ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ISSUE 110 • ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ • ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ • Taking photography to new heights • ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, • The legacy of Johnny May ᓇᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓪᓗ • Makivik’s management of belugas, • ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᒃ polar bears and caribou ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖕᖓᓂᖅ • Introducing the Qarmaapik Family House ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit ᑖᒃᑯᐊ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐊᕗᑦ­ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᓚᖓᔪᑦ,­ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ­ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ­ ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕐᑐᓴᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂ­ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦ­ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ,­ ᕿᓚᓗᒉᑦ­ ᓇᓄᐃᓪᓗ­ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖏᑦ.­ᑕᒪᓐᓇ­ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᕙᒻᒪᑦ­ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᖅ­ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ­ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓᑕ­ᑐᖓᓕᖓᑕ­ᐋᑕᒥ­ᑎᓖᓪ­ᐊᓚᑰᑉ­ᓯᕗᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.­ ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂ­ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑦᑕ­ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕕᓂᖏᑦ­ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᐅᓚᖓᒻᒥᔪᑦ.­ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐ ᑳᑐᕆᓐ­ᑖᕝᓂ­ᑳᓪᕙᓐ­ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐊᕕᓂᖏᑦ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑕ­ᓯᓚᑉᐱᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ­ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂ­ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ­ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ­ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᕙᖓᑦ­ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ­ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ­ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂᓗ­ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ­ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ­ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ.­ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑐᐊᖃᕐᑐᖅ­ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ­ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ­ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᒻᒥᔪᑦ.­ᐱᐊᕆ­ᖃᐅᒃᑫ­ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ­ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ­ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ.­ ᔨᓐᑌᔅ,­ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑑᓱᓂ­ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᔪᖅ,­ᑕᒐᑕᒐᓗ­ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓱᓂ­ᐁᓯᐊᒥ­ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ­ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᐳᖅ­ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᒪᖔᑕ­ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ­ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ­ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓗ­ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ­ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ.­ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᓗ­ ᐊᑑᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᑕᑦᑎᓂᒃ­ᐃᓓᑎᒍᑦ­ᐊᑑᑎᑦᓱᓂ.­ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᖏᑦ­ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑕᖏᑦᑕ­ ᕿᑐᕐᖏᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ­ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ­ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᒍᑎᑦᓴᔭᓂᒃ­ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ­ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᓐᓇᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ­ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑎᓐᓃᓚᖓᔪᑦ.­ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᖓᒻᒪᑦ­ᓇᔪᖃᑦᑕᑕᒥᓂᒃ,­ ᑕᕐᕋᒥ­ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ­ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᓄᑦ. ᐊᑐᐊᕐᓯᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᖁᓯ.­ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒧᑦ­ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᓯᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᔫᖅ­ᕘᔅ­ᐃᐊᒃᑰᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ­ Makivik Corporation ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ­ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓱᓂ,­ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ­ᐊᕐᕕᑕᕆᐊᓯᕕᒋᓛᕐᑕᒥᓄᑦ.­ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ­ Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote the interests of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit beneficiaries of the ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᑐᖅ­ ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓄᑦ­ ᑐᓱᓕᕐᑕᐅᒍᒪᑦᓱᓂ­ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᕆᒍᔭᒥᓂᒃ­ James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). Makivik’s responsibility is to ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ. 