖓᔩᑦ.
For centuries, towering stone statues of human forms have ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ: bwm1zi6 ᑐᑭᓯᒪᒍᑕᐅᔪᖅ marked the treeless horizon. We call these stone men “Inuk- shuk.” They are symbols of Inuit culture, timeless messen- xuhxl8i4 x3ÇAᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᐃᑦ ᖃᓕᕇᑦᑐᓕᐊᖑᒪᔪᑦ gers offering directions or marking good hunting and fishing ᐃᓄ1ᖑᐊᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓕ3ᖁᑦ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᖃᖏᑐᒥ grounds. When the Inuit lived in semi-permanent camps, they ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒦᒐᓗᐊᕋᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᔭᐅᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᑐᑦ ‘ᐃᓄᒃhᐃᑦ‘. were used for storing meat out of reach of animals. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗ3ᖁᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᑯᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓃᒪᖓᑕ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓯᐅᕕᑦᓯᐊᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᑦᓯ- ᐅᕕᑦᓯᐊᓗ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᒪᖃᐃ{ᕕᒥᓂᒥᐅᖑᓲᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂᕿᒃᑯᕕᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᑕᐅᓂᐅᔭᖏᑐᓂ.
8 9 10 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ THE INUIT
ᐃᓄᐃ5 ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓱᑲᑦᑐᔪᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒥᐅᕈᕐᐸᓕᐊᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᖑᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᓕᒫᕐᑐᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᐸᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᐃᑦ - ^) ᐳnᓐ5ᓗᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ @% xᑖᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ, ᒪᕐᕈᕕᑦᑕᓗᐊᕆᔭᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑯᐊᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᖓᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᖓ ᐊᖏᔪᕐᔪᐊᕌᓘᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᕋᑎᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑕᕇᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖃᕐᓂᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓗ3ᖁᓯᒥᓂᒃ 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
ᐃᓄ4ᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᑐᑭᓕᒃ ‘ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᑦ’. ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖓ means that they are widely dispersed. Educational attainment ‘ᐃᓄ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑦ’ ᑲᑎᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᖓ 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 ᑕᒪᒡᒌᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓰᓐᓂᒃ 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 ᑲᓇᑕᒦᖏᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕐᓱᓂ. Canada. You start to feel ᐅw7mnv3Ngᒦᓕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ the stress of urban life slipping ᐊᓂᕐᓵᓯᐊᕐᓇᑑᔮᕐᑐᖅ, away, as though you’re reclaiming ᐱᓇᓱᒋᐊᕐᑐᓵᕋᓱᑦᓱᓂ the time you lost commuting ᐅᑎᒧᓪᓗ ᐅᐃᒪᓇᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ back and forth to work. ᐊᓯᐅᑦᓯᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
12 13 ᓄᓇᓖᑦ COMMUNITIES
ᐅᖓᕙ Ungava Bay
◊ ᑲᖏ3ᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᖅ: vq3h4 xqJXs÷l4 ◊ KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ (Very large bay) ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 874 Population : 874
ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᒃ ᑰᕈᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᖃ3c6 vs{[4 Attractions: Parc national Kuururjuaq, Mt D’Iberville (1646 m), S3gio4 !^$^ ubi4, ᐊ9ᓗEo4, ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᑉ Alluviaq Fjord, George River, Helen’s Falls, excellent fishing ᑰᖓ, n3?v9M4, ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᐊᕕᑦᓯᐊᕌᓗᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ and wildlife watching. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᕕᓯᐊᖑᑦᓱᓂ. ◊ KUUJJUAQ (Great river) ◊ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ: ƒ4Jx6 Population : 2,375 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 2,375 Attractions: Capital of Nunavik, administrative and com- ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: kN[7u g5b[4, xsM5y[4 x7ml mercial centre, old military base, Atlantic salmon fishing, is[3ix[o4 N7ui3l WNhZdtQ/sJi4 WA5p[- caribou hunting. c3hi, xuspvw5 sNb3tq8k5 wiQ/sMs3g[i6, ᓵᒪᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᒃ ᑐᑦᑐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ. ◊ TASIUJAQ (Which resembles a lake) Population : 248 ◊ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ: by3J÷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 ᑐᑦᑐdᑎo4, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒻᒫᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᐊᕐᕕᓯᐊᖑᒋᐊᖓ. ◊ AUPALUK (Where the earth is red) Population : 195 ◊ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃ: kNz xsXl5b4 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 195 Attractions: First village in the Canadian Arctic planned entirely by the Inuit, marine mammal watching, near the ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: yK9oXs5hi srs3bgu wk8k5 caribou migration route, very hospitable and friendly people. ᑖᒃᑯᑑᑦᔭᐅᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕ1ᖑᑎᑕᕕᓂᖅ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᖅ, ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊ3ᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓂ5ᑐᖅ, ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᓯᐊᑦ ᑐᖓᓇᕐᑑᓱᑎᓪᓗ.
