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i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e po l i t i ca l , social, and cu l tura l benef i ts of t h e agreement , and t o manage and invest t h e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t i o n so as t o enable t h e Inui t t o become an in te

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As snowflakes drop from above to wrap our land in a white and shiny blanket, the winter season brings us to a fresh start. A New Year is about to begin. Everything around us is white, just like a blank sheet of paper. It's all up to us to write the story, draw the future we want for our children. It may not always go as we planned, but if we follow our instincts, we will find our way.

Some of you may wonder what is that picture we chose for the magazine cover. It's quite simple. Imagine being in an igloo where the last block of snow has to be placed to make it complete. On a bright and cold winter night, this is probably what you would see: the sparkling Northern star, surrounded by a myriad of other stars, as the earth pursues its lifelong rotation. For generations, the Northern star has guided our people on the land, helping us to find the right path when we were lost. The Northern star shines over our lives, showing us the way ahead. As this New Year begins, let us find the way to a better tomorrow, for our children, but also for those who marked this land with their footsteps before us. They shall always be our guides, as the stars who shine in the night.

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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM MAKIVIK EXECUTIVES Inuuqatikkai,

As we look forward to the coming year, we reflect upon this past year. It turned out to be a very good year for us at Makivik, and it was one for which we can count our blessings.

Christmas is a time to be with family, and to get together in our communities for games and seasonal activities. Let's take the time to be thankful for what we have together. We all have community centres or gymnasiums to gather in and hold activities in, including a couple of new ones inaugurated this fall.

Makivik co-hosted an aboriginal festival last summer in Montreal with the Avataq Cultural Institute and Land InSights. The focus was on Nunavik, and it was great to spread the word about how amazing our region is. During the screening for the film "Mon Village Au Nunavik" by Bobby Kenuajuak, the audience erupted in delighted laughter during the scene of the baby race from last year's Christmas celebrations in Puvirnituq. The costume contest had them roaring. That's the sort of thing perhaps we take for granted, but observing how other people react to it, drives home the point that we have a lot to be thankful for.

We took time during the year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. At our Annual General Meeting in Kuujjuaq last March, about 500 Inuit beneficiaries were thrilled with a play produced by our Information Agent at the time, Lucy Grey, depicting the events and negotiations leading to the signing of the Agreement and it has affected our lives. We told our story with pride and determination.

It is always good to see you during our annual field trips. In January and February, we appreciated our visit to all Nunavik communities, and listening to your comments directly. We'll be back in January and February 2001. Watch for the Twin-Otter Express.

So, as we spend much of our time as executives in meetings, we know that in the end, the results are well worth the efforts. We are proud of the new Hercules aircraft carrier painted with the First Air colours. We are proud of the marine transport ship with the name Umiavut painted on the side. One thing we're most proud of is the fact that during the project of building new social housing for our communities in Nunavik, we hired the most Inuit workers ever. We did it ourselves, with our own resources. That's something to be thankful for. We can look forward to the first new houses being completed in March of 2001, with construction continuing in the years to come.

Makivik grew this year. Our Research Centre in Kuujjuaq has almost doubled in size. Our Montreal office moved from Lachine to Ville St-Laurent. The new office is very professional, a place where the Inuit of Nunavik can receive visitors from around the world.

As the year 2000 comes to a close, we wou ld like to thank you for your ongoing support . Keep the fa i th , and keep hope alive for a future full of positive developments for our region. We are working for you, always, to make things better for all of us.

May we all take the time to celebrate together, to be with family and friends and to be thankful for what we have.

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AVATAQ AND THE ROYAL BANK ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP The Avataq Cultural Insti tute and the Royal Bank of Canada signed a Partnership Agreement on Thursday November 9th. The agreement paves the way for Avataq to mount a groundbreaking art and cultural exhibition in the east mezzanine of the Royal Bank's former head office on St. Jacques Street West in Old Montreal.

