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W7mEsifzk5 Jessie Munick, Zebedee Jaaka, Charlie Ekomiak, and Jessie Uqittuq. xq7mEstsymJk9l WJ8NstQ/sJi4 cz5bÔ4f5 wq3CstcExc3i6 kNc3çymJw5 wkdtq8k5 vNbu. kN[7u, mr{[f5 WQx3tyMs3ymJ5 mr{[4 xqctŒZhxDtc3ymo3g6 xuhZM8i4 cz5bÔoEi3u4, kw5yht4 wkw5 W?9odbsA8Ngi4 xqctŒAti4 r=Zg3hQ5 cz5bÔq8i4. Ì8N cz5bÔoEps5hi Pita Aatami $48.5-million dollars for impacts of hydro President of Makivik Corporation development on the Koksoak River, and BOB MESHER the Raglan Agreement negotiated with In June 2003, Makivik commemorated its Falconbridge in 1995, which provides for 25th anniversary. Two and a half decades have passed since a sharing of the profits generated from the Raglan nickel mine and Makivik came into existence as the successor to the Northern employment and training opportunities for Inuit. Québec Inuit Association (NQIA), pursuant to the signing of the More recently, in October 2002, Makivik and the Government James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). Growing of Canada signed the Nunavik Inuit Marine Region Agreement- up in Kuujjuaq, I am still amazed at the tremendous changes that in-Principle. The Sanarrutik Agreement was negotiated with the have occurred since Makivik’s inception. We have much to be provincial government in 2002 to provide economic development proud of and much to be thankful for. in the region. Just as the JBNQA has been characterized as the first modern In 1999, Makivik and the federal and provincial governments land claims agreement in Canada, Makivik was the first aboriginal signed the Political Accord to establish a Nunavik Commission organization mandated to implement and protect the integrity of with the mandate to develop recommendations for the creation of a modern treaty. Nunavik Inuit has made Makivik work for them a new form of government for Nunavik. In June 2003, a Nunavik and have crafted it into a very well respected political and socio- Government Framework Agreement was signed. We are confident economic development organization. that Makivik and the Inuit of Nunavik will soon realize the dream of Since its creation, Makivik has been very active in pursuing having an overall government for Nunavik, which will better allow recognition of Inuit rights. It was deeply involved in the strug- us to determine our future. gle for recognition of aboriginal and treaty rights in the Canadian In addition to political representation, Makivik has proven Constitution. Makivik played a key role within the national orga- that Inuit-controlled organizations are capable of succeeding in nization that worked on entrenching Section 35 in the 1982 business ventures. Given the importance of air transportation in Constitution Act, which recognizes and affirms the existing aborig- Nunavik, Makivik launched itself in the airline industry through the inal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. creation of Air Inuit. This airline company has been a consistently Makivik has negotiated several beneficial agreements on successful business that we can all be very proud to call our own. behalf of the Inuit of Nunavik. These include the 1988 Kuujjuaq First Air was acquired in 1990 and Makivik turned it into a profit- Agreement, which provided compensatory measures totalling able subsidiary, which has been recognized for the past two years SAMMY KUDLUK MM65-Cover 2 8/15/03, 2:26 AM tudbsJ6 vJyt5yyxq8Nc5bymo3g6 WNhZc3[sJu4 wl8Nb vt[4 kNooµ5 v?mzb, kNø5 vtmp4fq5b, kNu4 tAux3tf5 WJEstQ5hA N7uiE/5ti4. 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