14 ᑕᒫᓂ ᐅᖓᕙᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑦᑕᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᑰᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᓱᓂ @,#&%-i4. The regional capital of Kuujjuaq has a population of over 2,375.
◊ ᑲᖏ3ᓱᖅ: vq3h6 ◊ KANGIRSUK (The bay) ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 549 Population : 549
ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: x4X©4 er3bz, xw[3i4 Nk3il Attractions: Akpatok Island, walrus and polar bear watching, bf8Ns÷3[sA8Ng6, Arnaud River ᑰᖓ, ᐅᓕᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᑐᖅ, Arnaud River, huge tides, mussel harvesting, 11th century ᐅᕕᓗᕐᑕᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᖅ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ !!)) xg3tlQ5 Viking archaeological sites. bw5hmixl4 c9lᓈᓄᑦ ᕙᐃᑭᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᓚᐅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᑕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ◊ QUAQTAQ (Tapeworm) Population : 376 ◊ ᖁᐊ3ᑕ: ᐊᓇᒃ ᖁᒪᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 376 Attractions: Diana Island is home to a muskox herd, nume- rous archaeological sites, excellent hunting and wildlife ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: er3bo4 ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᔪᒥᒃ watching sites. ᐅᒥᒻᒪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕐᑕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᕐᑐᖅ, ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᕕᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᕕᓴᑦᓯᐊᖃᕐᓱᓂ. ◊ KANGIQSUJUAQ (The large bay) Population : 696 ◊ ᑲᖏ3ᓱᔪᐊᖅ: vq3h4 xqJ6 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 696 Attractions: Parc national des Pingualuit, Douglas Harbour (spectacular fjord), Qikirtaaluk Island and Qajartalik ar- ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: u3awy3[z Waxlw5, ᖃᓚᑦᑕᓂᖅ chaeological sites. Gᖃᒪᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᐊᓗᒃH, er3ᑖᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᔭᕐᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᑐᓂᕐᑕᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ. Hudson Strait
ᓄᕗᒃ ◊ SALLUIT (The thin ones) Population : 1,347 ◊ nᓪᓗᐃᑦ: wkw5 n9lw5 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 1,347 Attractions: Deception Bay: a beautiful area renowned for its hunting and fishing; Sugluk Inlet: its natural beauty will ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: ᓴᓪᓕᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖏᑦᑕ kNz bfuN3©ᓱᓂ leave you speechless. ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓯᐅᕕᑦᓯᐊ6 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᐊᕕᑦᓯᐊᖑᑦᓱᓂ: ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᑲᓪᓚᖓ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᓂᐸᐃᕐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑐᖅ.