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. This issue has a special, thorough update from the Makivik department ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ of Renewable Resources in the areas of caribou, beluga and polar ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖑᕐᑎᑕᐅᓲᒍᕗᑦ­ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥ­–­ᐁᑦᑐᑑᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ­ᐊᑭᖃᕐᑎᓇᒋᑦ­ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ­ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᑎᓕᓐᓄᑦ­ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᒃᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒧᑦ.­ ᑕᒐ­ management. There has been a lot of work in this area particularly ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᑕᖏᑦ­ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓲᒍᖕᖏᓚᑦ­ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥᑦ­ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᓐᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ.­ ᐱᑎᑕ- through the leadership of Makivik Vice President Adamie Delisle Alaku. ᐅᒍᒪᔪᒍᑦ­ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ­ ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ­ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᒧᑦ­ ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐊᒍᓯᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ,­ ᐊᓪᓚᖑᐊᕐᑕ­ᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ­ ᐊᑦᔨᖁ­ᑎᓂᓪᓘᓃᑦ.­ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ­ ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ­ ᑏᕓᒧᑦ­ In our youth section we have two features written by beneficiaries [email protected]­ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ­ᐅᖄᓚᕕᐅᓗᑕ­ᐊᑭᓕᕇᕐᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ­1-800-361-7052­ themselves. Katherine Daphne Calvin whose photo is beautifully spread ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᔪᖃᕐᐸᑦ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓅᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᒃ­ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᑦᓯᐊᕈᒪᔪᖃᕐᐸᓘᓐᓃᑦ. across the front and back cover is a shining example of a dedicated Makivik Magazine entrepreneur who has mastered photography skills over the years. Makivik Magazine is published by Makivik Corporation - it is distributed free of charge to Inuit beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. The Piari Gentes Kauki, is another young writer in this issue, who is currently opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Makivik Corporation or its travelling around Asia experiencing what many of us don’t. Part I of Executive. We welcome letters to the editor and submissions of articles, artwork or photographs. Email [email protected] or call 1-800-361-7052 for submissions his story is featured in this issue. He will be writing a series about his or for more information. adventures, stay tuned. Makivik supported his journey through a First ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᑦ Air pass to the South, his gateway to his world travels. He is now sharing ᔫᐱ­ᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ,­ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᒃ­ ᐋᓐᑎ­ᒧᐊᖃᐅᔅ,­ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑉ­ᑐᖓᓕᖓ,­ᒪᑭᑉᐸᓕᐊᒍᑎᑦᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ­ his story with Nunavimmiut in hopes of inspiring young people to ᐋᑕᒥ­ᑎᓖᓪ­ᐊᓚᑯ,­ᓄᑕᐅᓯᓕᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ­ᐱᑦᓴᑕᕐᕕᓴᒥᒃ­ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒻᒥ­ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᐅᑉ­ᑐᖓᓕᖓ­ follow their dreams. ᐋᓐᑎ­ᐲᕐᑎ,­ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ­ ᐋᑕᒥ­ᐹᓪᓚᔮᑦ,­ᐊᓪᓚᑎᒻᒪᕆ Makivik Corporation Executives Jobie Tukkiapik, President ᐅᓈ ᓱᓇ? / WHAT IS THIS? Andy Moorhouse, Vice President, Economic Development Adamie Delisle Alaku, Vice President, Renewable Resources Andy Pirti, Treasurer Adamie Padlayat, Corporate Secretary ᓵᓚᖃ­ᐅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ/ᓵᓚᓐᓃᒍᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ­$100.00-ᓂᒃ­ᓇᓚ­ᐅᑦᓯᓗ­ᐊᑐ- ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ­ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᒃ­ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᒪᕆᓐᓂᑎᓐᓂᒃ­ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ,­ ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᓗ­ ᐊᕈᕕᑦ­ᐆᒥᖓ­­ᐊᑦᔨᖑ­ᐊᒥᒃ­ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᓕ­ᐊᖑᒪᔪᒥᒃ.­ᑭ­ᐅᑦᔪᑎᑎᑦ­ᓇᓚ­ᐅᑦᓯᒋ- ᐱᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ­ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ­ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᓪᓗ­ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐊᑦᑎᓂᒃ­ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᓯᒪᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ­­ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦ­­ᐊ­ᐅᓪᓚᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ­­ᐅᕗᖓ­'ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᒥᒃ­­ᐊᑦᔨᖑ­ᐊᒥᒃ­ We wish to express our sincere thanks to all Makivik staff, as well as to all others ᐱᓕ­ᐅᑎᑎᑦᓯᕕᒻᒧᑦ'­­ᐊᑖᓂ­­ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ­­ᐊ­ᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᓯᕕᑦᓴ­ᐅᓱᓂ­ᓯᓚᑎᒧᑦ­ who provided assistance and materials to make the production of this magazine ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ­ ­ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ­ ᖃᕆᑕ­ᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ­ ­ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᒃ­ ­ᐅᓇ­ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ:­ possible. [email protected]. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐅᕐᑎ/ Editor­ ᑏᕓ­ᒫᒃᑮ / Teevi Mackay You could win $100.00 if you ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐁᑉᐹᓄᑦ ᓄᑦᑎᕆᔨ/ Translation correctly guess what this ᐋᓚᓯ­ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ­ᕿᑭ / Alasie Kenuajuak Hickey ᐄᕙ­ᐋᓗᐸ-ᐱᓗᕐᑑᑦ / Eva Aloupa-Pilurtuut mystery photo is. Mail your ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᙳᑕᐅᔪᑦ­ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᓐᓄᑦ­ answer to ‘Mystery Photo Published by Makivik Corporation Contest’ at the address below P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec J0M 1C0 Canada or you can email your answer ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ / Telephone: 819-964-2925 to: [email protected]. *ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᑏᑦ­ᑕᒃᑲᓂ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ­ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ­ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ­ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓂᑦ­ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑕᕐᑕᑐᓄᑦ­ Makivik Corporation, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ISSUE 110 P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, *Contest participation in this magazine is limited to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. Quebec J0M 1C0 ᓯᓚᑉᐱᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ:­ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐊᕕᓂᖏᑦ­ᑳᑐᕆᓐ­ᑖᕝᓂ­ᑳᓪᕙᓇᐅᑉ­ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᕗᑦ­ᐋᓕᒃ­ᖁᖏᐊᖅ­ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᒪᑦ­ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃ­ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑐᓂ­ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ­ᐅᓪᓗᓯᐅᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ­2015-ᒥ­ᑰᑦᔪᐊᕌᐱᒻᒥ.­ ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓃᑦᑐᑦ­ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂ­ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ­ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓂ. 109-ᒍᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂ­ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃ­ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑐᕕᓃᑦ­ Cover: Photo taken by Katherine Daphne Calvin ᐊᑎᖏᑦ­ᐊᒧᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᑐᑦ­ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ­ᐊᓪᓚᕕᒻᒪᕆᖓᓂ­ᑎᓯᒻᐱᕆ­9,­2016-ᒥ.­ on Canada day 2015 in Kuujjuaraapik. Her article is featured in the youth section of this issue. ᐊᑎᖓ­ᐊᒧᔭᐅᕐᖄᑐᖅ­ᓵᓚᖃᐅᑎᑖᓛᕐᑎᓗᒍ­$100.00-ᓂᒃ. • ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ • ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ • Taking photography to new heights Congratulations to Alec Koneak who won the Mystery Photo Contest in • ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, • The legacy of Johnny May ᓇᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓪᓗ • Makivik’s management of belugas, • ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᒃ polar bears and caribou ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ISSN 1481-3041 ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖕᖓᓂᖅ • Introducing the Qarmaapik Family House issue 109 of Makivik Magazine. Winners of this mystery photo contest ­ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᔭᒥ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒥ/ᐅᑭᐊᑦᓴᒥ 2016 will be drawn at the Makivik head office on December 9, 2016. The first ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit ᒪᑭᕕᒃ Issue 110 Summer/Fall 2016 prize as noted is $100.00. 2 11 ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᑕᖏᑦ / CONTENTS ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ 04 The Legacy of Johnny May ᐊᑕᓂᐊᓘᑉ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᕌᐱᓕᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᕕᓂᖅ 16 The Governor General of Canada Visits Kuujjuaraapik ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᓂᖅ 20 The Right to Harvest Beluga Whales ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᕐᑑᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ 26 What Makivik is Doing About Our Caribou 16 26 ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖓ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ – ᓱᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓕᕐᓇᑑᕙ ? 34 Polar Bear Management in Nunavik – Why is it so Confusing? ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᔪᖓᓂ 42 Air Inuit Propwash ᕘᔅ ᐃᐊᒃᑯᑦ 44 First Air ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᐊᕕᓃᑦ 48 Nunavik Creations ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓪᓚᕈᑏᑦ 52 66 50 Legal Tips ᐊᑦᔨᖁᑎᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᐊᑦ: 52 ᑲᖏᕐᓱᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᔮᕐᓂᖅ Photo Essay: Kangirsuk’s Arctic Char Music Festival ᐃᑎᕋᑦᓴᖅ - ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓇᕐᕋᓭᓪᓘᑐᓄᑦ 58 Open Door – Montreal’s Homeless Inuit ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒃ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᒥ 62 Qarmaapik Family House in Kangiqsualujjuaq ᖃᔭᐅᑉ ᐅᑎᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ 66 The Return of the Qajaq 78 88 ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ 70 Nunavik Notes ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᑦ 78 Youth ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓂᖏᑦ zine 97 Nunavik Research Factsheet a mag ᓄᓇᖃᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃ 101 Green Corner MAKIVIK MAKIVIK 3 © MAKIVIK CORPORATION X2 CORPORATION MAKIVIK © ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᔮᓂ ᒣᑉ The Legacy ᐊᓪᓚᑕᖏᑦ ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕿᐊᓐᑎᕆᐅᑉ of Johnny May By Stephen Hendrie ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯ­ᐊᑐᒻᒪᕆ­ᐊᓘᕗᖅ­ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ­ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᐅᓲᖅ­ Legendary Arctic bush Pilot Johnny ᔮᓂ­ ᒣ­ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ­ ­ᐊᑐ­ᐊᒐᓕ­ᐊᖑᓲᓂ­ ­ᐊᑦᔨᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᑐᑦ­ May should be in the Guinness Book ­ᐊᓪᓚᑕ­ᐅᓯᒪᕕᒋᓲᖏᓐᓂ­ ­ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ­ ᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯ- of World Records for holding a candy ᓲᖑᒐᒥ­ ᑰᒃᔪ­ᐊᒥ­ ­ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ­ ­ᐊᕙᑎᑦ­ ᒪᕐᕈᑦ­ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ­ drop over Kuujjuaq for the past fifty ­ᐊ ᓂᒍᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ­ᐱᐅᓯᕆᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓕᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃ­ᑰᒃᔪ­ᐊᒥ.­ᓯᓚᕐᔪ­ᐊᒥ­ years. There are other candy drops ­ᐊᓰᑦ­ᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᓲᖑᒋᕗᑦ­ᑭᓯ­ᐊᓂ­ᓇᓪᓕᖏᓪᓗᓃᑦ­ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ­ around the world, but none with the ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓲᑐᖃᐅᓂᖃᖕᖏᓚᑦ­ ᔮᓂ­ ­ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᕐᐹᖅ­ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ­ longevity of Johnny’s. And as in the ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓲᑐᖃᐅᓕᕐᖁᖅ.­ ᓲᕐᓗᓗ­ ᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑕᑎᐅᑉ­ ᓵᒥ­ ᑏᕕᔅ­ Sammy Davis Jr. song “The Candy ᓄᑲᕐᓯᐅᑉ­ᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑖᕈᑎᖓᑎᑐᑦ­“The­Candy­Man”-ᑎᑐᑦ­ Man,” there are words that ring true ᓱᐃᓯᕐᑎᓯᔨ­­ᐊᖑᑎᑎᑐᑦ,­ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ­ᐃᓕᖓᑦᓯ­ᐊᐳᑦ­ with Johnny’s remarkable endeavor. ᔮᓂᐅᑉ­ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕ­ᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ­ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᑦᓴᓯ­ᐊᓄᑦ.­ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑕᖃᑦᓯ- He has been successful, “Cause he ᐊᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᒐᒥ,­ “ᑮᑕ­ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ­ ᐅ­ᐊᕈᑎᒌᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ­ mixes it with love and makes the ᓇᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥᓗ­ᓯᓚᕐᔪ­ᐊᒥᓪᓗ­ᒪᒪᕐᑐᖃᕐᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ.” world taste good.” ᔮᓂ­ᒣ­ᑯᐯᒃᒥ­ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑏᑦ­ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᕕᖓᓄᑦ­ᐊᑎᖓ­ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ­ Johnny May was inducted into the Quebec Air and ᓄᕕᒻᐱᕆ­23,­2010-ᒥ. Space Hall of Fame on November 23, 2010. ᐃᓅᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ­1945-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ­ᑲᖏᕐᓱ­ᐊᓗᒃᔪ­ᐊᑉ­ᓴᓂ­ᐊᓃᑦᑐᒥ­ᖃᑦᓴᓐ­ᐯᒃᑯᑦ­ Born 1945 at the Hudson’s Bay trading post beside ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂ­ᐊᕕᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ,­ ᔮᓂ­ ᒣ­ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ­ ᐃᑦᔭᕋᑦᓴᓯ­ᐊᖑᓯᒪᕗᖅ­ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᕐᓱᓂ­ George River. Johnny May has led an inspiring life based ­ᐊᑦᓱᕈ­ᐊᓗᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ,­ᓱᓕᑦᓯ­ᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ,­ᑲᑦᓱᙰᓐᓂᒥᒃ,­ᐱᓇᓱᑉᐸᓂᕐᒥᒃ­­ᐊᑦᓱᕈᕐᓇᑐᓂᒃ,­ on simplicity, integrity, grit, hard work, a good sense of ᐃᔪᕐᓇᑐᓂᒃ­ ᑕᑯᒍ­ᐊᕐᓂᒥᒃ­ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ­ ᐱᔭᕆ­ᐊᓕᒻᒥᓂᒃ­ ᐱᑦᓯ­ᐊᕈᓐᓇᕕᓕᒫᒥᒍᑦ­ humour and the basic notion of being the best at what ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ᑭᓯ­ᐊᓂ­ ᐱᓇᓱᑉᐸᓱᓂ­ -­ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ­ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᕌᕈᒃᑯᑦ.­ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓱᓂ­ he does – being a bush pilot. He was the first Inuk bush ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᕈᒋᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ­­ᐊᑕᐅᓯᓕᑲᓪᓚᒥᒃ­ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ,­ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓗᑭ­ᐊᖅ­ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ­ pilot in Nunavik and likely across Canada. ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ. 4 ᖁᕕ­ᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕆᓲᖓ­ ­ᐊᕐᕋᒍᑕᒫᑦ­ ᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯᒋ­ᐊᒥ­ ᐱᓯᒪᕗᖅ­ The love he brings to the annual candy drop comes from his family. ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ.­ ­ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᑕ­ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓ­ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᓴᑦᓯ-