Honouring the 40Th Anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement
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ᐅᑭᐊᖅ 2015 • ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 108-ᒥᒃ FALL 2015 • ISSUE 108 ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑕ Special Edition ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒃ Honouring the 40th anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit ᐅᐱᒍᓲᑎᑦᓴᖃᒻᒪᕆᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᓗᐃᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓯᐅᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᓚᖓᕗᒍᑦ. ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᕋᑦᓴᑕᖃᓚᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖃᓲᒍᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ ᐊᑑᑎᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑯᒪᐅᑎᑦᓴᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒡᒐᑕᕋᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᓂᕕᓂᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕕᒋᓚᖓᕙᑎᑦ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᕙᖓᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑐᐊᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒐᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᕕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑌᒃᑯᓂᖓᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ. ᓈᒻᒪᓴᖕᖏᑑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᒃ. ᑌᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒐᓱᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᑌᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᖕᖏᑐᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ ᑐᖕᖓᕕ- ᕿᑐᕐᖏᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᒍᑎᑦᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᓐᓇᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓲᖑᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒻᒥᐅᑕᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓲᖑᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ. ᑕᕐᕋᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᑦᓯᐊᓛᕐᖃᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᕈ- Makivik Corporation Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote the ᑎᑦᓴᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᒐᑦᑎᒋᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒋᑦ interests of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit beneficiaries of the ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᓕᕐᑐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᒍᑎᒋᓯᒪᒐᑦᑎᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕕᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). Makivik’s responsibility is to ensure the proper implementation of the political, social, and cultural benefits of ᐱᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒍᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ. 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. ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ As we mark the 40th anniversary of the James Bay and Northern Québec ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᐅᕙᑉᐳᑦ ᒪᑭᕕᐅᑉ ᑐᓴᕋᕐᓴᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᑐᓂᐅᕐᖃᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᑎᓇᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕐᑕᑐᓄᑦ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ Agreement (JBNQA) signing, we have much to be proud of. This issue ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒥᑦ. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᑕᒡᒐᓂ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᑦᑕ aims to put the JBNQA into an historical perspective. First beginning ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᙱᑕᖏᑦ. ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᓯᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᓕᕈᑦᓯ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐅᕐᑎᒧᑦ, ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᖑᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ, ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐊᑎᓯ, ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓯ (ᓯᓚᑏᑦ), ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᓯᓗ from the time before the politics and pressure from Hydro-Québec to ᐊᓪᓚᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ. getting organized politically. This special edition of Makivik Magazine Makivik Magazine will inform you about JBNQA negotiations as well as those who were Makivik Magazine is published quarterly by Makivik Corporation. It is distributed opposed to this agreement. Those who negotiated this agreement as 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 well as those who were not in agreement with it both came from a place letters to the editor and submissions of articles, artwork, or photographs. Please of strength, which you find in the heart of all Inuit. Please read this issue include your full name, address, and telephone number. thoroughly as the aim while producing it was to give Nunavimmiut more ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᑦ information about Nunavik’s history. We must commemorate those who ᔫᐱ ᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᒃ ᒣᑯ ᑯᐊᑕ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᒍᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᐅᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓ brought Nunavik to where it is today and learn from their experience as ᐋᑕᒥ ᑎᓖᓪ ᐊᓚᑯ, ᓄᑕᐅᓯᓕᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᕐᕕᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᐅᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓ it will help guide Nunavik’s way to a brighter future. ᐋᓐᑎ ᐲᕐᑎ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐋᓐᑎ ᒨᖃᐅᔅ, ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓚᑎᒻᒪᕆᖓ Makivik Executive Jobie Tukkiapik, President Michael Gordon, Economic Development Vice-President Adamie Delisle Alaku, Resource Development Vice-President ᐅᓈ ᓱᓇ? / WHAT IS THIS? Andy Pirti, Treasurer Andy Moorhouse, Corporate Secretary ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᒪᕆᓐᓂᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ, ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᓵᓚᖃ ᐅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ/ᓵᓚᓐᓃᒍᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ $200.00-ᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓯᓗ ᐊᑐ- ᐱᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᓪᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐊᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᑦᔨᖑ ᐊᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᓕᐊᖑᒪᔪᒥᒃ. ᑭ ᐅᑦᔪᑎᑎᑦ ᓇᓚ ᐅᑦᓯᒋ- ᐱᑦᓯᐊᓯᒪᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦ ᐊ ᐅᓪᓚᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 'ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᖑ ᐊᒥᒃ 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 ᐱᓕ ᐅᑎᑎᑦᓯᕕᒻᒧᑦ' ᐊᑖᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊ ᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᓯᕕᑦᓴ ᐅᓱᓂ ᓯᓚᑎᒧᑦ possible. ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕆᑕ ᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᓇ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ: ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐅᕐᑎ/ Editor [email protected]. ᑏᕓ ᒫᒃᑮ / Teevi Mackay ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐁᑉᐹᓄᑦ ᓄᑦᑎᕆᔨ/ Translation ᐋᓚᓯ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᕿᑭ / Alasie Kenuajuak Hickey You could win $200.00 if you correctly ᐄᕙ ᐋᓗᐸ-ᐱᓗᕐᑑᑦ / Eva Aloupa-Pilurtuut guess what this mystery photo is. Mail ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᙳᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᓐᓄᑦ your answer to ‘Mystery Photo Contest’ at Published by Makivik Corporation P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec the address below or you can email your J0M 1C0 Canada answer to: [email protected]. ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ / Telephone: 819-964-2925 *ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᑏᑦ ᑕᒃᑲᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯ Makivik Corporation, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑕᕐᑕᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, ᐅᑭᐊᖅ 2015 • ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 108-ᒥᒃ FALL 2015 • ISSUE 108 *Contest participation in this magazine is limited to Quebec J0M 1C0 Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. ᓯᓚᑉᐱᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ: ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒧᔭᐅᓛᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᕐᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓀᒃᑯᑕᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᒻᒪᕆᖓᓂ ᑎᓯᒻᐱᕆ 11, 2015-ᒥ. ᐊᑎᖓ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᕐᖄᑐᖅ ᑐᒦᑦ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓂᐊᕐᑏᑦ – ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓵᓚᓐᓃᒍᑎᑖᕐᑎᓗᒍ $200.00-ᓂᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᒋᐊᓪᓓᓗ ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᑕ ᓇᓗᓀᒃᑯᑕᖓᓂᒃ. ᐁᑭᑦᑐᑖᕐᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᕕᐅᓛᕐᓗᑎᒃ. th ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑕ Cover: JBNQA 40 anniversary logo designed Special Edition by Tumiit Media – this design incorporates the ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᑦ Winners of the Mystery Photo Contest will be drawn at the Makivik head ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ Northern Quebec Inuit Association logo. ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒃ Honouring the 40th anniversary of the office on December 11, 2015. The first prize as noted is $200.00 and four James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit subsequent t-shirt prizes will be mailed to the runners up. ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ISSN 1481-3041 2 04 ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ / CONTENTS ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖃᓲᒍᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ 04 Nunavik before politics ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ 12 ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒨᓕᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᑐᑦ Special features related to the JBNQA ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᒃ 12 ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒐᓱᐊᕈᑎᓖᑦ, ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓᓗ The JBNQA negotiations, politics and signing ᐊᐱᕐᓲᑏᑦ ᑭᐅᒍᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᐅᕐᑎᒪᕆᐅᑉ 18 ᓵᓕ ᒍᐊᑦ 12 18 Q&A with Senator Charlie Watt ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᓂᓐ ᒫᒃ ᐅᔮᓂ ᑯᐊᑕᒥᒃ 26 Remembering Mark Ronnie Gordon ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᕉᑕᕆᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓴᖕᖏᑑᓂᕕᓂᖓᓂᒃ 34 ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᓪᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᒃ Recalling communities’ opposition to the JBNQA ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᒍᑕᐅᓂᖓ 42 The making of a documentary ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᓴᖁᑎᓕᒫᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᓴᖏᑦ 46 A message from all Makivik executives 26 34 ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᓴᖏᑦ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓᑕ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᒃ 58 ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᕐᕕᒪᕆᒻᒧᑦ, ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᕕᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥᑦ A message from the Premier of Quebec, Nunavik’s MP, the Kativik Regional Government and the Kativik School Board ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᖏᑦᑕ ᐳᔪᖓᓂ 62 Air Inuit Propwash ᕘᔅᑎᐊᒃᑯᑦ 42 74 66 First Air ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᐊᕕᓃᑦ 68 Nunavik Creations ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᖓᓐᓂᑦ 70 Legal Tips ᓄᓇᖃᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃ 72 Green Corner ᓂᓪᓕᐅᔨᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓂᐋᔅᑯᑦ 74 A message from NEAS 82 89 ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ 78 Nunavik Notes ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᑦ 82 Youth zine ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑏᑦ a 88 Nunavik Players mag ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓂᖏᑦ 89 Nunavik Research Factsheet MAKIVIK MAKIVIK 3 ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᓰᖑ ᐊᕐᓯᒪᓲᒍᕗᑦ “ᔩᓱᓯᖃᓚ ᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᓯᒪᔪᑦ—ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᓄᑦ “ᑎᑭᑕᐅᕐᖄᓂᕋᒥᒃ” ᐅᑭ ᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᕿᕐᑐᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑕ ᐅᓚ ᐅᕋᑎᒃ—ᑌᒣᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓪᓚᑕ ᐅᔪᑦ ᑌᔭ ᐅᒍᓯᖃᓚᕿᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ ‘ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖃᓚ ᐅᕐᑎᓇᒍ’ ᓱᓇᒥᓪᓘᓃᑦ ᐱᔭᕆ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᖃᖕᖏᓚᖅ. ᓱᓇᒥᓪᓘᓃᑦ ᑌᒣᓕᖓᑦᓭᓇᕐᑐ- ᖃᖕᖏᓚᖅ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑕ ᐅᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓚᑰᓲᒍᕗᑦ. ᑎᑭᑕ ᐅᓚ ᐅᕐᑎᓇᒋᑦ BTA—Before ᓇᓗᓇᖕᖏᑐᖅ ᐊᓕ ᐊᓇᕐᓂᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥᓂᑦ, ᐊᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᑐᒻᒪᕆ ᐅᓯᒪᒻᒥᓱᓂ, ᐃᓕ ᐊᕐᕆᓇᕐᑐᑰᕐᓇᓱᓂ, ᑳᓐᓇᑑᑦᓱᓂ ᑐᖁᕋ- ᐅᑎᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂᓗ. ᑎᑭᑕ ᐅᒋ ᐊᖕᖓᓂᖅ ᐊᓕ ᐊᓇᕐᑐᑕᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐁᑦᑑᓯ- The Agreement ᐊᕐᓇᑑᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᔪᖃᕐᐸᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑎᑭᑕ ᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᑦᑎᑕ ᐅᖕᖏᓂᕐᑕᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖃᕐᑎᑕ ᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒋᔭ ᐅᑎᑕᐅᖕᖏᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᒍᖃᑎᒥᑕ ᐃᓪᓗᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕿᐊᓐᑎᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᓯ ᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᑭᖃᕈᑕᐅᓂᕐᓴᒪᕆᐅᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ. By Stephen Hendrie ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᑎᒋ ᐊᑦᓯ ᐊᓗᒍ, ᑌᑦᓱᒪᓂ, ᑎᑭᓚ ᐅᕐᑎᓇᒋᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ [ᐃᓕᕋᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᕆᑦᑐᑦ, ᐅᑦᑑᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᓯᑳᑦᓰᑦ], ᓄᓇᕕ ᐅᓂᕋᓕᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᓇᔪᕐᑕ- ᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᖃᑎᒌᓪᓚᕆᓲᒍᖕᖏᑐᑦ, ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᒍᓂᕋᕐᑕ- ᐅᔪᑦ, ᑕᕐᕋᒥ ᐅᒍᓂᕋᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑎᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᒍᓂᕋᕐᑕ ᐅᔪᐃᓪᓗ, ᓄᓇᕐᖃ- ᑎᒌᖕᖏᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᓲᒍᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᖃ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᐅᑎᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᖃᑎᒌᓪᓚᕆᒻᒥᒐᑎᓪᓗ. ᓄᓀᑦ ᐊᑦᓯᔭ ᐅᒍᓯᖃᓲᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᓱᒋᑦ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖏᓪᓗ. ᐅᑦᑐᕋ ᐅᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ: ᐅᖓᕙᒥ ᐅᑦ - ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᕆ ᐅᑉ ᑐᑭ ᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᖏᕙᒥ ᐅᑦ - ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐ ᐊᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔭ ᐅᓲᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓯᒪᓂᖓ. ᐅᑦᑐᕋ ᐅᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ ᐊᓂᒌᕕᓃᒃ ᓇᔭᒌᕕᓃᒃ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᕐᕿᒥᓪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᓂᕋᕐᑕ- ᐅᕘᒃ ᑭᖑᕚᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᓕᒻᒥ ᐅᕕᓂ ᐅᓂᕋᕐᑕᕕᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᔪ ᐊᒥ ᐅᒍᓂᕋᕐᑕ- ᐅᓕᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ. “ᐃᓗᐃᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃ” ᐃᓄᖃᓲᒍᓂᕋᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᖏᕐᓱᒥ ᐅᓂᒃ, 1930- ᓃᓕᕐᓱᑕ ᓯᑦᔭᒥᐅᖕᖑᓂᕐᒥᓱᑎᒃ. ᐆᒪᔪᖃᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓂᕚᑦᓴᖃᓕᑐ- ᐃᓐᓇᑐᒧᓪᓗ ᓅᑦᑕᓲᕕᓃᑦ. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ © HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY ARCHIVES, ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA, ALBUM 1/62 (N5152), J.L. COTTER J.L. (N5152), 1/62 ALBUM MANITOBA, OF ARCHIVES ARCHIVES, COMPANY BAY HUDSON’S © 4 While Inuit nicknamed the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) “Here Inuit oral tradition passed down many stories about early life in the Before Christ”—because the HBC “arrived” in the Arctic before mission- region. For example it is said that the brother and sister who are the aries did—this piece is called BTA ‘Before the Agreement.’ origin of the sun and moon lived on the Ottawa Islands and their many Nothing is so simple. Nothing is so absolute. Nothing is so black descendants still live around Inukjuak. and white in any case. There was no doubt bliss before contact as there It is believed there were “inland Inuit” living on the shores of Payne is today, there was also extreme hardship, suffering, famine and vio- Lake, in one instance, eventually incorporated into coastal groups in lent murders. Initial contact had moments of awe and gift giving and the 1930s. Life was based on