15 ◊ ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ: yfw5 wKh5 ◊ IVUJIVIK (The place where ice accumulates because of ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 370 strong currents) Population : 370 bfuNgdtq5: vq3hv9M4, c5nᓐ ᐸᐃ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᑯᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᐱᕋᐃᓐᓇᑯᓂᒃ ᐃᓪᓗᕕᓂᕐᑕᓕᒃ, Attractions: Cape Wolstenholme: abandoned Hudson’s ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᐹᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᐸᓕᒃ, ᓇᓄᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᕕᓕᒃ Bay Company trading post, one of the world’s largest Mansel Island-ᒥ. colonies of thick-billed murres, polar bear watching on Mansel Island. ◊ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᕕᒃ: kN4 vr?s/3g6 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 615 ◊ AKULIVIK (Central prong of a kakivak / fishing spear) Population : 615 bfuN3gdtq5: L’île Smith : ᐊᒥᓱᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᓂᕐᓕᓕᒃ, ᐅᐱᕐᖓᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕋᑦᓴᐃᑦ ᓂᕐᓖᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ. Attractions: Smith Island: thousands of Canada geese, observation of geese during spring migration. ◊ S[3ig6: kN4 wAN3i4 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 1,692 ◊ PUVIRNITUQ (Place where there is a smell of rotten meat) Population : 1,692 bfuN3gdtq5: S[3ig3u srsu Waxiᖃᓲᖅ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗ3ᖁᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᒃ Attractions: Puvirnituq Snow Festival: a celebration of Inuit ᒪᕐᕉᑕᒫᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᑎᒃ, ᐊᐳᑎᒥᒃ ᓯᑯᓂᓪᓗ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᓕᐅᑎᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂ, traditions held every two years, snow and ice sculpture ᑖᒧy ᖁᒪᐅᑉ ᓄᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᓕᒃ, ᑐᓂᕐᑕᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒃ. contests, Tamusi Qumak collection, archaeological sites.
16 ◊ ᐃᓄᑦᔪᐊᒃ: kN4 wk2Xo4 ◊ INUKJUAK (The giant) ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 1,597 Population : 1,597
bfuN3gdtq5: ᑖᓂᐊᓪ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᑦᑐᒃ ᓄᑕᐅᖏᑐᓂᒃ Attractions: Daniel Weetaluktuk Museum: collection of ᓄᐊᑕᐅᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᕕᓕᒃ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇ1ᖑᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ Inuit arts and crafts, site where the oldest rocks in the ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓄᑕᐅ1ᖏᓂᕐᐹᓂ world (4.28 billion years) were found; Hopewell Islands: ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᕝᕚᕕᐅᓯᒪJᖅ G$.@* Wox8i4 srsibi4H; summer nesting area for many migratory birds Hopewell Islands: sᐱᕐzᒥ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᓪᓗ ᖁᐸᓄᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᓐᓂᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᓲᖅ. ◊ UMIUJAQ (Which resembles a boat) Population : 444 ◊ ᐅᒥᐅᔭᖅ: sux1axaJ÷3g6 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 444 Attractions: Richmond Gulf: surrounded by the highest cuestas in Quebec (over 365 m); Clearwater Lake: the ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ: ᖃ3ᖃᕐᓱᓂ w8ND3i5 second largest natural lake in Quebec; Seal Lake: home ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᐹᓂᒃ (ᐳᕐᑐᓂᓕᒻᒥᒃ #^% ubi5; x9Mw5 to a population of freshwater seals. cyQxoz by6, ᑯᐸᐃ4ᒥ ᑐᖓᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᐹᒧᑦ, Seal Lake ᑕᓯᖅ: ᑕᕆᐅᒥᐅᑕᐅ1ᖏᑐᓂᒃ cy- ◊ Kuujjuaraapik (Little great river) Qxoᒃ. Population : 657
◊ ᑰᑦᔪxᕌᐱᒃ: f4Jx6 Attractions: Manitounuk Islands: incredible cuestas and ᐃᓄᖏᑦ: 657 abundant wildlife, Amitapanuch Falls.
bfuN3gdtq5: ᒪᓂᑐkᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᐃᑦ: Manitounuk Islands: c3c3hi ygc÷o8i4 ᐆᒪᔪᓕᒻᒪᕆᐅᑦᓱᓂᓗ, Amitapanuch Falls ᖁᕐᓗᑐᐃᑦ.
