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An Achievement Award 

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• Meeting the Ainu of Japan 

• Makivik's new cruise ship venture 

• The dog slaughters issue 

…and much more 

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Serving the Inuit of Nunavik

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Makivik Corporation 

Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote 

the interests of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit 

beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). 

Makivik’s responsibility is to 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. 

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Makivik Magazine 

Makivik Magazine is published quarterly by Makivik’s Information 

Department. It is distributed 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 letters to the editor 

and submissions of articles, artwork, or photographs. Please include 

your full name, address, and telephone number. 

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Makivik Executive 

Pita Aatami, President 

Johnny Peters, Resource Development Vice-President 

Adamie Alaku, Economic Development Vice-President 

Anthony Ittoshat, Treasurer 

George Berthe, Secretary 

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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 possible. 

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ñu Sgo4 / Sammy Putulik 

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Published by the Makivik Information Department 

P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Québec 

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of the JBNQA. 

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Front cover: Lolly Annahatak with Nunavut 

Premier Paul Okaluk and Pita Aatami in 

Saskatoon during the Aboriginal Achievement 

Awards. Photographer: Bob Mesher 

ISSN 1481-3041 

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SAPUTIIT YOUTH ASSOCIATION 

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Makivik's AGM organizers 

agreed that it was one of our 

best annual meetings so far 

in terms of support from the 

host community and satisfied 

delegates. Workers in Akulivik 

had all of the tables and chairs 

brought into the gym, and office 

spaces in the school were ready 

for temporary occupancy, complete 

with Internet modems and 

telephone lines. Vehicles were 

there to be used for trips to the 

airport and around town, and 

several strong men were at the ready for moving heavy boxes and sound equipment. 

Throughout the week, students got involved by selling beautiful handicrafts 

and refreshments, while ladies kept the coffee and tea flowing. All of this and 

more certainly made for a pleasurable get-together in Akulivik. Next year the 

AGM will be in Kangirsuk. 

As usual, the big meeting was a chance to examine the Corporation's actions 

and finances from the past year and to explore its future direction; including 

a few files seen in this issue. We offer an update of the 1950s and 1960s dog 

slaughters file, and have a report from Adamie Padlayat of the big youth summit 

in Labrador. We also have musing from Maatiusi Amarualik of Puvirnituq about 

the early days of snowmobiling and thanks, Sammy Kudluk, for conducting the 

interview. Now we head into summer — all aboard for Cruise North, Makivik's 

new tour ship venture! 

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SPRING 2005 

ISSUE 72 

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Makivik's New Cruise Ship Venture 

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Lolly Annahatak's Achievement Award 

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Maatiusi Amarualik Talks about Snowmobiles 

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Inuit and Ainu Meet in Osaka 

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Dog Slaughters Update 

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BOB MESHER 

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The Innu of Sept-Iles and the city's chamber of commerce welcomed visitors from 

Nunavik to explore the viability of establishing inter-regional business ventures. 

More to come on this story as further price comparisons are made. 

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“We have done our homework 

because we want to make sure 

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We are offering the most 

affordable tour package of all 

cruise companies in the North. 

We have a lot to offer visitors, 

in terms of the Arctic's pristine 

natural beauty and also in 

terms of the Inuit culture in 

our own homeland." 

An exciting new northern travel business that holds great promise 

for both the visitors and the visited in the North is scheduled 

to start next July. A cruise ship based out of Nunavik will begin 

its guided tours, bringing passengers on each trip to experience 

the uniqueness of the culture, the people and the environment of 

Nunavik and beyond. 

Makivik recently created Cruise North 

Expeditions, a new subsidiary that will bring 

tourists from other nations to our region. 

Cruise North Expeditions has designed its 

tours to attract people who are truly interested 

in a northern experience, and who 

will be given lots of opportunity during their 

travels to explore the region and understand 

more about who we are and what our 

region is all about. 

Each trip is scheduled for one week, 

with passengers arriving on First Air to 

Kuujjuaq to board the ship Ushuaia. The 

ship carries a maximum of 66 passengers 

with 31 crewmembers. It runs cruises to 

the Antarctic between November and March 

each year. This year, once the Antarctic 

summer comes to an end, it will proceed 

to Kuujjuaq on time for its maiden Nunavik 

voyage that begins July 10th. Here, the 

first cruise will begin and will be called The 

Arctic Explorer. In this voyage the route 

will begin from Kuujjuaq to Kangirsuk, 

by Kangiqsujuaq, Ivujivik and Tudjaat, to 

Kinngait, Kimmirut, Akpatok Island, and 

finally back to Kuujjuaq. The tour will also 

bring the travellers to the surrounding areas 

and provide them with lots of opportunity to 

experience their surroundings: hiking, taking 

excursions on the land, visiting archeological 

sites, bird-watching, and listening to 

throat-singing, legends, and experiencing 

our Inuit culture for the first time. 

Kuujjuaq is the ideal homeport for this 

company because of its daily jet service that 

will allow the ship time and air time to be cut in half. This will allow 

for lower prices while making the tours highly accessible. 

We have nothing but positive expectations from this new 

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venture, as Makivik's vice-president for Economic Development, 

Adamie Alaku said, "We have done our homework because we want 

to make sure that everything is in place as much as possible for 

success. We are offering the most affordable tour package of all 

cruise companies in the North. We have a lot to offer visitors, in 

terms of the Arctic's pristine natural beauty and also in terms of 

the Inuit culture in our own homeland." 

During its first year, Cruise North will hire experienced guides, 

naturalists, and university professors, as well as Inuit so that they 

will be able to take on future positions as expedition leaders, lecturers, 

and guides. This is a wonderful opportunity for Inuit students 

who are interested 

in the tourism 

industry. 

Cruise North 

Expeditions proudly 

makes the claim 

that it is the first 

Inuit-owned cruise 

line whose financial 

returns will mainly 

benefit the North. 

Since all other cruise ship companies operating in the circumpolar 

seas are foreign-owned, the North is simply another tourist 

destination for them. Not so with Cruise North. It’s a company 

operated by and for the Inuit, so the financial benefits of the company’s 

success will be the Inuit’s financial success. 

Dugald Wells, the president of Cruise North, made his first 

trip to the Arctic seas in 1983 during a scientific research project. 

He has returned many times since then and has travelled on 

the Arctic seas as far as the North Pole. One of his working trips 


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BOB MESHER 

led to a chance meeting with Marc Allard, the general manager of 

the Makivik's Fisheries Division. After many discussions, the idea 

of developing a new cruise line that would be operated by and for 

the Inuit people took shape. 

To ensure that the environment and local Inuit communities 

would be respected, Dugald, made a field trip to the Nunavik communities 

last year to meet with the mayors and the landholding 

corporation presidents. The idea was to gain insight into how this 

new business could benefit the communities. Suggestions abounded, 

and groundwork has been done to prepare for the arrival of 

tourists for next summer. Quaqtaq landholding has suggested, 

for example, converting the old weather station in Cape Hopes 

Advance to welcome tourists. 

Cruise North will attract Inuit and non-Inuit alike to discover 

the North by offering three different cruises through the Arctic 

summer from July to September. Most of the clients will likely come 

from the South with an interest in discovering new places. With 

worldwide travel now so accessible, the Artic remains one of the 

last frontiers for people to explore. Those who choose this destination 

tend to be interested in nature, in culture, and curious about 

discovering the flora and fauna of the area’s tundra and taiga. 

“We are putting together a unique, first-rate program that’s 

attuned to the expectations and high standards of worldly, sophisticated 

travellers,” Dugald says. 

Suzanne Sherkin, a Toronto writer, plans to be aboard for the 

July launch. “I’m very excited about taking this trip. The North has 

always held such a strong allure for me but I never felt prepared 

enough to go. With this guided tour that leaves lots of room for 

personal exploration, I know I’ll have a great experience,” says 

Suzanne. “I’m looking forward to learning about the land and discovering 

more about the Inuit. I’m also really looking forward to 

finding out more about the local artists, and bringing some of their 

work back home.” 

The Cruise North brochure, which you can find on the Internet 

at www.cruisenorthexpeditions.com, tells a lot about the fantastic 

array of experiences a traveller can expect. For each of the eight 

cruises, they offer well researched presentations on various facets 

of the Arctic, and a great many chances to see some of the amazing 

wildlife — whether it’s the 800-foot cliffs on Akpatok Island 

with the noisy flocks of thick-billed murres nesting there, or the 

prehistoric looking muskoxen on Diana Island. On each trip, visitors 

have the opportunity to connect with the locals, find out more 

about the products and services they offer, and buy souvenirs. 

Depending on which trip the visitors choose, there will be 

many different areas to explore. On The Baffin Adventure and In 

Hudson's Wake, the tourists will have a chance to discover Ungava 

Bay, Hudson Strait, and the Hudson Bay, including Richmond Gulf. 

They will surely see the wildlife, perhaps see eye-to-eye with caribou, 

and watch walrus and beluga. Indeed, readers in Nunavik 

can imagine the richness of living things that can be seen in the 

sea and on the land. 

Cruise North will also coordinate with Avataq so that archeological 

sites may be visited, there may be a summer school 

organized, and other plans are being discussed. 

With only a few months ahead before the first cruise sets sail, 

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Cruise North is promising to add not only excitement for those 

wishing to cruise in Nunavik, but it is also expected to create 

local economic spin-offs. 

Adamie Alaku also adds, "Of course it will be our pleasure to 

welcome visitors as we have much to share with them. Over time 

and with the dedication of our communities, we will become more 

and more established for onshore hospitality as well as at sea. In 

the long run, we want the financial benefits to the Inuit to be significant 

from this venture. The tourist industry is steadily growing 

in the North, and what better way to see our coastal communities 

than by sea?" 

From the Far South to the Far North 

The ship is named after the town in southern Argentina 

that serves as the main port for expedition cruise ships visiting 

Antarctica. "Ushuaia” means, “westward pointing bay” in the language 

of the Yamana people who lived in the area before the arrival 

of European settlers. They lived among the islands south of the 

mainland, away from the larger and more numerous Ona Indians, 

and took their livelihood from the sea. They actually lived in their 

dugout canoes, inside of which they maintained small fires for 

cooking and warmth. In 1520, when Ferdinand Magellan became 

the first European explorer to discover a sea route between the 

Atlantic and Pacific oceans, he saw the smoke from these fires 

and named the island group “Tierra del Fuego” — “land of fire”. 

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to Canada’s North. Now acknowledged as Canada’s largest 

northern air carrier, our airline has grown to become an important 

and successful business enterprise for Nunavik Inuit. Each year 

First Air jet services to Kuujjuaq bring cargo and supplies for our 

communities and allow us to export our goods and culture. 

Business and government personnel rely on First Air’s connections 

beyond our region. Annually 

tourists, game hunters and sport 

fishers numbering in the thousands, 

come to Nunavik from around the 

world via First Air. And now the role 

of our airline has expanded again 

to be an essential partner in the 

economic success of Makivik’s 

Cruise North Expeditions tourism 

initiative. 

Beginning this July, and running 

throughout the summer of 2005, 

Cruise North Expeditions will run 

weekly Arctic tours by ship. Every seven days these cruises will 

depart from Kuujjuaq. It will be our airline, First Air, that brings 

them here. 

BOB MESHER 


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summer (November through March). The ship 

accommodates 66 passengers in 33 comfortable 

twin cabins and suites. Public areas 

feature a large dining room, an observation 

lounge, a conference room with modern multimedia 

equipment, a well-stocked library, a 

changing room, and a small infirmary. There 

is ample deck space and an open bridge 

policy. 

A full complement of Zodiac-style inflatable 

landing craft ensures superb landings 

and wildlife viewing opportunities on the otherwise 

inaccessible coastline. The captain, 

officers and crew are highly experienced in ice 

navigation and have a great love of nature. A 

specialist team of expedition leaders, guides 

and naturalists host entertaining presentations 

aboard ship, and accompany passengers 

on shore excursions. Chefs prepare excellent 

cuisine with many local specialties such as 

Arctic char and caribou. 