At the signing ceremony, Avataq President Robbie Watt spoke in Inuttitut about the importance of the partnership with the Royal Bank. "We are very excited about this partnership." commented Robert Watt, "We will be breaking new ground with this project. Many of our cultural artifacts are housed in the finest museums around the world, and our artists have performed in the most renowned venues. The difference with this exhibition is that it will be organized by the Inuit of Nunavik themselves."

Marty Bloom, Vice-President of the Royal Bank underlined the fact that the exhibition will be the first of its kind in Montreal. The bank's former head office in Montreal was once the tallest building in the British Empire. It was opened in May of 1928, and is built of granite and limestone. Inside the east mezzanine the walls soar to 45 feet high to a richly decorated ceiling.

Makivik President Pita Aatami also spoke at the signing ceremony, taking the opportunity to point out that 25 years ago the Inuit of Nunavik were signing the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. In a short and concise speech he described the achievements made by the Inuit of Nunavik since then, noting the development of many subsidiary companies. "I am particularly proud to bear witness to today's signing ceremony between the Royal Bank of Canada, and the Avataq Cultural Institute." said Pita Aatami, "It is for a project that will contribute to our ongoing development as a people, support the cultural preservation of the Inuit of Nunavik, and share it with visitors from around the world in a magnificent setting."

Montreal's Mayor Pierre Bourque spoke as well, inviting the Inuit to City Hall in the future. With those comments made, the Partnership Agreement was signed, using antique fountain pens and an inkwell.

About 150 guests, including the members of the Makivik Board of Directors, Executive, and Governors were at the ceremony. Food was served, including Nunavik Arctic Foods caribou pâté and sausages, and a selection of Avataq traditional teas, served cold. Guests mingled among the classical antique brass fittings in the bank, notably the ornate teller windows and counters. One of the soaring arches was decorated with a huge banner featuring two enlarged photographs of Nunavik. Carved out of a whale bone, a gigantic piece of art representing the Lumaaq legend, by Jobie Arnaituq of Kangiqsujuaq, gave a appetizing foretaste of the art exhibition to come. Rounding out the two-hour event was a performance of throat singing and drum dancing by Arsarniit, composed of Sylvia Cloutier, Phanuelie Palluq, and Celina Kalluk.

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The upgraded font will work on Apple Macintosh and the PC platform, as well as the Internet. It will be distinguished by the return of a column of characters the font group has called ai, pai, tai. This has influenced the name of the new font, which will be named AiPaiNunavik.

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BRAND NEW GYMNASIUMS FOR KANGIRSUK AND PUVIRNITUQ Upon the invitation from the municipalities of Kangirsuk and Puvirnituq, Makivik President Pita Aatami, along with Vice-President and Head of Economic Development Mark T. Gordon, and Chartel's Director of Projects Rene Ouellette, attended the opening of new gymnasiums for both communities.

Held on November 20, the opening in Kangirsuk was inaugurated with the traditional ribbon cutting, accomplished by an elder and a youth. Speeches were also done by Kangirsuk Mayor Joseph Annahatak, Makivik Board member Martha Kauki, a couple of community members and Makivik President Pita Aatami. Inside the gymnasium, lots of mattaq was served to the community for the special event, along with cooked meals. The elders had a special spot to enjoy the yummiest part of a beluga. The feast was topped off with a table size cake. In appreciation for the new gym, the municipality treated their guests with hand made gifts. René Ouellette received a nassaq printed with the name Chartel. Victor Mesher, who was the liason between the municipality of Kangirsuk, Makivik and Chartel, was surprised with a homemade parka, while Pita Aatami proudly received a kakivak and savik. The gymnasium, now called the Community Hall, was named after the recreation centre that was demolished in 1986.