17 ᑕ3ᕋᒥ4 ᐃᓅᓯᖅ SOCIAL LIFE
ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᑕ3ᕋᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊ3ᓂᒨᓕᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓚᖅ. IN THE NORTH, LIFE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN WORK. ᐱᓇᓱᒐ3ᑖᖃᒥᓗᑎᓪᓗ, ᓱᖏᐅᓯᓴᕆᐊᖃ3ᒥᔪᑎᑦ ᓯᓚᖓ ᐊᑦᔨᒋ- IN ADDITION TO A NEW JOB, YOU WILL HAVE TO ᖏᒥᒻᒪᐅᑉ ᓄᓇ2ᐱᑦ ᓯᓚᖓᑕ ᐃᓅᓯ3ᓗ ᐊᑦᔨᐅᖏᑦᑑᒥᑦᓱᓂ. ADAPT TO A NEW CLIMATE AND A DIFFERENT WAY OF ᑐᑭᓯᓴᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃ3ᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᓗᑎᑦ LIFE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME TO UNDERSTAND ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗ3Dᓯᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᓯᒪᕕᒋᑦᓯᐊᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᑎᓪᓗ AND RESPECT THE INUIT CULTURE, TO GET INVOLVED ᒪᑐᐃᖔᑎᑦᓯᐊᓗᒋᑦ. AND TO ALWAYS HAVE AN OPEN MIND.
ᐃᓗᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓗᖁᓯᑦᑕ ᐊᑦᔨᒋᖏᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ The discovery of a new culture and intensity of social relations ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ. offsets the small size of local populations. Mutual support and ᓴᐳᒻᒥᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖃᑎᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᓂᖅ the development of good relationships are the best ways to ᐃᓚᐅᓕᕐᐸᓕᐊᒍᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ integrate into everyday life and work. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᒥ.
ᐃᓘ8ᓇᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᒐᓛᖑᔪᑦ. ᒪᓕᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᑦᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ4 ᓱᖃᑦᓯᕈᑎᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ. ᐱᑦᔪᔭᐅᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖏᐊᐱᑦᑐᑦ: ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐱᖑᐊᕕ- ᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐸᐃᕆᑦᓯᕕᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊ- A wide range of outdoor recreation ᕕᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐳᓖᓯᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ, ᐊ3ᖁᑎᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ activities are available year round. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓂᑦᑕᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒍᑦᔭᐅᓂᕐᑎᒍᑦ. All of the communities share similarities. Services vary based ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᖏᓐᓇᓲ ᐊ3ᖁᑎᒃᑰᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᔫᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᑲᕙᒫᐱᖓᑕ on population: general store, community centre, gym, childcare ᐃᒥᕐᑕᕋᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓈᓗᓐᓂᑯᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᓗᕋᐃᑎᖏᑦ centre, school, CLSC, police, roads and garbage collection. ᐊᓂᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂ. ᖃᐃᑐᕈ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑯᒪᐅᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᓲᑦ ᐅᕐᓱᐊ- ᓗᕐᑐᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ. A typical sight on the roads are the municipal trucks that supply drinking water and collect wastewater. Hydro-Québec supplies electricity using oil generators.
18 ᓯᓚᒥ4 ᓱᖃᑦᓯᕈᑎᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ. ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ A wide range of outdoor recreation activities are available year ᖃᐅᔨᒻᒫᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᓂᖃᓲᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᐊᓂᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᓂᓗ round. In addition to world-renowned traditional activities like ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪlᒋᑦ ᓱᖃᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᒃᑯᑦ hunting and fishing, there is hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country ᐱᓱᓐᓃᑦ, ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᓪᓗᓕᔭᕐᓃᑦ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖ4ᑲᓃᑦ, skiing, mountain biking and snowmobiling. Lively celebrations ᖃ3ᖃᓂᒃ ᒪᔪᕋᕐᓃᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᕋᓛᓐᓃl. ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑑᑎᕕ- mark the seasons, such as berry picking festivals, sled dog and ᑦᓴᖏᑦ ᓄᓂᕙᓐᓇᓯᐅᓲᖑᒻᒥᔪᑦ, ᕿᒧᑦᓯᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ snowmobile races and the amazing Puvirnituq Snow Festival. ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᑲᓕᐅᑎᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᐱᖑᐊᓂᖃᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ.
19 20 ᐱᑦᔪᔭᐅᒍᑏᑦ SERVICES
ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᕙᓪᓗᓲᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, The aircraft is the primary means of transport throughout ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᓲᖑᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᓐᓇᓯᒻᒪᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕉᒐᓗᐊᓂ the year. However, boats can also be used to supply goods ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓲᖑᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱ1ᖑᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᔫᑦ during the shipping season. Even in small communities, ᐱᓇᓲᑏᓪᓗ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᖑᒐᓗᐊᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑲᓵᑎᒃ automobiles and utility vehicles are increasingly common. ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᓯrᑑᖃᓲᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ. ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒥ, Despite this, almost every family relies on a snowmobile to get ᐅᒥᐊᕐᑐᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᓴᓗᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᓂᒃ around. In summer, power boats and all-terrain vehicles are ᖄᓐᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ. commonly used.
ᐃᓄ4ᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᐊᕋᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓲᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᕐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᓂᒃ Inuktitut is the language used for children until their second ᐃᓕᓂᓐᐊᕆᐊ1ᖓᓱᑎᒃ. ᒍᐃᒍᐃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ year of primary school. French and English are introduced bit ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓲᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᓕᒻᒥ !-ᒦᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ by bit from Grade 1 to Grade 3. After this point, students can #-j5 tr5hA. bwm, ᓇᓪᓕᐊᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ choose to receive instruction in English or French, although ᒍᐃᒍᐃᑎᑐᓪᓘᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑕᐅᓯᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓂᖓᒍᑦ, many learn both. ᑕᒪᒋᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᒍᓐᓇᒥᑦᓱᑎᒃ. Like Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services and ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ health centre staff, the CLSC employees in each community ᐱᓇᓱᑦtqtgᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯsᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑏᑦ are housed in modern, comfortable, self-catering apartments ᐃᓪᓗᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᓱᓇᓕᒫᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓱᕆᓇᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᓂᕐᕋᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ away from the workplace. ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᓗᑐᕐᒦᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ. Satellites have increased the spread of telecommunications, ᖁᒻᒧᐊᑎᑕᐅᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ benefitting all communities in Nunavik. Satellite TV and Internet kᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᖁᒻᒧᐊᑎᑕᐅᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ are available in every village. The postal service is present across ᑕᑯᓐᓇᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓲᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓱᓂk ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂ the region and major newspapers are available in some places. ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ. ᐊᓪᓚᑖᕐᕕᑎᒎᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᒍᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᔅᐸᐃᐸᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᓂ.
21 ᐃᓅᓯ4fᑦ ᐱᓂᐊ3isymJ5 LIFE EXPERIENCE
ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕋᑕᖏᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕋᑕᖏᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕈᒪᓂᑯᒥᓄᑦ ᓅᒍᒪᓂᕋᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᖓ. Respondents who had not yet worked in ᓈᒻᒪᓴ3ᑐᑦ Nunavik named life experience as the main 80 % motivator for choosing to move there. ARE SATISFIED
op mvt1 cspn3i[i6, y5t7WE @)!@ Leger Marketing survey, September 2012
ᐃᓅᓯ3ᒥᓂ ᐱᓂᐊ3ᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᓐᓂᑯᑦ LIFE EXPERIENCE WORK
ᓈᒻᒪᓴ3ᑐᑦ ᐊᓯQ SATISFIED OTHERS
ᐃᓅᓯ3ᒥᓂ ᐱᓂᐊ3ᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ
LIFE EXPERIENCE47% ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᖑᓯᒪᓕᕐᓱᑎᒃ, *lxq5 !) i5 ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᓴᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᓂᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓈᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒍᑦ. After living in Nunavik, 8 out of 10 employees said that they were satisfied overall with their life experience.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗ3ᖁᓯᖓᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅ3ᓯᒪᖏᑕᒥᓂᒃ op mvt1 cspn3i[i6, y5t7WE @)!@ INUIT CULTURE ᐊᑑᑎᒋᐅᕈᒪᓂ3ᒧᑦ Leger Marketing survey, September 2012 TASTE FOR ADVENTURE
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