Expedition Cruising, A Growth Industry 

For more than two decades, the North American cruise industry 

has been growing by approximately 10% each year. That 

makes cruising the fastest growing segment of the travel industry. 

Meanwhile, expedition cruising has been growing at an even 

faster pace than the rest of the industry. Since 1992-93, for example, 

the number of tourists visiting Antarctica has increased from 

6,700 to more than 20,000 in 2003-04. 

Special Rates for Nunavik Residents 

Cruise North Expeditions is offering a special rate for residents 

of Nunavik who join the vessel in Kuujjuaq — US$500 off the published 

prices. The rate is available by calling Cruise North directly 

on their toll-free number: 1-888-263-3220. 

CRUISE NORTH EXPEDITIONS 


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All 14 First Nation, Métis, and Inuit recipients of the 2005 

National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAF) in Saskatoon 

this past March 31st received loud rounds of applause from the 

audience of approximately 2000 celebrants, but the clapping and 

cheering for Lolly Annahatak was noticeably the loudest and longest 

lasting. Lolly has a way of making people feel good about 

themselves, whether it is a packed auditorium or the individual 

clients that she counsels in her profession as a 

social worker. A video clip of each recipient was 

shown to the audience prior to their introductions. 

In hers, Lolly says, "I think everyone should 

dance, and if you can't dance with your feet then 

dance with your voice — sing!" 

These awards recognize leaders and despite 

her blindness, Lolly leads courageously by her own 

example. Originally from near Kangirsuk, Lolly was 

diagnosed with infant glaucoma at age three and 

lost her sight at age 16. She said, "When I lost 

my vision I didn't have a goal or anything. I was 

shocked. I felt that I had lost my identity for a 

while — being feminist, being who I am as an Inuk woman. And I 

never thought I would have children... there's a lot in there." 

One of the first people that Lolly thought about as she stood 

to receive her award was her late husband, Peter Bentley, who 

passed away suddenly on May 28th, 2004. She remembered as a 

graduating university student when he proudly phoned a Montreal 

radio call-in show to announce his wife's accomplishments. "I could 

imagine how much he would appreciate this," she said. "I know 

that losing a very close friend is very hard for anyone on this earth. 

So when you are left behind, you have to continue the journey. It 

is hard, but try to think of the good side of. For example, Peter 

was a very important and supportive part of my life, but now in 

my life I have my relatives, my community, my friends." 

Among her other achievements, Lolly was acknowledged as 

the first student guidance counsellor for the Kativik School Board 

and the first Inuk to earn a Certificate in Northern Social Work. 

She also graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from McGill 

University, for which she received a Nunavik Academic Achievement 

Award, and then became employed as a social worker for the 

people of Nunavik. 

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Lolly made sure there were gifts for all the First Nations students, 

thanks to donations from many Nunavik organizations. 

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Lolly Annahatak with her sister Lizzie Putulik of Kangirsuk and her 

daughter Phebe, who is a student at Concordia University. 

Lolly is currently a part of the Aboriginal First Nations Suicide 

Prevention Committee for the province of Québec. When asked 

what she sees as one of the most challenging social issues in 

Nunavik today, she said, "My experiences of working with suicide 

attempts by young people are very challenging. But that's 

part of life in this society. Sometimes these are attempts to get 

attention; maybe being a little bit spoiled could be a reason. Low 

self-esteem is linked to it too, and alcohol and drugs are other 

factors. When I was a younger counsellor, the challenges were 

mainly alcohol and drugs. But today on top of that, we have this 

kind of thing too." 

During the day of the awards ceremony, a special lunch was 

organized for a group of Aboriginal students and teachers from 

across Canada to meet the recipients in a Saskatoon hotel banquet 

room. The recipients took turns sitting at each table for about 15 

minutes and then moving on to the next table — answering questions 

from the inquisitive group at each table. Lolly also brought 

along a large box of souvenirs collected from various organizations 

in Nunavik, which she handed out to the students and teachers: 

maps, mugs, baseball caps, T-shirts, pens, pins, and shopping 

bags — everybody got something! The students immediately felt 

comfortable with Lolly and several opened up about things that 

were bothering them once they realized she was a social worker 

and part-time McGill teacher. At one table she was heard saying, 

"We all have struggles at some time in our lives. I don't know of 

one person who does not have any problems. If you remember this, 

you won't feel so alone." 

NAAF is a nationally registered non-profit organization devoted 

to excellence and providing the educational tools necessary 


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for Aboriginal youth to achieve brighter futures. Besides the 

achievement awards, NAAF also promotes the development and 

education of Aboriginal peoples and their professional advancement 

in Canadian society through the implementation of three 

additional programs. 

First Air, a Makivik subsidiary company, is among the organizations 

that sponsor NAAF initiatives. Pita Aatami, who is the 

president of Makivik and also the chairman of First Air, said, "First 

Air is one of the biggest supporters of the Aboriginal Achievement 

Foundation that started 12 years ago. We do this to show our 

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Sheila Watt-Cloutier, who won the 2004 National Aboriginal 

Achievement Award for Environment, continues to bring international 

attention to the problem of pollution and global warming, 

especially as it poses a more immediate threat to peoples living 

in the North and Arctic ecosystems. Amongst other official recognition 

that Sheila has received as a spokesperson for this battle, 

most recently the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 

awarded Sheila as one of this year's seven “Champions of the Earth” 

at the United Nations 

Headquarters, April 

19th in New York City. 

She received the award 

for her contributions in 

addressing global climate 

change and her 

successful efforts to 

persuade the world to 

conclude a global convention 

to eliminate 

persistent organic pollutants 

("POPs"). 

Upon receiving the 

award, Sheila stated, “I 

am honoured and humbled by this award which is for Inuit everywhere. 

This award strengthens our determination, as Inuit, to find 

our rightful place in the rapidly changing world and to contribute 

our knowledge and wisdom to make the world a better place.” 

She added, “The "Champions of the Earth" award reflects the 

fact that the Arctic — our homeland — is the world’s barometer 

of climate change.” 

Makivik president Pita Aatami, who nominated Sheila for the 

Aboriginal Achievement Award last year, spoke proudly of Sheila. 

He said, "We are very happy because Sheila is becoming well 

known all over the world for the work that she does on the environment. 

It shows that even though we [Nunavimmiut] are few 

in numbers, we can contribute to the world. She is a spokesperson 

for the earth." 

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The Aboriginal Achievement Awards each year highlights an impressive group of role models for Canada's native populations. 

FRED CATROLL 

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appreciation and to thank the Aboriginal role models that work 

so hard on behalf of their people, wherever they might be in this 

world. For me, these awards 

are very beneficial, so I was 

very happy that I could go. 

I congratulate Lolly and I 

thank her for her contribution 

to the Inuit society. 

Even though she is blind, it 

does not stop her from wanting 

to help her people. She 

shows us that, even if you 

have a handicap, you can 

BOB MESHER 

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The gala event was a chance to 

mingle with other native Canadians. 

still help others if you have 

the will." 

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receiving an award behind 

her, Lolly is back on the job; 

offering much needed support 

to the many Inuit who show up with social problems to work 

through. The transparent lucite trophy with the NAAF insignia 

embedded in it sits on a shelf at home. "If I have no one to help 

me then I couldn't go to work. I am in a hard situation because [in 

Nunavik] there are no landmarks. When I was down south I used to 

walk alone and go to school with a cane. But here in the North, I 

am very lucky because I have such precious friends and relatives 

who automatically guide me. I think I am very lucky — how I get 

help and I get uplifting messages from them." 

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Alcoholics Anonymous 

If you want to drink and can, that's your business. If you want 

to stop and can't, that's our business. 

Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 1-877-964-2883. Inuktittut meetings 

also at Nunavik House in Montreal, Monday, 7:00 PM. 


13

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An Interview with Maatiusi Amarualik: 

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into the Inuit Lifestyle 


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Seventy-three-year-old Maatiusi Amarualik has always lived in 

Puvirnituq and has seen many changes in the North during his 

lifetime. One of these changes has been the transition in winter 

transportation from the dogteam to the snowmobile. He reminisced 

about his first experiences with snowmobiles and the impact they 

have had on the Inuit lifestyle locally. 

Maatiusi recalled when there were very few people living in 

Puvirnituq, however, he said: “There is some evidence of campsites 

indicating that the Tuniit had inhibited this area. The old campsites 

are not obvious although you can still tell that they are there. I believe 

in [the Tuniit] having existed. When people talk of the Tuniit, they 

are referring to a kind of a people who had a reputation for being 

able to move large boulders of rock that a normal person could not 

budge. Only such people were referred to as Tuniit.” 

Sammy Kudluk was our Makivik Magazine reporter who interviewed 

Maatiusi and here is a portion of that conversation, which 

concluded with a cup of tea. 

Makivik Magazine: When was the first time you ever saw a 

snowmobile? 

Maatiusi Amarualik: I believe it was close to 40 years ago 

that I first saw a snowmobile, when the Catholic priest owned 

one. It was the only snowmobile in the village and I tried hard to 

obtain it from him. 

Although there were a couple of different snowmobiles at 

that time, I thought of buying the Catholic priest's snowmobile 

and subsequently managed to purchase it for $100. It was one of 

the very first snowmobiles, although it was not in a good condition 

and the skis were made of wood. 

The engine of the snowmobile was out in the open and was 

a single-cylinder type and was not in a good running condition. 

Sometimes while hunting, I would leave it behind and go hunting 

with the dogteams. It was the first time I started using a snowmobile. 

I can tell you that my dog team was still better for transportation. 

MM: Where were you able to get gasoline at that time? 

Maatiusi: There used to be gasoline available mostly for outboards 

as well as diesel fuel. The fuel for outboards and peterhead 

boats used to be one and the same kind. There were never any 

different kinds of fuel, and the snowmobile I had acquired at that 

time used the same kind of fuel as a peterhead boat. 

That is the one I used to have. Since the engine was located 

in the back of the machine, it seemed to be working harder than 

it should if it had its engine located in the front instead. 

During spring breakup, I just left it out on the ice.

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then the Hudson's Bay Store received a shipment of a few small 

snowmobiles, which seemed hard for them to sell. Gradually people 

started buying them and other people started to envy these 

people. More snowmobiles started to arrive and most of the men 

would buy one for themselves. Then they didn't last long at the 

HBC store. 

MM: Did you pull a sled when you went hunting? 

Maatiusi: No, I did not pull a sled at first as I was still keeping 

a dogteam. Then I started to pull a sled with a rope without 

ever thinking of putting a box on it. I was merely lashing my load 

on the sled and never even thought of having runners on them; the 

white plastic ones we use today or the steel strap ones for that 

matter. At that time we used moss as runners and we would stop 

using the dogteam at springtime when the frozen moss runners 

started to melt. We couldn't afford steel runners so we ended up 

without runners during the springtime. Nowadays they use plastics 

as runners, which we never even thought of back then. 

MM: Did it seem colder when you first started to go out hunting 

with your snowmobile? 

Maatiusi: No, it was not; I was happier because when I started 

to drive, the machine was responding to my thoughts whereas 

when I was using the dogteam they didn’t always go where I wanted 

to and this machine was responding beautifully to my commands 

and that was very exciting. 

It used to get so cold that the gas would not even reach the 


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Maatiusi Amarualik 

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Maatiusi Amarualik and his wife, Lucy. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

engine and I had no choice but to leave it behind. I never learned 

where exactly the problem was. 

The only way to retrieve it was by dogteam. Whenever the 

spark plugs became dirty the machines didn't want to go anymore 

and the fuel hoses would freeze and we would end up leaving 

the snowmobile behind since we didn't really know the problem 

at that time. 

I never seemed to be aware of the snowmobile’s noise that 

much although whenever animals hear any noise, they scram away. 

Also, animals will always run away whenever they see something 

unusual. I'm sure some people had complained that the noise of 

the snowmobiles had a negative impact on their way of hunting. 


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trail while we were out hunting as I had to pay attention to the 

snowmobile as well as the trail I was on, which made me lose 

concentration as to my direction. There was now a tendency to 

become lost using this new type of transportation. 

MM: Did you have to concentrate more on the snowmobile's 

performance as well as the direction it was heading? 

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immediate environment; what I was sitting on and the machine I 

was handling. You might travel in a general direction but you can't 

always turn around to look back on your trail. For instance, if you 

happen to spot caribou tracks and you start to follow them, you 

may not be aware of the direction you are heading in since you are 

only concentrating on the direction of the caribou tracks. And if it 

happens to be on a day when the trail you were just using is almost 

immediately covered by blowing snow, you tend to lose your sense 

of direction if you are not concentrating on the area of your trail. I 

think this can happen to anyone, especially the young people who 

tend to become lost more often. You don't think too often about 

your exact location because it is not the same as travelling by 

water. The snowmobile is a very enjoyable machine to use and to 

travel with and I believe that this is one of the factors why some 

people become lost. Today they are being taught better and are 

not becoming lost as much as they used to. They are also better 

equipped with new technologies that [I know less about]. 

MM: When you went out hunting, what was it like on your 

expenses? 

Maatiusi: It didn't seem to affect my expenses in any way and 

that was mainly due to the Inuit helping out each other. Whenever 

we lacked anything, other people would always try to find a way 

to get it. Nowadays, we are starting to feel the cost of it. We now 

have to spend money on gas and parts for the snowmobiles and 

people are not helping each other out as much as they used to. 

The custom of helping each other out is fading fast and you don't 

have the feeling of expecting assistance anymore.

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Remember these Ski-doos? Caribou hunting. 

MM: You mentioned that you purchased a snowmobile for 

$100.00. Did it last long, like a year or more? 

Maatiusi: I don't think it even lasted a year. Most of the 

time it was inside a shack and sometimes the Catholic missionary 

would use it. Sometimes I loaned it to other hunters. It was 

the most expensive item I ever bought with the only $100 I had. 

At that time, if I had used the money to get supplies such as groceries 

and ammunition, the $100 would have lasted a long time. 

Money was very valuable such that if you bought something, it 

was to last a long time. We still had our dogteams and kayaks 

that didn't require any expenses to operate and we didn't even 

think to use money on them. 

MM: Did other people ask to use the snowmobile? 

Maatiusi: Yes. There were other people wanting to use it and 

I would lend it to them, but only when I went along with them. 

At first it was not easy to understand fully how the snowmobile 

operated but, with practice, we got along very well. We learned 

how to deal with the problems such as, when it froze, you had to 

urinate on it in order to thaw the frozen part or area. 

If you had a camp stove, you could just light it up and make 

hot water by melting snow. You had to make hot water with your 

teapot and sometimes you had to keep pouring hot water onto the 

snowmobile if it kept freezing. 

Sometimes people didn’t have time to get on their snowmobiles 

because it took off too fast. And the runaway snowmobile 

would either hit a rock or fall off a small cliff. 

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Sometimes you would fall through the ice and if everything is all 

right, you just stop and lift yourself out. However if the driver went 

into the water as well, we had to hurry to bring him back home as 

soon as possible. Sometimes runaway snowmobiles would even 

hit houses. 

When the snowmobile was working okay, they were very fun 

to use. Today we now have well made snowmobiles and I expect 

they'll make even better ones. The people, the hunters, are very 

skilled in using them. When they know where to go fishing or to go 

hunting animals they don't stay out long anymore and they catch 

more than we used to during our days. 

MM: When they started to pull sleds with their snowmobiles, 

did you use the same kind that you used for dog sledding? 

Maatiusi: We did. We kept improving the sleds whenever 

we discussed them amongst ourselves and then everyone would 

start having the same kind of sleds to pull by snowmobiles. Many 

things started to come about such as compasses and nowadays 

they use Global Positioning Systems. Even in bad weather people 

can know where they are with the GPS. If they feel they can make 

it home, they usually arrive even in bad weather. 

MM: When they started making hitches for the sleds, do you 

recall how they were being made? 

Maatiusi: Yes I do. They didn't even try to experiment with different 

types of hitches. They mostly started to copy the types of 

hitches that were being used by tractors. As the number of people 

who owned sleds increased, we started to use a more standardized 

version of sled hitch. Today's sled is still made much like before 

with cross bars on top of the two runners. Unlike before when they 

tied the crossbars to the runners, they now nail them on to the 

runners. I am certain that there are some who still prefer to use 

the traditional type of sleds. But many people here in Puvirnituq 

use sleds with their crossbars nailed onto its runners. 

MM: The speed of snowmobiles is increasing all the time. Do 

you recall when you felt you would start losing your things? 

Maatiusi: No not really, although people would lose some 

gas containers and sleeping bags. It doesn't happen as often as 

before now. 

MM: And because they use boxes nowadays? 

Maatiusi: That's right. A lot of them do and some of them can 

even sleep in them. They now customize their sleds to include 

a box in which you can just sleep whenever you need to after a 

long journey. 

MM: When you got your first snowmobile, did you travel to 

other communities? 

Maatiusi: Yes I did go to other communities. I used to travel 

to Inukjuak, even alone sometimes. Although it wasn't a safe place 

to travel alone, we used to send people to Inukjuak and Akulivik by 

themselves. Today people are asked not to travel alone anymore. Even 

snowmobiles that are made today will eventually breakdown. I do 

recall people travelling alone quite often with their snowmobiles.

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When more people started to get snowmobiles most of them 

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barrel of gas. Today sometimes we don't even see the tanks 

anymore as they are tucked inside the sled boxes. We now just put 

our five-gallon tanks onto our sleds and tuck them away. Before 

that we used 10- and 45-gallon tanks. 

PAULUSIE NOVALINGA 

MM: When the snowmobiles started 

to break down, I would suppose that the 

parts were not readily available? 

Maatiusi: When a snowmobile broke 

down and needed parts, they were never 

available. So most of the machines were 

left aside and some people even went back 

to using dogteams. 

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snowmobiles, they would let them sit idle 

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would be using their dogteams. Some 

would wait for quite a long time. 

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such as paper or fabric. They used to 

try anything. They would use a piece of 

steel for a spare part if it was malleable 

enough. And of course they would make 

the snowmobile useable again. 

I can still clearly remember some of them even trying to use 

different types of tracks. I can recall one of them making holes for 

the sprockets to fit in. They tried anything they could think of. 

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with the establishment of rules and regulations. Do you see any 

effects on those initiatives? 

Maatiusi: Yes, of course. Safety with the snowmobile is being 

taken care of. There are training sessions in regards to safety and 

land environments. I am hoping these training sessions will continue. 

There are some people who are quite good at being out in 

the land and usually these people make it back home even if they 

were lost for a while. They survive because they had been taught 

how to survive in such a predicament. We lived in harmony with 

our dogs and although most of them were killed, a few remained 

and some people are now starting to raise them again. Now they 

are being used more on a recreational basis than when they were 

used as working dogs. 

MM: I suppose some of them are raised for use in dog team 

races. 

Maatiusi: That's right. 

MM: I thank you for this interview. 

Maatiusi: You're welcome. Are you ready for a cup of tea? 

MM: Yes, very much. Thank-you. 


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Ad photo for a 1969 Sno Jet. 

Father Jules Dion first arrived in Nunavik in 1955, not too long 

before snowmobiles were introduced up North. First stationed in 

Quaqtaq until the early 1960s, "Piirtiu" (the abbreviated Inuktitut 

pronunciation for Père Dion) was one of the first to have a snowmobile 

in Nunavik. 

At the time, Bombardier's yellow Skidoos 

were only available there. "It was 

a very simple snowmobile with only one 

piston, a steel hood, and skis made of 

wood. To get the front beam to light up, 

we had to make the magneto touch the 

stator, kind of like for a headlight on a 

bicycle," Father Dion recalls. 

In 1964, he moved to Kangiqsujuaq, 

where he's been living ever since. In the 

years that followed, there were many 

improvements made to these first snowmobiles. 

"Many different companies, 

most of which don't exist anymore, 

also started making them," says the 

FR. JULES DION 

PAUL-ÉMILE ROY 

Catholic priest. 

Father Dion had problems with his 

early model Ski-doo. "The body was 

cracked and I feared finding myself sitting on the track at any 

time," he said. He contacted Bombardier, who promised to replace 

it, but they never did. One day a policeman from Kuujjuaq came 

to visit Kangiqsujuaq with his wife, bringing his snowmobile by 

plane. "He had a Sno Jet, which I found much easier to handle, 

having a better suspension," the priest recalls. Relatives of the 

policeman worked at the Sno Jet factory 

in Thedford Mines, Québec and 

it wasn't too long before Father Dion 

also got on one. 

Father Dion also became a snowmobile 

dealer in Kangiqsujuaq. "When 

I got my Sno Jet, the Inuit also wanted 

one, so I started ordering the 

snowmobiles for them, and then 

parts," explains Father Dion. "Even 

though it always took quite a bit of 

time to get the parts, which it still 

does today, it wasn't too complicated," 

he recalls. 

According to the well-liked priest, 

by the 1970s most Inuit families had 

a snowmobile and there were few dog teams. Today's snowmobiles 

are far more advanced. As Father Dion says, "It changed a 

lot, and it will keep changing. As resourceful as people are here, 

I think that one day the electronics of those machines will be so 

complicated that we will no longer be able to fix our snowmobiles 

ourselves. And being in the remote region that we live in, without 

personnel trained to detect the source of the breakdown this 

might become a problem. But I'm confident that the people here 

will find a way to adapt, as they always do." 

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An Anthropological Forum: 

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BOB MESHER 

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For anyone visiting Japan the first time, you quickly notice that 

the country is very Japanese. For example most everyone speaks 

only Japanese, they bow to each other a lot, take their shoes off 

in the restaurants, and a non-Japanese visitor stands out easily 

in a crowd. 

However, Japan also has its own Indigenous people 

— the Ainu from the North— just as in Canada 

we have Inuit. But the Japanese government was 

not always willing to acknowledge that they had an 

indigenous population who have lived there since 

time immemorial. Today, the statement made by former 

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in September 

1986 that, "Japan is a nation of homogenous people," 

has become infamous. 

A delegation of spokespeople for the Inuit in 

Québec was among the activists and political leaders 

invited to a symposium in Osaka this past January 

13th to 15th. Makivik's corporate secretary, George 

Berthe; the president of the Association of Montreal 

Inuit, Victor Mesher; and Donat Savoie from Indian 

and Northern Affairs Canada made presentations. 

A number of students, anthropologists, public observers and the 

mass media were also in the house. 

The international symposium, entitled Indigenous Movements 

in Plural Societies: The Inuit in Canada and The Ainu in Japan, took 

place at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka. The objective 

MAYO KISHIGAMI 


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of the symposium, which was funded by the Japanese hosts, was 

to discuss the indigenous movements of the Ainu and the Inuit, 

and their relationships with their larger native societies as well 

as with the major societies of their respective countries. The two 

indigenous groups in two different situations were compared and 

it provided an opportunity for dialogue between the Ainu, Inuit, 

government officials, and anthropologists. 

This event also took place momentously during the conclusion 

of the International Decade of Indigenous Peoples. It was 

soon clear at the symposium that the Ainu are struggling to revive 

their culture due to a long harsh policy of forced assimilation by 

the Japanese. The Ainu were discriminated against for using their 

native language and rituals, and their resources were taken away. 

Today, for the most part, the Japanese are not very familiar with 

Ainu issues. 

While their word for human being is "Ainu" and the Inuit word 

is "Inuk", the two northern cultures have other traditional similarities. 

For example the Ainu used to live by fishing, hunting, and 

gathering, although they also grew crops. They made clothes from 

available materials such as animal hides, fur, and bird skins. The 

Ainu also originally did not have a written alphabet but transmitted 

their knowledge orally through stories and songs and they had 

their own spiritual beliefs. 