Puvirnituq had also requested a gymnasium for their population. Before, the only source of recreation facility Puvirnituq had available was the school gymnasium. The well-respected elder Aisa Qoperqualuk did the ribbon cutting with a heartful speech, telling the crowd how today's generation should be grateful for so much comfort. He also shared his personal experience living in an igloo, his appreciation to the qulliq that provided him with light and heat. He brought the crowd to the past and then back to the present, appreciating what is now provided. Puvirnituq Mayor Aisara Kenuayuak and Pita Aatami also did the honors. After the ribbon cutting, everybody was anxious to enter the new gym. Through a narrow door, it was as if you didn't have to walk since the crowd carried you with into the gym. Unfortunately, due to a flu epidemic in the community, there was no feast prepared for the event. However, cake and coffee was served to the public and, without a doubt, Puvirnituq was just as grateful to receive and own a new facility that will occupy the youth and all ages alike for its special events, including the popular Snow Festival it holds every spring.

The two facilities were funded by Makivik and were built from ground up by the construction companyChartel, the same company that built the two-story Makivik building in Kuujjuaq, in 1996. Although we are in the modern days, the new gyms are a gateway to pursue the cultural aspect of Nunavik. Activities, games, singing and dancing shall continue: let the games begin!

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On November 15, First Air and Canada Post met in Makivik's head office in Kuujjuaq to sign a five-year contract and seal their partnership. Upon completion, this new deal will be worth no less than $125 million to the Makivik-owned airline. Both corporations have worked together for more than 10 years and the airline already delivers more of the North's mail and food than any other airline, but this new agreement will = = = H A increase the frequency of Food Mail and parcel shipments to Nunavik, te J | Nunavut and the North West Territories. "Under the new terms, s ï the shipment of food mail to the North will improve from two to five scheduled flights a week", explained First Air President Bob Davis. For Nunavik, this means two flights a week, one being reserved for perishable fresh food. As part of this new agreement, Canada Post and First Air have agreed to establish a service performance measurement system that will take under consideration Canada Post's —* service requirements, as well as the realities of operating an airline in the Arctic environment. As mentioned by Marc L'Anglais, General able to negotiate such a contract, which is in the best interest of everybody involved, the population first.

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After 25 years and a lot of work done during the past 5 years by the representatives of Makivik, Kativik Regional Government, Kangiqsujuaq and Quebec on the Pingualuit Working Group, the Pingualuit Park is one step closer to become a reality. On November 16, Wildlife and Parks held public hearings in the community of Kangiqsujuaq on the proposed Conservation Park agreed to by Quebec during the negotiations for the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. The Park would encompass, amongst other things, the Nouveau-Quebec Crater and the Puvirnituq River Canyon.

This public consultation, conducted under the chairmanship of Minister Guy Chevrette, is part of the process to obtain the views of all stakeholders from Nunavik and beyond. The results of this consultation combined with the work of the Pingualuit Committee, the studies on the environment and social impacts carried out over the last years, will form a final park's proposal that will be submitted to the Kativik Environmental Quality Commission (KEQC). The KEQC will then review the entire proposal and, before submitting its decision to the government, may want, in turn, hold its own public hearings sometime in the coming spring.

At the November 16 hearings, individuals from various Nunavik communities and organizations such as Makivik, Kativik Regional Government, municipalities, Nunavik Tourism Association and landholdings presented their views regarding the creation of such a park. Numerous issues such as the role of the Inuit in the creation and operation of the park, access to the park, training of Inuit, delimitation of the park boundaries, Inuit rights pertaining to hunting and fishing, mining exploration, the role of other communities, number of tourists and so on were brought up at these hearings.

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The main ideas that can be drawn from these hearings is that the park is perceived as a project that will protect the unique character and pristine environment of Pingualuit and its surroundings from mining, uncontrolled tourism and pollution.

It is also seen as a major contributing factor to the economic development of the community of Kangiqsujuaq, which has been designated as the entry to the park. Tourists are not expected to come in great numbers, at least not at the beginning, but the benefits of their spending can be important to the small community. In order, however, that the community benefits fully from these activities, training for park's staff is essential. Moreover, business related activities have to be known well in advance and, here also, good training programs are necessary.

It became clear that a lot of work remains to be done before a park is created and in operation. For one, the boundary matter is not yet settled. How far north of the Puvirnituq River should the park extends? There is no consensus. Also, discussions have to carry out with Natural Resources Department regarding mineral exploration claims in that area. Another issue is the access to the park: of the options submitted one has to be decided upon, and should it be only a trail for ATV's and snowmobiles or a road for trucks or busses? Not to forget that the JBNQA has to be amended and an « Administrative Agreement has to be ratified between KRG and Quebec.

Before Pingualuit becomes a reality, these issues and others remain to be solved, infrastructures have to be built and training programs have to be put into place. But at the hearings, all seem to be confident that these hurdles could rapidly be overcome and that the first Conservation Park in Nunavik is soon to be in operation.

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Thousands of years ago, Inuit made tiny, intricate decorative ornaments, frequently from ivory. These had practical uses in daily activities. A significant collection of these beautiful miniatures make up a travelling exhibition called Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People, created by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

The carvings on display are delightful and intriguing, and represent one of the great prehistoric art collections of the world. An enormous representation of a wall of stone petroglyphs, discovered by Avataq's archeologists, provides a vivid counterpoint to the ivory miniatures. Avataq President Robbie Watt spoke at the Montreal vernissage of the show, on November 30. The exhibition is showing at the McCord Museum in Montreal up until May 6 of 2001. For a virtual tour, surf at: www.musee-mccord.qc.ca

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PAUKTUUTIT AG M IN OTTAWA By Winnie Mickeyook Pauktuutit, the Inuit women's association, held its Annual General Meeting in Ottawa from October 24 to 28. There were 30 official delegates representing six Arctic regions: Labrador, Nunavik, Kivalliq, Kitikmeot, Western Arctic, and Baffin Region. From our region there were seven delegates in attendance: representing the Ungava Coast were Minnie Etudlui, Rhoda Ezekeil, Sarah Grey-Scott and Susie Gordon, and from the Hudson Coast Lizzie Nowrakudluk, Annie Inukpuk and Attituq Mark. Minnie Etudlui and Lizzie Nowrakudluk were both re-elected to the board.

One of the main concerns of the AGM was violence. Special guest speakers such as Jose Kusugak (ITC President), Paul Quassa (NTI President) and Pita Aatami (Makivik President), amongst others, were invited for the National Violence Consultation Workshop, which took place during the AGM, on the Thursday October 26. One of the purposes of the workshop was to consult the delegates of all six regions in order to identify key objectives and a related action plan to prevent violence against Inuit women and children. Existing federal, provincial and territorial zero tolerance policies and the related accountability mechanisms were also examined. All of this was done with the goal to develop ideas towards a national strategy of violence prevention for Inuit people. Pauktuutit also seeked direction from its members on the nature of the involvement the association should have on issues relating to the correctional treatment and healing of offenders, whether in the prison system or upon reintegration to the community. Members were also consulted regarding treatment and healing of abused victims.

Pauktuutit has been working hard on several initiatives and projects relating to violence and family abuse since it began its mandate in 1984. Pauktuutit has produced a few publications, such as "No More Secrets" which addresses sexual child abuse, "Does your Husband or Boyfriend Beat You?", "What to do if you are abused and/or battered", a basic book that helps to identify situations of violence against women (adapted from a book produced by First Nations' Women), and so on. Pauktuutit is presently working on another booklet with the department of Justice Canada, which is to be called "Abuse is wrong in any culture".

However, as Pauktuutit President Veronica Dewar informed its members, due to cuts and lack of funding for various important projects, Pauktuutit's financial situation is suffering. According to her, there is funding provided for aboriginal peoples, but nothing specific for the Inuit. Pauktuutit has been working hard and continues pushing for that kind of funding to happen. Veronica prompted the various organizations present with the importance of hearing the women and recognizing them, as they are representatives of issues that affect all Inuit. As she added, the need for other Inuit organizations to recognize the validity of Pauktuutit and its mandate is unquestionably justified. As the voice for Inuit women, Pauktuutit definitely has to have a say in the prevention of crime against women and that will only be possible with support from the other Inuit organizations.

CONCRATUALATIONS AIDS WALKERS! Pauktuutiit would like to thank the following coordinators, whom put much effort in organizing an AIDS walk in their community, inspiring others to act throughout Nunavik: Annie Niviaxie of Akulivik, Elena Labranche of Kuujjuaq and André Clavet of Salluit. Be proud. Your efforts have likely saved lives. The power of one voice can mobilize a community. The commitment of one person can inspire others to act.

..TWENTY YEARS AGO

The Constitutional Revision Process continues to be a very high priority of Makivik executive and staff. During the month of January polititians in Ottawa will be writing their report on what changes should be made to Prime Minister Trudeau's proposals. Then when those changes are discussed they will be adopted or refused by the Prime Minister and sent to England where they will be discussed by the Parliament in London. Makivik, working closely with Inuit leaders and staff from Labrador and Northwest Territories, have attempted to do two things. They have tried to work with Canadian politicians and their advisors to obtain specefic negotiations of aboriginal and self-government rights for Inuit, as well as constitutional guarantees that in future no changes could be made to the Constitution affedting Inuit without Inuit agreement.

TAQRALIK, FEBRUARY, 1981

On Friday, January 30, a historic vote in Ottawa, by members of all political parties prepared the way for the word INUI to appear in the Constitution and for ABORIGINAL RIGHTS to be legally recognized. If the proposals pass through the British Parliament.... The most important of the several sections is a special part of the Constitutional law. This section says: 1) The aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. 2) In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada.

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Qilalugaaluit! Qilalugaaluit! is an echo that goes throughout a community when or if belugas are spotted in a shore nearby. For most, tracking and getting a beluga is like a rare jewel to catch since a quota for beluga hunting was created in 1995 by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). In comparison to the "Qilalugaaluit" phrase, the Makivik Boardroom in Kuujjuaq was roaming words of beluga. Representatives from Anguvigaq also known as Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Association (HFTA), Christian Rouleau from Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and local community representatives met to discuss the beluga and the outgoing management plan. The meeting was from October 18 to 20. The topics

of discussion were about endangered species act, planning of next beluga management plan, fishery guardians, status and confirmation of beluga stocks in Ungava and Hudson Bays. One of the concerns expressed by the community representatives was the need for traditional ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge to work together on beluga whales. Rouleau, the Acting Director for DFO notes that "The issue is so sensitive. We will have to come up with some

thing that will be satisfactory to the hunters. We have to make sure we don't restrict ourselves to the frame of the old plan and consult elders as to what has been going on in the past". It is no doubt that the creation of a quota system has affected the cultural hunting lifestyle. The ripple effect goes all the way back to the whalers who took advantage of the lack of scarcity of the area. But few belugas have survived and it is starting to stir the political realm in the region. According to the last aerial beluga survey done by DFO in 1993, conclusions reached were that the Hudson Bay belugas were considered threatened while the Ungava side was endangered. This led to DFO establishing a quota in 1995 for the Nunavik region. The word quota has become widely known and, not having its own translation in Inuttitut, most just pronounce it as it is. Even unilingual Inuit understand when the word is pronounced in English. There was more rapport between the parties including Kativik Regional Government, as Johnny Adams expressed his concern for more collaboration with Anguvigak. Jimmy Johannes, the Secretary for Anguvigak also noted that he thought the conference was constructive, with less hostility and more openness in the three days of the meeting.

Decisions were not yet confirmed in the conference about the beluga management plan. The next Anguvigak AGM will be held in Puvirnituq in February of 2001. The next scheduled beluga conference will take place in late February, after DFO has done their field trip to Nunavik communities early in the new year.