Sadly, the effect of assimilation by the dominant society has 

been far greater in Japan than in Canada's North. Unlike the Inuit, 

the Ainu no longer have territory for a land claim settlement and 

thus reap the benefits of such a treaty, nor do they have rights 

to any areas for traditional hunting and gathering practises. As 

George Berthe pointed out, "Without land, you just float around 

like a feather." 

Not only would there be no profit for an Ainu person to claim 

their native status; but to do so would mean discrimination by the 

larger society. Now while many Ainu still deny their own culture, 

hope and acceptance is gleaned from the Law for the Promotion of 

the Ainu Culture and for the Dissemination and Advocacy for the 

Traditions of the Ainu and the Ainu Culture, established on May 

14th, 1997. This law was made to preserve and promote the Ainu 

culture and to permit the Ainu to regain their ethnic pride. 

Various groups carry out activities to recover and transmit the 

Ainu culture throughout Japan since the law was established but 

many feel that it has been reduced to a museum topic. However, 

as George told the symposium, "It's all good to put everything in 

a museum, but you are not dead. A culture has to be alive." 

Without resources for a traditional livelihood, the Ainu discovered 

that they could create arts and crafts to earn money, which 

some say has contributed to them becoming "museum people". 

The authenticity of these products, which are sometimes imitated 

by non-Ainu producers, is also questioned. Craft production is now 

on the decline and it is mainly women who are around 50 years 

old that still produce them. Men's crafts are very scarce because 

these items are related to traditional hunting rituals and they are 

unable to exploit resources to use such items. 

The Hokkaido Ainu Foundation was also formed, based on the 

Island of Hokkaido, where it is estimated that 40 percent of the 

Ainu there are members. Although Kazuyki Tanimoto is Japanese,

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he is the president of the Ainu Foundation and a recognized expert 

on Ainu culture. Fifty percent of the Association's leadership is 

non-Ainu. Mr. Tanimoto says the philosophy of the Ainu law is to 

make the Ainu independent, although it does not recognize indigenous 

rights. "In my opinion, the act is quite effective to make 

the future a bit rosy for the Ainu," he said, "But we have a long 

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Osamu Hasegawa and Kazuyki Tanimoto. 

The Ainu language is also no longer used by anybody for daily 

conversation, and there are only a handful of people who are 

able to speak it, although language courses are attempted. One 

language book that was published for use in elementary school 

has not proven to be of much help. "It costs a lot," said Kazuyki 

Tanimoto, "I'm afraid the book has not been useful or effective. 

The teachers are not too knowledgeable." 

"Expectations of the new law have not been met," says Ainu 

Museum curator, Masahiro Nomoto, who 

made a presentation entitled, Contemporary 

Promotion Activities of the Ainu Culture and 

Cultural Activists. He says many Ainu cannot 

identify with the traditional culture and 

its images and current projects need to be 

reconsidered. He also explained that the Ainu 

made enormous efforts to be like Japanese 

because of past policies and this history still 

lingers. 

Masahiro described a photo of his great 

grandmother. It is from her that he feels rooted 

to his native heritage. "She was a good singer 

and her songs were recorded'" he says. He 

also remembers from his childhood, seeing traditional medicines 

being used and experiencing an earthquake that was combated 

by the recital of spiritual Ainu words. 

Osamu Hasegawa was the second Ainu representative to make 

a presentation at the symposium. Wearing a robe, which embodied 

for him spiritual energy, he spoke on the Aboriginal Movement 

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are eligible for more benefits such as welfare security than 

those who live in other areas. Osamu feels that such government 

support should be consistent, no matter which part of 

Japan they live in. Tokyo has the largest Ainu population. 

Osamu was born and raised by his grandmother in Hokkaido 

until the age of six or seven, when she died. Being adopted 

and removed from his home, he does not speak his native language 

and remembers little about the culture. 

He said the Ainu in Tokyo have four associations, and 

they are not all involved in each one. When all four groups 

get together, they only see about 50 people — less than one 

percent of the total Ainu population in Tokyo. "Those in Tokyo 

do not get rights, so there is no benefit in exposing themselves," 

he said. "I believe the Ainu have gone through very 

difficult times to survive." 

Unsupported by the Hokkaido Ainu Foundation, they have a 

restaurant in Tokyo named House of the Wind, which provides lowincome 

work for one or two people. "We want this to be our centre 

of activity," said Osamu, " When Ainu get together, we talk like 

family because we can't usually express ourselves, but if even one 

Japanese person enters, we become silent." 

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become established. "We need 

the wisdom of the Japanese for 

the transmission of culture and 

politics and for the pursuit of our 

rights," he said. Osamu then 

joked, "We want to occupy the 

royal palace of Tokyo." 

In George's presentation, 

Political and Economic Activities 

of Makivik Corporation, he told 

the Ainu, "We have to evolve 

as a culture. Inuit are very 

resourceful and that is how we 

have survived." 

He thanked the Japanese 

hosts, especially Nobuhiro 

Kishigami (now a familiar face to many Inuit in Nunavik and Montreal) 

for their invitation. "We [Makivik executives] are invited all over 

the world and we choose carefully which countries we go to," he 

said. "People want to hear our story. We share but we don't go to 

every conference because it is too time-consuming and expensive. 

So it is a great honour to address all of you people." 

Despite the social problems and climate warming in Nunavik, 

his description of Nunavik Inuit realities was a big contrast to the 

Ainu picture. Inuktittut is still very strong, we still have plenty of 

resources, and Inuit have the main say in the way things operate 

at home. "We are strong and independent but in partnership with 

our governments," George said. 

George was especially proud when he described the Inuit 

leaders who participated in the creation of the James Bay and 

BOB MESHER 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY, OSAKA

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Participants and visitors at the Inuit-Ainu symposium. 

BOB MESHER 

Northern Québec Agreement. "They had hardships and when I hear 

their stories, I can't believe what they were able to achieve in that 

short time. The governments had their best lawyers and we had 

our best hunters negotiating the same thing," he said. 

Thanks to his extensive experience and encountering with the 

Inuit dating back to 1967 in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Donat Savoie was 

well prepared to provide an overview of major national and international 

events that have occurred in the Canadian Arctic that 

have affected the North and the people who live there. He also 

presented his views of the origins of the Nunavimmiuts' movement 

towards self-determination leading up to the present-day 

negotiations for a Nunavik government. 

During his presentation, The Indigenous Movement of the 

Inuit in Montreal: The activities of the association of Montreal 

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their homeland in Tokyo, albeit much less severe. Inuit are generally 

proud of their heritage and, thanks in large part to contributions 

from Makivik and other organizations, the Inuit in Montreal enjoy 

certain benefits. 

It is estimated that over 800 Inuit live in Montreal, with 

two-thirds of them from Nunavik, and life is not smooth for many 

of them. Although they might have abandoned their deplorable 

home conditions, many of the social services and community 

support available in the North are not as easy to come by in the 

city. The Association organizes monthly country food feasts and 

other activities to bring the Inuit together for mutual support and 

socializing. "The Inuit in Montreal are spread out and many have 

no phones so there is no small-town feeling like in the Nunavik 

communities," Victor said. 

Although the forum did not conclude with any commitment to 

actions, certain reference points were shown; for the Ainu to set 

new goals for a more meaningful restoration of their culture, for 

the Inuit to reflect on our history of similar hardships and appreciate 

where we are today, and for the anthropologists who wish to 

further study the indigenous movements of these two indigenous 

peoples.

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By Jocelyn Barrett 

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Makivik Corporation has recently moved closer toward resolving 

the long-standing issue of the dog killings undertaken by government 

representatives in the 1950s and 1960s. 

The issue was first brought to the attention of Makivik 

president Pita Aatami during the 1999 executive field trip. During 

the community consultations, disturbing reports of a systematic 

slaughtering of sled dogs in Nunavik in the 1950s and 1960s 

became a recurring theme. The issue was discussed at length 

and with much emotion in Quaqtaq at the 1999 Makivik AGM, 

where it was resolved that the Makivik executives should take all 

actions necessary to investigate the circumstances surrounding 

the slaughters and to seek explanations, an apology and compensation 

for Nunavimmiut. 

Over the course of the following year, interviewers mandated 

by Makivik compiled testimonies of individuals who lost their dogs 

to the slaughters or who witnessed the slaughters. Altogether, 

over 150 accounts of the slaughters were brought forward to 

Makivik. Archival research was also undertaken in Québec City, 

Ottawa and Winnipeg. 

In March 2000, Makivik formulated a request to the Québec 

government for a public inquiry to be undertaken into the dog killings 

in Nunavik during the period 1950-1975. Also in March 2000 

Makivik, in collaboration with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, made 

a similar request to the federal government. Neither the Québec 

government nor the Canadian government at that time accepted 

Makivik's request. 

According to the evidence gathered by Makivik, the slaughters 

were carried out, or ordered to be carried out, by government 

agents. The owners of the dogs, the population of Nunavik and its 

leaders were not consulted, nor did they give their consent to the 

dog killings. Some of the slaughters were conducted in a negligent 

and dangerous manner and government agents gave very little or 

no explanations. The repercussions are continuing to this date and 

the Nunavik purebred husky dog is presently nearly extinct. 

The governments’ rationale for implementing measures that 

led to the slaughters seems to have been based on a concern for 

health and public safety. However, the governments were negligent 

in the manner in which they approached what they considered to 


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LISA KOPERQUALUK 

be a problem with dogs in Nunavik communities and negligent in 

the devise and implementation of their solutions. 

In January 2005, Makivik submitted a brief on the issue 

to the federal and Québec governments. Makivik reiterated its 

demands that: 

• Governments undertake a public inquiry into the dog slaughters 

that occurred in Nunavik during the 1950’s and 1960’s. 

As a result of the public inquiry, Makivik expects that the 

governments would acknowledge the wrongs done and apologize 

to the Inuit of Nunavik and compensate the victims of 

the dog slaughters, in the amount and form agreed to between 

Makivik and governments. 

• Governments reimburse the costs incurred by Makivik in 

attempting to resolve the complaints of the victims of the 

dog slaughters. 

• In the short term, governments provide remedial measures 

for appropriate and affordable transportation to allow Nunavik 

Inuit to maintain their traditional harvesting practices. 

The January 2005 brief outlined the consequences of the 

slaughters. By destroying the dogs, the authorities severed 

the mobility of hunters and their families. Individuals' 

independence was compromised, with ravaging results 

on their sense of self worth. The emotional, socio-economic 

and cultural impacts resulting from the execution 

of entire dog teams was tremendous and although the 

true extent of the impact cannot be known, the following 

includes some aspects: loss of a large part of Inuit 

culture; loss of a means to obtain a livelihood; loss of 

the only means of transportation, especially detrimental 

to a nomadic society in a harsh environment which 

depended and still depends on hunting for a large part 

of its sustenance; hunger and increased physical hardships; 

emotional distress; and increased injuries and 

deaths due to the unreliability of snowmobiles as compared 

with dog teams. 

The repercussions of the slaughters on the Inuit 

culture are continuing to this date and they are especially 

detrimental to the youth due to increased 

inactivity and the loss of a means to attain self-esteem 

and self-sufficiency. 

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BOB MESHER 

The elimination of dogs in Nunavik has been, and continues to 

be, a source of tension and resentment towards non-Inuit. 

In order to demonstrate the extent of the socio-economic costs 

of the Nunavik dog slaughters, Taqramiut Productions produced, 

on behalf of Makivik, a documentary film entitled Echo of the Last 

Howl. The documentary was launched in Kuujjuaq in January 2005 

and was attended by representatives from each Nunavik community, 

Nunavut, the media and politicians. The launch generated a 

substantial amount of local, regional and national attention and 

the Katutjiniq Town Hall was full to capacity. During the screening, 

there were a few laughs and many tears. The Elders were especially 

emotional, recalling the actual events. Some statements 

made in the documentary struck such a cord with the audience 

that spectators often erupted in spontaneous applause. 

Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, understood 

the issues well. "I think the issue was not only trying to kill your 

dogs, it was trying to kill your way of life. This is unacceptable," 

he said. He promised to show the documentary on Parliament Hill 

and to make a motion to have an inquiry to determine what happened; 

to shed light on this "horrible situation". He made good on 

his promises and the documentary and the issue were brought to 

Parliament Hill in early March 2005. 

The Federal Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and 

Northern Development, chaired by Nunavut MP Nancy Karetak- 

Lindell, agreed to hear Makivik witnesses discuss the dog 

slaughters. George Koneak, Johnny Watt, Pita Aatami and Johnny 

Peters provided testimony to the Committee on March 8th, 2005. 

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A meeting with Gilles Duceppe prior to the video launch. 

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Association, also made presentations at the Standing Committee 

hearings on March 10th, 2005. 

Elder Johnny Watt testified that some of his dogs were killed, 

although they were all tied and at the end of the day, he was presented 

with the harnesses and told to "get rid of the dead dogs". 

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mr{[s2 bf8NMs3ymJdtq5 v?mgc4f5 vtmpq5b nz8i 

i5÷Qx3gymJ5. 

Makivik witnesses at the federal standing committee. 

wasn't a family... A wrong was done to the people of the Arctic 

and this has to be rectified." Strangely enough, no representative 

from the Department of Indian Affairs appeared before the 

committee. 

The RCMP did provide a witness: Chief Superintendent Kevin 

Vickers. According to Chief Vickers, most police files from the period 

1950-1960 have been destroyed and no information has been found 

to indicate the existence of any policy regarding the destruction 

of sled dogs. He admitted "destruction of stray and/or suffering 

animals by police may have led to confusion and resentment born 

from a lack of understanding as to the long-term and wider implications 

of an epidemic on dog populations, as well as the threat 

this posed to residents of the North." On a more reconciliatory 

tone, he stated: "If the RCMP did anything to hurt the Inuit, today 

I would like to offer my apologies on behalf of the RCMP." 

During its hearings on March 10th, the Committee heard very 

moving testimonies from Nunavut witnesses Joanasie Maniapik 

and Alicee Joamie. Many spectators were in tears during Alicee's 

moving description of her experience when her husband's dogs 

were shot by RCMP officers and of her feelings of betrayal. "The 

RCMP were the ones we looked up to for help and they were the 

ones who shot the dogs," she said. 

The Committee adopted a motion to request that the government 

appoint, before April 15th, 2005, a Superior Court judge to 

inquire into the matter and to submit a report by July 15th, 2005. 

The motion was hotly debated and only passed by a vote of six 

to four. The Liberal party committee members voted against the 

motion, despite an appeal from Senator Charlie Watt that his Liberal 

colleagues leave partisan politics aside in the name of justice. 

Further support for an inquiry arrived from Nunavut on 

March 22nd when the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut unanimously 

passed a motion calling on the federal government to establish 

a judicial inquiry into the slaughter of Inuit sled dogs that took 

place from 1950 to 1970. 

The federal government did not accept the Standing 

Committee's specific request for a judicial inquiry. However, a 

deputy minister may yet be appointed to produce a report on the 

issue for government. 

No action has yet been taken by the Québec government 

toward responding to Makivik's demands. 

Pita Aatami is determined that governments must apologize 

and provide compensation for the dog killings. "We will keep fighting 

until we come to an acceptable resolution of this issue. If all 

other avenues fail, Makivik will bring the matter to the United 

Nations."

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Images of Makivik’s Annual General Meeting 

Akulivik: April 5th to 8th, 2005. Photos: Bob Mesher. 

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Unloading luggage and equipment for the meeting organizers. 

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Ironing the big Makivik flag. 

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The official AGM opening included the lighting of a qulliq, prayers, and throatsinging. 


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Teacher Georges Mensink with Reebah Saviadjuk and Sheila Nappatuk 

selling snacks. 

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Lizzie Palliser participated as an elder. 

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Minnie Grey and Jacob Oweetaluktuk. 

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Pita Aatami and Donat Savoie. 

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A grand welcome for Geoff Kelly, Québec Minister of Native Affairs. 


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Makivik’s Annual General Meeting 

Akulivik, April 5-8, 2005 

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Students selling hand crafted novelties. 

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Issacie Padlayat and Adamie Qumak. 

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Alasie Arngak and Sarah Aloupa. 

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Nunavik’s MP, Yvon Lévesque. 

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Simon Makimmak and Peter Matt, step dancing. 


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Makivik’s Annual General Meeting 

Akulivik, April 5-8, 2005 

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An oath of office was introduced for elected Makivik officials this year. 

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opening included the lighting of 

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Makivik Corporation Board of Directors 

Oath of Office 

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear that I will truly, 

faithfully, impartially, honestly and to the best 

of my knowledge, skills and ability, perform the 

duties required of me as a member of the Makivik 

Board of Directors. 

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Qikiqtani president, Thomasie 

Alikatuktuk, received a gift 

from Makivik. 

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Congratulations Etua. Next AGM: Kangirsuk. 

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Mark Papigatuk; memorial plaque for 

Katsuak Angotigirk. 


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Willie Kumarluk. 

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Wb €bu Xt5bg6. 

Anthony Ittoshat and Johnny Peters, both re-elected to the executive. Pita Aatami applauds. 

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Nunavik Creations Review 

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wkgw8â5 wl3dyz8i4. 

NUNAVIK CREATIONS 

NUNAVIK CREATIONS 

Nunavik Creations had their busiest Christmas season since it 

opened its doors in March 2002. The store remained opened until 

December 23rd to give customers a chance for last minute shopping. 

Sales were also higher than the previous seasons. 

In December, Vickie Okpik was busy putting 

on two fashion shows in Bordeaux and Paris, 

France. Horizon Polaire, an organization based in 

France, sponsored the show. The show in Bordeaux 

was at the Casino Bordeaux. Two hundred people 

paid to attend the event. The purpose of the 

weeklong festival was to introduce Inuit culture 

to France where there is quite a lot of interest 

in the subject. Singer Edward Snowball opened 

the fashion show with a 20-minute set and he 

played a guitar and sang throughout the show. 

The fashion show had traditional clothing as well as contemporary. 

Clothing was modelled by modelling students from a fashion house 

in Bordeaux. The same fashion house had a fashion show with their 

interpretation of Inuit clothing just before Nunavik Creations went 

on. There was a standing ovation at the end of our show and Vickie 

and Edward were deluged with questions from the audience. There 

were many requests for Nunavik Creations catalogues as well as 

orders for our clothing. The show aired on French national television 

along with interviews done prior to the show. 

The fashion show in Paris was at the Museum of Man where 

they have a large Inuit exposition. The Canadian Embassy sponsored 

that portion of the trip. There were approximately 300 people 

who attended both shows. There was quite a demand for Edward's 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

CD’s. Both Vickie and Edward spent 30 minutes responding to 

questions from the crowd. 

Fashion shows, such as the one in France, allow us to not 

only market our products but also provide a glimpse of Nunavik's 

Inuit culture. 


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x9Mb[iq5 ÷nM8 ÙEx5, WdIoEps2 

Legal Tips 

By Jocelyn Barrett, Lawyer 


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Common Law vs. Marriage 

In Québec, individuals living together in a common law relationship 

(also called a de facto union) do not have the same legal 

rights and responsibilities as married couples. This is true no matter 

how many years they have been living together. 

The legal effects of marriage were discussed in our Spring 

2003 Legal Tip. * The present Legal Tip will summarize how your 

legal rights and obligations are different according to whether 

you are married or living in a common law relationship and what 

you can do to protect your rights if you are in a common law relationship. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

Some Recognition 

First, it is important to note that many 

federal and Québec laws, such as laws governing 

social assistance, legal aid, pension plans 

and workers' compensation, often grant de facto 

spouses who have been living together for 

a certain length of time or who have children 

together, the same rights and obligations as 

those who are married. 

Children 

There is absolutely no difference in the rights of children 

whose parents are married, living in a common law relationship 

or not living together at all. All children are equal, regardless of 

their parents' marital status. The only thing to keep in mind is 

that if the child's mother and father are not married, it is very 

important for both parents to sign the declaration of birth. If the 

unmarried father does not sign, his name will not appear on the 

child's act of birth or birth certificate. Correcting this situation 

is a bit of a hassle and requires following strict procedures and 

paying the related fees. 

The Differences 

The Civil Code of Québec, by respecting the decision individuals 

make not to enter into a marriage, legally considered as a 

contract with binding consequences, makes a clear distinction 

between de facto spouses and those who are married. 

There are differences between the rights and responsibilities 

of married spouses and those of de facto spouses that are apparent 

during the relationship. For example, common law spouses do 

not legally owe each other mutual help and assistance or any kind 

of alimentary support. No special rules govern decisions about 

the family residence. 

The differences are especially significant where a breakup 

or the death of one of the spouses occurs. In the event of breakup, 

common law spouses do not benefit from the same protection 

as married spouses with respect to the division of property. Each 

spouse keeps the property he or she owns.

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De facto spouses cannot request alimentary support for themselves 

after a breakup. This does not affect the children's right 

to alimentary support and an ex-common law spouse may receive 

child support. 

The law does not recognize a common law spouse as a legal 

heir. Therefore, if one of the common law spouses were to die 

without a will, the surviving spouse would not be entitled to 

any of the estate, which would be divided among the legal heirs 

(children, parents, siblings, etc.) according to the rules of the 

civil code. 

If your common law spouse was once married, separated but 

not yet divorced, you are in a risky situation. If this common law 

spouse were to pass away without a will, you would not inherit 

anything from the estate, but your spouse's ex would. Now imagine, 

if you had bought a house with this common law spouse, his 

or her ex would have a legal right to a portion of your house! 

What to do 

Common law spouses should consider taking the following 

steps to protect themselves and each other: 

• Ensure that you have a valid will; 

• Make sure that you have named your beneficiary to the proceeds 

of any life insurance you may have; 

• If you or your common law spouse had been previously married 

before entering into the common law relationship, it is 

extremely important to dissolve this previous marriage by 

divorce; 

• Sign a "contract for living together" to clarify each spouse's 

rights and obligations during the relationship and in the event 

of a breakup. This contract could include, amongst other things, 

a list of each spouse's property, the responsibilities of each 

spouse during the relationship and the consequences with 

respect to children and property in the event of a breakup; 

• Keep receipts for the purchases you made during the relationship; 

• Ensure that any houses or other buildings or land purchased 

during the relationship are jointly owned; 

• If you are renting a dwelling, co-sign the lease; and 

• Sign a power of attorney authorizing your common law spouse 

to act on your behalf in the event of incapacity due to an accident 

or illness. 

* As an update to our Spring 2003 Legal Tip, in Québec, marriage 

between persons of the same sex is now possible. 

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valuable." It should have said: "The number of shrimp has increased but 

each individual shrimp is smaller in size, causing reduced prices." 

• The photo credit for our winter 2004-2005 issue of Makivik Magazine, 

page 26, should be Noah Tayara instead of Bob Mesher. We regret the 

error and hope to see more of Noah's very interesting photos in future 

magazines. 


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Air Inuit extends our congratulations to the community of 

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additional flights were accomplished in support of this event, 

including charters to Greenland and Rankin Inlet. Our particular 

appreciation is extended to the organizing committee for their considerable 

advance planning with our airline, which began in 2004 

for the March, 2005 event. 

Ivakkak, 2005 

Air Inuit would like also to express our congratulations to all 

participants in the Ivakkak 2005 dog team race and to the flight 

and support crews who were able to transport all competing teams 

to the start line on time and ready to trot. Following four years 

of refinement, we believe that the kennel system built for the HS 

748 aircraft to be now perfected — transportation of the teams 

proceeded without complication. 

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The following changes are under study as part of Air Inuit’s 

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to be in effect on April 30 th. ) 

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schedule 

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schedule 

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schedule 

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of this schedule will alternate to provide weekly direct service 

between Umiuaq and Sanikiluaq. 

• The addition of a Wednesday Radisson > Kuujjuaraapik > 

Sanikiluaq > Kuujjuaraapik flight. 

Flyers and local FM announcements will be issued two weeks 

prior to the revision with the details of scheduled 

service enhancements once they have 

been finalized. 

Air Inuit Reservations Centre and 

Website Booking 

Air Inuit is pleased to announce the establishment 

of a new reservations service that 

includes website direct booking capability. 

Among others, the reservation centre incorporates trilingual service, 

Web-based booking, and increased flexibility in matching 

capacity requirements to service levels. 

Hours of operation are from Monday to Friday at 8:00 AM to 

8:00 PM and on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from 9:00 AM to 

8:00 PM. Web booking is available 24 hours per day by clicking 

the web booking icon at: www.airinuit.com. We salute our commercial 

operations department for their efforts in realizing this 

complex initiative on schedule. 

SAMMY KUDLUK 

Forthcoming Specials for Spring and Early Summer 

• Landlocked (no snowmobile, no canoe) seat sale: June 6th to 

July 10th 

• Summer sale: July 18th to August 7th 

• Berry picking special: August 15th to September 4th 

• Nunavik-wide music festival specials will be announced for 

these events as in our traditional manner. 

We are also planning and adding additional scheduled flights 

during the periods when major events are scheduled to better 

serve everyone who wishes to go. Air Inuit will provide a similar 

forecast for the remainder of 2005 in the next issue of Makivik 

Magazine. In the meantime, we express our appreciation to all 

Air Inuit personnel for their strong efforts in what has been a cold 

winter, and send our best wishes for a fine spring to them and to 

our customers. 


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Answers about credit 

A credit report is mainly a history of your past and present financial 

situation. In short, it includes personal information such as your 

name, date of birth, and address. It chronicles your employment 

background such as where you worked, your duration of employment, 

job title, and income. It details your current and outstanding 

debts as well as a history of whether you’ve paid your bills on time 

or made any late payments. It states your available credit and who 

have made credit inquires about you, such as when you’ve applied 

for a credit card or a loan at the bank. It also records any bankruptcies 

or unpaid taxes. A credit rating is like a grade that's based on 

your credit report to measure how well you do with your finances. 

Banks use it to decide whether or not to give you a loan. 

Juanasi's goose decoys 

Juanasi lent goose decoys to fellow hunters Markusi and Adamie 

who each promised to return them in good condition and within a 

certain amount of time. As promised, Adamie returned his decoys 

within a few days and in perfect condition. Markusi, however, 

brought back the other decoys later and they had been damaged. 

Consequently, Juanasi will think twice about lending Markusi any 

of his decoys again because he knows from this experience that 

Markusi may not take good care of them or return them for a long 

period of time. However, Juanasi will continue to lend Adamie his 

decoys because he expects they will be returned in good condition, 

within the amount of time agreed. In this case, Juanasi is 

like a banker — if the borrower doesn’t respect his promise, as 

in the case of Markusi, the bank will consider him a risk and will 

not want to lend him anything. 

The importance of a good credit rating 

If you want to buy a big-ticket item such as an all terrain 

vehicle, a pickup, or a boat, you will likely need to borrow money 

from the bank. The bank will decide if they should lend you money 

using the information in your credit report and your credit rating. 

If you have a good credit rating it will help you to get a loan and 

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will have a harder time getting a loan and you will most likely pay 

a higher interest rate. 

Tips to improve a blemished credit rating 

• Pay your bills a few days before the due date because late 

payments will be reported and added to your credit history, 

which can hurt your credit rating. 

• Don't go over your credit card limit. Constantly having your 

credit card near the limit is considered a bad sign for the credit 

card companies or banks. Keep a low balance and you will 

pay less interest. If you make a big purchase with your credit 

card, pay it off first before using it again and pay more than 

the minimum balance every month to pay it off faster. 

• Keep no more than two credit cards. Every time you submit 

an application for a credit card or loan it is registered in your 

credit report. If you apply for numerous credit cards or loans 

within a short time span, it is a negative indicator because it 

implies that you are in a bad financial situation and you are 

looking for money. 

• Use cash advances on your credit card only for an emergency. 

Beware that if you withdraw cash from your credit card, 

interest is higher and charged from the day you borrow. 

• Remember the "seven year rule" whereby all information — 

good or bad — stays in your credit report for seven years. For 

instance, if at age 20 you made bad decisions, it will stay on 

your credit report until you’re 27. But to have an excellent 

current credit rating is more important than poor credit items 

that are older. 

• Talk to a bank representative or the credit card company to 

help you find a solution if you can’t pay off your debts. 

If you’ve never had to pay bills, borrow money from the bank, or 

own a credit card, it means that you have no credit history. If you 

want to borrow money to purchase a big-ticket item in the future, 

it would be wise to apply for a credit card and use it responsibly 

over time to build a good credit report and rating. 

Obtaining your credit report 

You can get a free copy of your credit report once a year from 

the address below. Provide your full name, date of birth, current 

and former addresses, daytime telephone number, and a photocopy 

of two pieces of signed personal identification such as a driver's 

license, social insurance card, or Medicare card. 

Equifax Canada Inc. 

Box 190, Jean Talon Station 

Montréal, Québec H1S 2Z2 

Toll-free: 1-800-465-7166 

Tel: (514) 493-2314 Fax: (514) 355-8502 

Web site: www.equifax.ca 

BOB MESHER 

Penny-Wise Fun Fact 

Did you know that in Canada credit cards 

were only introduced in the mid-1960s? For 

bank issued credit cards, the interest rates 

range from 9.90 percent to 19.9 percent and 

retailer-issued credit cards (such as Sears, 

Canadian Tire, and HBC) interest rates range 

from 24 percent to 28.8 percent. 


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By Isabelle Dubois 



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Festival, the first snow blocks of what was hoped to become the 

largest igloo ever built were put in place on the edge of Qikirtakallak, 

an island beside the community. 

Jacusie Ittukallak, Johnny Uitangak and Lucasie Qumaluk, led 

by the president of the snow festival's committee, Peter Ittukallak, 

worked day in and day out (except on Sunday) to make the dream 

come true. Adding to the challenge, the unusually warm weather 

in the weeks prior to the festival made the consistency of the 

snow uneven. 

For the first couple of days, they assembled countless blocks 

of snow, securing each of them carefully with 

slush. Then, with the help of other men coming 

from the neighbouring communities (notably 

Charlie Nowkawalk from Inukjuak) as well as students 

of the Pigiursavik Vocational School, the 

finishing touches were made. The men worked 

until after dusk on the final day. Around eight 

o'clock in the evening of Wednesday, March 

23rd, Peter Itukallak put in the very last piece 

that that made the igloo complete and the men 

started cheering with excitement and pride. 

They hugged one another to congratulate themselves 

on the task they had accomplished. The igloo was indeed 

a testimony of ingenuity. 

The igloo had a circumference of 122 ft by 16 feet and 

three inchesand was made of 670 snow blocks: each measuring 

approximately two feet and five inches wide, by one foot and seven 

inches high, by nine inches deep. 

SAMMY KUDLUK

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Snow blocks were braced as the walls got higher. 


Before leaving the igloo to go onto the evening festivities, 

the men gathered together in a circle to pray in honour of their 

forefathers and to bless the work they had duly accomplished. As 

Jacusie Ittukallak explained, many of them were born in igloos on 

the island before the community was 

founded in 1952. "Our parents spent 

many winters living on this island in 

an igloo village," he recalled. 

At 11 o'clock the next morning, an 

official opening ceremony took place. 

Local elder Maatiusi Amarualik did the 

honours of cutting the ribbon to officially 

open the igloo to the eager people 

gathered outside. Then 402 people 

were let in one-by-one and were counted 

as they entered. Once inside, they 

celebrated the achievement with traditional 

drum dancing, throat singing, 

and ayaya songs. 

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remained for at 

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world record. A judge, a lawyer, a police officer, 

and Nunavik's new federal MP, Yvon Lévesque, 

were present to make the count official. Forms 

were to be sent to the Guinness Book of World 

Records in hope of one day seeing the achievement 

published in there. 

Given the sheer volume of claims sent each 

year to the global authority on record-breaking, 

which just celebrated its 50th anniversary this 

year, it is expected that it will take a couple of 

months before Puvirnituq receives a certificate of 

recognition. The closest thing ever to be entered 

in the notorious book was a Swedish ice hotel, so 

the men who thought this project through are confident 

that their igloo will make the record. 

To see information on the Internet about 

the Guinness Book of World Records, go to: 

www.guinnessworldrecords.com 


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csptbsA8Ng5: KEAC – Secretariat, P.O. Box 930, Kuujjuaq, 

Québec, J0M 1C0 sçMstz5b ry5Jtz (819) 964-2961, 

scomstzb ry5JtxWz. 2287. 

Recycle for 

Sustainable Development 

The Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee (KEAC) salutes 

the recent recycling efforts of Nunavik municipalities. During 

summer 2004, the CNV of Inukjuak collected used oil from its 

local disposal site to be used to operate the furnace of the 

municipality's repair garage. Not only did this reduce the quantity 

of hazardous material at the local disposal site, it allowed 

the municipality to lower heating costs at the garage. 

Also last summer, Inukjuak made funds available to ship a 

container filled with used hazardous material (paint, solvents 

and batteries) to a recycling centre in the south of Québec. 

The CNV of Kuujjuaraapik shipped a container full of used batteries 

for the same purpose. 

These actions are genuine examples of waste conversion 

activities that are helping to reduce pollution! 

The KEAC encourages other Nunavik municipalities and 

organizations to implement environmentally friendly actions 

in line with the principles of sustainable development for the 

benefit of our generation and those to come. The KEAC would 

like to hear about your environmental improvement activities. 

Contact them at: KEAC - Secretariat, P.O. Box 930, Kuujjuaq, 

Québec, J0M 1C0, (819) 964-2961, ext. 2287. 

SHAOMIK INUKPUK 

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of this important project. Interesting for students, 

teachers, and the general public. Download the 

AiPaiNunavik font from there too. 

www.nunavikgovernment.ca 

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Labrador Inuit 

Signing and Apology 

On January 22nd, a delegation including Makivik executives 

Pita Aatami, Johnny Peters, and George Berthe travelled to 

Nain by Air Inuit Twin Otter to witness the signing of a major 

comprehensive land claim 

agreement negotiated by the 

Labrador Inuit and the Crown 

over a 30-year period. The 

Agreement has yet to be ratified. 

Makivik president, Pita 

Aatami, said, "I am very happy 

for the Inuit of Labrador; it 

has been long in coming. I am 

saying to the Inuit of Labrador: 

if you want to be heard by government, 

what better way than 

to show your support by going 

out to vote and be heard on 

what you think of the agreement. We in Nunavik are very 

happy for you." 

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams also made an official 

apology to the Labradorians who were forced to relocate when 

their Labrador coastal communities of Hebron and Nutak were 

closed without their consultation in 1956 and 1959. "Today, 

the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of 

the citizens of the province, apologizes 

to the Inuit of Nutak and Hebron for 

the way in which the decision to close 

those communities was made and for 

the difficulties experienced by them 

and their descendants as a result of 

the closures," said Williams. 

Pita took advantage of his turn at 

the microphone to remind government 

ministers of another wrongdoing to 

Inuit that also needs reconciliation: the 

long-standing issue of the dog killings 

undertaken by government representatives 

in the 1950s and 1960s. 


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NUNAVIK notes 

BOB MESHER X2 

Eligibility and Enrolment 

Procedures Amended 

Makivik president Pita Aatami and then Minister Responsible 

for Aboriginal Affairs Benoît Pelletier finalized amendments to 

Inuit Beneficiary Eligibility Criteria and Enrolment Procedures 

JBNQA Complementary Agreement No. 18 – Inuit Eligibility 

at a signing ceremony held in Kuujjuaq on January 27 2005. 

Representatives from the other JBNQA signatories, including 

the Cree Regional Authority, Canada, Hydro-Québec, the Société 

de développement de la Baie James and the Société d'énergie 

de la Baie James, had previously signed the Complementary 

Agreement. 

The signing ceremony was the culmination of five years 

of work, beginning at Makivik's annual general meeting in 

Kuujjuaq when the members approved a proposal to amend 

the provisions of the JBNQA that define eligibility criteria and 

enrolment procedures for Inuit beneficiaries. 

With the Complementary Agreement signed, the real work 

has begun and preparations for the implementation of the new 

enrolment procedures are underway. Coincidentally, on the 

same day as the signing ceremony, Kaudjak Padlayat was hired 

as an enrolment registrar for Nunavik. She will ensure that 

enrolment committees are established, trained, and ready to 

implement the new eligibility criteria and enrolment procedures. 

The new procedures and criteria will actually come into effect 

when the federal and Québec orders in council giving effect to 

the Complementary Agreement have been adopted. 

The new eligibility criteria and enrolment procedures 

will allow more discretion for Inuit beneficiaries to control 

who is enrolled on the register through the establishment of 

enrolment committees in each Nunavik community mandated 

to decide upon applications for beneficiary status based 

on the new eligibility criteria. The 

new criteria includes the following: 

"...is an Inuk, as determined 

in accordance with Inuit customs 

and traditions, identifies himself 

or herself as an Inuk and is associated 

with an Inuit community." 

In those communities where landholding 

corporations exist, the 

respective landholding's board of 

directors and one elder will compose 

the enrolment committee 

and in those communities where 

landholding corporations do not 

exist, the enrolment committee members will be elected. A 

Nunavik enrolment review committee will also be established 

to hear and decide appeals from decisions of the local enrolment 

committees. 

The new system should be operational by the fall of 

2005. 

Nunavik's Nasivvik/ArcticNet 

Research Advisor 

The regional Inuit research advisor for the Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing 

Environments and the ArcticNet Network of Centres in Nunavik is Sammy Tukkiapik. 

He will assist university and government researchers in making the appropriate connections 

with the communities and regional organizations, to develop Inuit led research 

projects and to facilitate research in the regions on contaminants, climate change and 

environmental health. 

ArcticNet brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health 

and social sciences with their partners in Inuit organizations, northern communities, 

government agencies and the private sector to contribute to the development and dissemination 

of knowledge needed to formulate adaptation strategies and national policies 

to help Canadians face the impacts and opportunities of climate change and globalization 

in the Arctic. 

Contact Sammy at (819) 964-2961, toll free: 1-877-964-2961, or email: 

SATukkiapik@krg.ca. 



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Last October the federal government established a new program 

for seniors called New Horizons. The objective of this 

program is to strengthen Canada's social foundations and 

promote the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities 

by encouraging social participation and active living 

for seniors. 

The program provides grants of up to $25,000 to support 

a wide range of community-based projects across the country, 

which seek to harness seniors' skills, experience and knowledge 

through volunteerism, mentorship and civic leadership. 

Another objective of the program is to create opportunities 

for seniors to actively participate in their communities and 

to develop new life skills. 

Grants under New Horizons will generally flow through community-based 

organizations that work together with seniors 

and other partners. To be funded, projects must demonstrate 

community support and partnership. 

Project proposals should be submitted to Social 

Development Canada. To be considered for funding, proposals 

must meet local priorities. These priorities are set in each 

province and territory by governments and groups active in 

seniors' issues. 

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should check the government web site and keep in contact 

with Social Development Canada to learn when the next call 

for applications will be issued. 

Telephone 1 800 277-9914 or go to their web page at: 

www.sdc.gc.ca/en/isp/horizons/toc.shtml for more information. 

Life-Saving 

Booklet 


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in Salluit has produced Nunavik 

Inuit Traditional Life-Saving 

Measures and Emergency 

Techniques. The booklet is on 

weather resistant paper and is 

a quick reference for survival in 

close encounters with drowning, 

hypothermia, and frostbite. Expert information is from Johnny 

G. Annanack, Nalak Napaaluk and Adamie Niviaxie. Kakkiniq 

Naluiyuk of Salluit directed the project. 

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Inuktittut Relaunched 

Adamie Alaku was at the podium on behalf of Makivik when 

they officially relaunched Inuktitut Magazine in Kuujjuaq, 

February 9th. The event was at Katittavik Town Hall with the 

CBC's William Tagoona as master of ceremonies. ITK's Jose 

Kusugak and Joe Kunuk, president of 

Ayaya Communications, removed the 

drapery to unveil the magazine's new 

look, with local Mayor Michael Gordon 

in the audience. All spoke eloquently 

about the importance of publishing 

in the Inuktittut language. Adamie 

said, "One important feature of publishing 

is that the information lives 

on, long after it is forgotten from the 

radio or TV news. Congratulations and 

all the best for the future of Inuktitut 

magazine!" 

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Falconbridge-Raglan, 

"Stay in School" 

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Arjuuk, participated in a program called Nunavik Career Week. 

Puvirnituq, Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq were involved in a pilot 

project. Raglan Mine informed the students about different 

types of job opportunities at the mine site. A total of 45 job 

applications were received throughout the three communities. 

Falconbridge Limited - Raglan Mine is proud to have supported 

a project such as Arjuuk and wish to visit other communities. 

Raglan believes in a partnership with all the communities and 

wish to encourage the potential of the next generation. 


49

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Nunavik 

Stories 

Available 

Unikkaangualaurtaa Let's Tell A Story is a manual 

containing 26 stories, which were collected in Nunavik 

by Elisapee Inukpuk and Stephanie Pov of Inukjuak. 

Fifty-four Nunavimmiut contributed stories and songs, 

as well as ideas for games, crafts, and art activities 

during the research phase, between August 2002 and 

January 2004. 

The stories include fantasy folk tales such as The 

Woman who Adopted a Bumblebee, timeless legends with 

morals like Seal Boy and Kaudjajuk as well as diverse 

stories of Inuit life in the past including Girls, and To the 

Church in Kuujjuaraapik. Each of the stories is supported 

by information and activities. A DVD has also been produced. 

It features a selection of the stories retold using 

doll animation and includes Mitiarjuk Napaaluk singing 

a children's song. 

The project was funded by KRG and Human Resources 

Development Canada and sponsored by the Avataq Cultural 

Institute. The manual is available in Inuktitut, English and 

French. The video features a language selection option. 

These may be ordered from Avataq. 


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s?i: www.ivakkak.com. 


Ivakkak's 5th Anniversary 

Eighteen teams entered the 2005 edition of the Ivakkak race, 

organized by Makivik. Since its inception in 2001, not only did 

the number of Ivakkak participants double, but also more and 

more pure-breed Inuit huskies are being raised in Nunavik. 

For this past Ivakkak race, the dog teams had to run through 

deep snow in a trail through the trees, first from Kangiqsualujjuaq 

to Kuujjuaq, and then to Tasiujaq. From there, the land was more 

barren until the final destination of Aupaluk. It took almost two 

weeks and covered over 400 kilometres. 

Peter Kiatainaq of Kangiqsujuaq was the first to cross the 

finish line, winning the Ivakkak Cup for the second year in a 

row. He was closely followed by Willie Kulula Sr. of Quaqtaq 

and then Aisara Kenuajuak of 

Puvirnituq. The 2005 champion 

won a Polaris snowmobile courtesy 

of the FCNQ, $3,500 in cash 

from Makivik, a certificate for two 

return trips to Montreal courtesy 

of First Air, and two nights for two 

at a Travelodge Hotel. Thank you 

to Makivik's many partners in this 

event, including Air Inuit, FCNQ, 

and KRG, Ivakkak's fifth anniversary 

race was a great success. 

The Ivakkak Internet site is at: 

www.ivakkak.com. 

BOB MESHER 

Montreal Inuit Update 

The Association of Montreal Inuit (AMI) was instrumental 

in getting a playpen to Taqa Ningiurluut of Salluit who gave 

birth to the first child in Québec for 2005. Someone in the 

South heard the story and donated the playpen, asking that 

AMI handle its delivery. It was delivered by First Air and Air 

Inuit, which also transport country foods free of charge to 

Inuit in Montreal. 

Meanwhile, the Association continually needs donations 

of country food from the Nunavik communities. They did not 

have enough for everyone at several monthly feasts. AMI gets 

about 200 people there and also tries to get food to people 

who can't attend. 

Other challenges are also being faced by AMI, which continues 

to collect good used items to send relatives in Nunavik. 

The building provided to AMI by Makivik two and a half years 

ago is in financial jeopardy, although they have acquired 

$12,000 worth of computers from the federal government to 

install for students. AMI has invited Québec Aboriginal Affairs 

Geoffrey Kelly and INAC Inuit negotiator Donat Savoie to an 

upcoming gathering. 

VICTOR MESHER 


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Jonathan Epoo. 


BOB MESHER 

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Nain Hosts 2005 

National Inuit Youth 

Summit 

By Adamie Padlayat 

Our last National Inuit Youth Summit 

(NIYS) until this year was held in Inuvik, 

NWT in the Inuvialuit region back in February 

of 2002. Back then the National Inuit Youth 

Council (NIYC) established three main objectives: 

Education and Training, Culture and 

Language, and Suicide Prevention. 

The NIYS is normally a biannual meeting 

of youth from across the Canadian North, 

but due to lack of funding we had to postpone 

it for an extra year. It also meant that 

my role as the president also lasted an 

extra year because the elections are held 

only at these summits. 

Our most recent summit took place in 

Nain, Labrador, from March 27th to 30th, 

2005. At least 20 youth from Canada's 

North were invited. We are all connected 

when it comes to culture and language; as 

well we are all touched when we hear that 

another young person has taken his/her 

life. So we asked each region to give their 

thoughts in order that we bring some valuable 

tools to our home communities. 

On our first evening in Nain, the delegates 

were given a northern community 

feast at the school. Three regions missed 

the feast due to poor weather, but they got 

to Nain early the next morning in time for 

the meeting. 

Vice-president of the Labrador Inuit 

Association, Tony Andersen, gave an 


SAPUTIIT YOUTH ASSOCIATION X2 

inspirational welcome to the youth, followed 

by Nain Mayor Henry Broomfield and 

an opening prayer by Johannes Lamp. 

Since 2004, the NIYC developed a 

National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention 

Framework, which has been one of the highlights 

in my term as the chairperson of the 

NIYC. Qajaaq Raurri Ellsworth has done so 

much on this hard file of suicide prevention 

and we commend his work every chance 

we get. Qajaaq and the previous president 

of NIYC, Christa H. Chunk, did an excellent 

workshop on suicide prevention the first 

morning of the summit. All the participants 

who wished to say something about suicide 

were given time to say their piece. 

The youth coordinators were requested 

to attend another workshop on proposal writing 

to the Canadian Heritage Department 

for funding available to northern communities. 

The culture and language workshop 

was also very important and Bernadette 

M. Dean from Rankin Inlet showed a most 

impressive PowerPoint TM presentation entitled, 

Pinjunnaqsiniq Camp and Someone's 

Daughter. 

Regional reports of activities worked 

on in Nunavik, Kitikmeot, Kivalliq, Baffin, 

Inuvialuit and Labrador were presented 

as well. 

The delegates from each region were 

requested to bring items such as handicrafts 

and traditional ulus, saviks, panaqs, kamiks, 

and pualuks that were auctioned to donate 

to three youth from the Canadian Arctic who 

are walking from British Columbia to Ottawa 

to bring awareness to the problem of suicide 

in the North. The auction was amazing. 

Also, each time a delegate was late for a 

meeting, they were requested to make a 

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The whole gang — out in the Labrador sunshine for a "boil-up". 

donation to the suicide awareness walk. A 

total of $4,226.13 was raised for the cause 

throughout the three-day meeting. 

On the last morning, we headed out 

for a "boil-up" (which means to go and 

have tea out on the land) in a place called 

Qaukpuq. The youth enjoyed the event in 

the fresh air — eating, playing soccer, and 

taking pictures. 

There were three youth that vied for 

the position of NIYC president for the next 

two years, until the next summit that will 

be held in Baker Lake in 2007. Mr. Jason 

Tologanak from Iqaluttutsiaq (Cambridge 

Bay) won and we congratulate him and 

look forward to supporting him as the new 

NIYC leader. 

It has been indeed a great opportunity 

for me to chair the NIYC for the past 

three years. This experience has given me 

the privilege of meeting with great leaders 

of the Canadian Arctic and to visit the 

Inuit regions of Canada. Once again, thank 

you. 


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COMPLIMENTS: JEAN DUPUIS 

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Jimmy Sandy Uqittuq 

Date of birth: July 11, 1977 

Place of birth: Kuujjuaq 

Home community: Kangiqsujuaq 

Favourite person: My mom, Elisapee 

Favourite food: Country food 

Favourite sport: Volleyball and basketball 

Occupation: 

Physical Education teacher / Saputiit vice-president 

Future goal: 

To be self-employed 

Toughest challenge: The passing away of my father 

Pet peeve: 

When people don't call me by my actual name 

BOB MESHER 

Umiujaq Throatsingers 

U miujaq's Anniturvik Landholding 

Corporation organized a special treat in 

appreciation to Makivik legal worker, Hélène 

Orlando, for her assistance in the community 

this past February 1st to 4th. Kiluutaq 

School secondary-1 students Wendy Crow 

and Elisapi Tumic, both aged 15, were a bit 

shy getting started but their throat singing 

performance was most enjoyable. 

Peewee Hockey Scenes 

COMPLIMENTS: JEAN DUPUIS 

The peewee hockey team from Kuujjuaq 

went to Québec City for the World Peewee 

Hockey Championship. On Sunday, February 

13th, 2005 the Nunavik Ummimaks defeated 

the team from Beijing, China with a score 

of six to three. Bravo Kuujjuaq! 

Here we see the players: Angaraaq Kali 

Grey, Adamie Jaaka-Saviadjuk, Tivi Gordon, 

Claude Gordon, Ahoyak Nassak, Charlie 

Tukkiapik, Jiika Gordon, Paul Kleist-Duncan, 

Adamie Ningiruvik, Michael McLean, Larry 

Cain-Snowball, Ned Snowball, Elijah Gordon, 

Silasie Gordon, Mark Airo. Coaches: Paul 

Parsons, Peter Duncan, Peter Arngak, 

and Jean Dupuis who is missing from this 

photo. 


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Name: 

Caroline Tulugak 

Date of birth: April 12, 1982 

Place of birth: Moose Factory, Ontario 

Home community: Puvirnituq 

Favourite person: My daughter, Laina Liz Tulugak 

Favourite foods: Caribou soup and muttaq 

Favourite sport: Badminton 

Occupations: Community Public Health Worker and Interpreter 

Future goal: 

To go to university 

Toughest challenge: Having my two kids while being in school 

Pet peeve: 

Young kids who smoke 

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Inuit Cultural 

Awareness at John 

Abbott College 

Several of the students from Nunavik 

studying at John Abbott College in Montreal 

this spring made a winning presentation during 

the school's multi-cultural week. They 

won the prize for having the best display 

of the day on March 23rd. 

Kitty Gordon was the coordinator 

for the booth and also made bannock to 

serve visitors, along with such northern 

foods as caribou meat, shrimp, and charr. 

They served Nunavik herbal teas and spun 

Elisapie Issac's Juno Award winning album 

at the booth also. "We played Taima in the 

background so that people could hear a 

modern Inuit artist," said student Allison 

Flowers. 

Some of the students wore traditional 

Inuit clothing at the display, which also 

included posters made by KSB students 

depicting images of Nunavik, craft items, 

jewellery, the Inuktittut syllabics, and several 

soapstone carvings. Allison added, " 

People seemed interested in trying the foods 

being served. Some were weary, but others 

were really enthusiastic about eating exotic 

Inuit foods. It was a positive exercise in 

Inuit cultural awareness." 

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L-R: KSB Student Services secretary, Annie Angatookalook, with students Lorrie Kasudluak, 

Kitty Gordon, and Allison Flowers. 


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Beatrice Deer's 

“Just Bea...” 

In May of 2004, Beatrice Deer 

of Quaqtaq took the stage 

to release her album, Just 

Bea. Consisting of folksy 

acoustic pop melodies written 

by her husband Charlie Keelan of 

Kangiqsualujjuaq, Beatrice's songs talk 

about the beauty of life in 

the North and also of simple 

but important things 

like family and friends. But 

mostly, the message conveyed 

is to just live life, to just 

be... Aired on TNI Radio and 

CBC North day in, day out, the 

full recording can be found in all 

Co-ops across Nunavik. 



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Students 

Encouraged, Study 

for Makivik Jobs 


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Jennifer Hunter, a Makivik travel agent, 

met with Puvirnituq's secondary, IPL, and 

adult education students, January 18th 

to 20th, to encourage them to continue 

studying and to learn about the various 

jobs Makivik has to offer, so when they 

go to college or university they can gear 

more towards certain jobs in our company. 

Ragland Mine, Air Inuit, KRG, Hydro-Québec, 

the CNV of Puvirnituq, Katutjiniq and 

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Jennifer and her mother, Sarah Hunter. 

JENNIFER HUNTER COLLECTION 

58

Profiling Poasi Kenuajuak 

By Isabelle Dubois 

Poasi Kenuajuak's grandfather, Aisara, started teaching him 

how to raise a dog team when he was a young boy. At age 

10, Poasi got a female puppy and started a team of his own. 

A year or so later, he had himself a team of huskies, which 

his grandfather later used to participate in the Ivakkak dog 

team race. Aisara made his grandson proud by coming in third 

place this year. 

Taking Poasi out whenever he had a chance, Aisara also 

taught his grandson hunting and fishing techniques. Now 16 

years old, Poasi earns money by taking part in community 

hunts and taking people out on his dog team. Still living with 

parents, two younger brothers and a little sister, not only 

does Poasi provide for his family, but he also contributes to 

his community, bringing caribou meat and fish to the local 

freezer from time to time. 

"I'm sure he'll even provide for me one day when I'm too 

old to go hunting," says his grandfather with pride. And even 

though Poasi admits he still has a lot to learn, his grandfather 

is fully confident in his capacity to survive, whether out 

on the tundra or through life in general. 


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Poasi with his grandfather, Aisara. 

Inulitsivik also did presentations at the 

school. 

Jennifer brought promotional items 

for the students and some maps for their 

teachers. The students were interested in 

knowing what kind of education is required 

to be able to get a job at Makivik someday. 

Arjuuk organized the event. 

"My biggest hope is that I encouraged 

the students and that I showed them the 

importance of staying in school. It opens 

doors for them and definitely gets them 

better prospects in life to help their family 

and community," said Jennifer. 

She added, "I find this project essential 

for the students because they get to see 

that Makivik is not all just politicians. We 

have accountants, writers, biologists, travel 

agents, designers, and so on. So when 

they're planning for their future careers, 

they can prepare. I hope it will keep them 

in school longer in order for them to help 

their community and realize there are so 

many opportunities for them." 

JENNIFER HUNTER COLLECTION 

S3gi3nu4 $-u9l %-u9l, AwAwtg5 wo8ix†5. 

Secondary 4 & 5, French class. 


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BOB MESHER 

Elisapie Issac 

Applauded at 

Makivik AGM 

BOB MESHER 


Makivik's board member for Salluit, 

Mark Papigatuk, proudly announced that 

TAIMA, featuring singer Elisapie Issac from 

his home community, won the Juno Award 

for Aboriginal Recording of the Year. His 

announcement drew thunderous applause 

from delegates at the Makivik annual general 

meeting in Akulivik, April 5th to 8th, 

2005. 

Guitarist and composer Alain Auger is 

Elisapie's musical partner in TAIMA, and 

they perform with a full complement of 

musicians. TAIMA received this most highly 

coveted Canadian music award for their 

self-titled album in Winnipeg on April 1st, 

2005. Dignitaries, artists and Canadian 

music industry representatives were in the 

audience. At a press conference following 

the Juno win, Elisapie and Alain said they 

were thrilled to be honoured for their first 

album, particularly since they were up 

against other nominees that they hold in 

high esteem. 

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Thanks for Participating in Survey 

I am expressing my gratitude to all those who decided to participate in the Hydro- 

Québec survey from September 19th to 25th, 2004. As liaison officer at Hydro-Québec 

I am fully aware your input is making a difference when you made your conditions 

known, saying this is what we use that consumes electricity. The results of this survey 

will be used to improve the services of Hydro-Québec in Nunavik. To those who 

came forward to express their concerns, thank you. 

Petah Inukpuk 

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Nunavik Research 

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NUNAVIK RESEARCH CENTRE 

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BOB MESHER 


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Fact Sheet 005 

The Life Cycle of 

Sea-run Arctic Charr 

Arctic charr occur throughout Nunavik and other areas in 

the Arctic, as well as some places in southern Canada and 

Europe. Charr are members of the salmonid family, which are 

characterized by the presence of an adipose fin (a small knoblike 

fin with no fin-rays) just in front of the tail fin. They are an 

important country food and are very low in contaminants. 

Adult charr spawn in the fall in suitable places of lakes 

and rivers. At this time they become bright red on their bellies 

and the lower jaws of males become slightly hooked, 

known as a kype. The females hollow out the gravel into a 

nest with their tail fins and when they release their eggs, the 

males rush in and deposit sperm over the eggs. Because of 

the energy required, an adult charr may spawn only every 

two to three years. 

The fertilized eggs develop slowly over winter. In spring, 

they hatch into yolk-sac fry. At four months of age, the yolk 


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Yolk-sac fry. 

sac, which has nourished the young charr, is used up and 

the fry emerge from the gravel to feed on tiny insects in the 

water. 


These young charr (or parr) are named for the camouflage 

"parr” marks on the side of the fish. They stay in fresh water 

for two to nine years, depending on location, and then lose 

their parr marks and develop into smolts, at which time they 

are 10 to 20 centimetres long. As smolts, they make their 

first trip to sea in the spring, where they spend the summer 

feeding heavily and rapidly growing. 

In the fall, they return to freshwater as immature adults. 

After three to five years of migrating between freshwater and 

the sea, the charr are mature adults and are ready to spawn. 

Most charr return to their stream of birth but sometimes they 

migrate up other rivers and streams. 

Adapted from Managing the Arctic Charr Resource by G. Power, 

D. Barton and K. Bray (1989). Available in limited quantities 

from the Nunavik Research Centre. 


Stream Enhancement Projects 

The land is rising as a result of a phenomenon called 

isostatic rebound, which is the bedrock of Nunavik returning 

to its original position after being depressed by the 

great weight of an icecap 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. 

In many places this has caused problems for charr to 

migrate to and from the sea because the streambed is 

too diffuse and divided into many channels, each having 

little water. Together with the HFTA, the landholding corporations, 

and KRG, the Nunavik Research Centre has 

been aiding local communities with stream enhancement 

projects to overcome these problems. 

BOB MESHER 

62

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Puvirnituq students during 

Career Week in Puvirnituq. 

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Secondary 1 & 2 English class. 

JENNIFER HUNTER X3 


Secondary-3 French and Secondary-3 & 4 English class. 


Secondary-1 & 2 French class. 

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Kid’s Mystery Photo Contest 

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6 chances to win a prize! 

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Contestants must be 12 years old or younger. 

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3. x9Mb3[f5 yMtt5/Your address 

4. s[iD3Wl xqiz/Your shirt size 

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Send your answer to: 

Kid’s Mystery Photo 

c/o Makivik Magazine 

P.O. Box 179 

Kuujjuaq QC 

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The next winners will be chosen on Thursday, 

June 30th, 2005. 

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Congratulations to those six winners from our 

last magazine who correctly guessed this seal's 

flipper. They were Nellie Nappatuk, Jamie Scott, 

Jessie Akpahatak, Inuka Tookalook, Victoria 

Lecourt, and Alaku Puasie.

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Louisa Nappatuk playing pool at the 

youth centre in Akulivik. She is pretty 

good at it and did not take very long 

to clean off the table. 

BOB MESHER

Makivik Magazine Issue 72

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