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school nurse Patricia Lavoie, the help of sponsors such as the Co-Operators Insurance Company, and promotion from the local FM, the event attracted quite a few people.

On November 22, a guest speaker was invited to share a personal experience with impaired driving and its consequences. One of the main things one could retain from that stirring speech was that often, when we drink, we don't think about the consequences. Even though we may feel all right to drive, if something does happen, the repercussions will not be the same as if we would have been sober. Once may be too much... First, if one gets caught drinking and driving, it can have legal consequences. But foremost, it can change one's life and affect other people's lives. For example, if a drunk driver hits another person and that person is injured or, worse, killed, not only the driver will be filled w i th regrets for what he/she has done, but he/she will also make other people around him/her suffer from his/her acts.

If we had too much to drink, even though we feel okay, we shouldn't be driving, period! The same goes whether we are driving a car, a four-wheeler, a snowmobile... or even a bicycle! As a matter of fact, riding a bicycle can become very arduous if our senses are impaired. One could see that by putting on the fatal vision goggles that the school was provided for the public to try on. These special goggles affect

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one's vision, and hence other senses such as balance, in a way that is supposed to match a 0.10 to 0.1 7 blood-alcohol concentration, the legal limit being 0.08. On November 23, the Jaanimmarik students had put together an obstacle course where one had to ride a bicycle with these goggles on, and needless to say, it wasn't an easy task! Even walking on a straight line was quite an assignment! When we've been drinking, we are unable to judge how well we can drive. That's because alcohol destroys our ability to judge our own driving skills. With those special goggles, we had the impression of being drunk yet we were sober; hence able to see our abilities were impaired.

Because it affects the central nervous system, alcohol causes a loss of concentration, it blurs your vision, affects your judgement and slows down reaction time. What this means is that the likelihood of an accident increases even before you reach the legal limit of intoxication! And it does not take that many drinks to reach that limit. Often, only a couple drinks will make driving not only illegal, but dangerous and irresponsible. Being responsible then means either not to drink at all or stop in time if you are going to drive, or find another alternatives. Such alternatives can be to leave your vehicle behind and walk home or call a taxi, to have a sober friend drive you home or even to stay overnight if you are at a party. Remember: drinking and driving not only affects our senses and our judgement, it can also affect lives. Think about it before it's too late.

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The Business Development Bank of Canada BDC Building 5 Place Ville Marie, 4th floor Montreal, Quebec H3B 5E7

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in determining the viability of their venture and in developing the necessary business plan. For more information about this program, contact the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association in Edmonton at (780) 413-0993 or the Nunavik Investment Corporation in Kuujjuaq at (819) 964-2035.

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Every five years Statistics Canada conducts a national Census of Population. All across Nunavik, enumeration by personal interview will take place from the end of February through March 2001, as census staff will visit each household to complete a census questionnaire. The census is a unique source of information about Canada and its people. It makes it possible to have a detailed statistical picture of demographic, social and economical characteristics of the Nunavik population. For example, the 1996 Census reported that Quebec's Inuit population of 8,300 is the second-largest in the country, representing about one-fifth of the total Inuit population. Also, nearly 800,000 people in Canada reported that they were North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, aboriginal people therefore accounting for about 3% of Canada's total population. Almost 10% (71,415 peoples) of the Aboriginal population of Canada was in Quebec. The census data also provides the public administrations with the necessary information to conceive and implement programs and services that meet the needs of the communities, such as day-care centres and schools, subsidized housing, employment and training, social and health care. This is why your participation is very important. Inuttitut translations of the census questions, as well as translators will, of course, be readily available. And please be reassured that, by law, your personal information will be kept confidential.

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Air Inuit is pleased to begin this report by announcing the addition of a new aircraft type to the Nunavik fleet. A King Air 100 was purchased this summer from Air Bretagne in France. Following major modifications to the airplane for our northern operating conditions, the aircraft (operated by Air Inuit in partnership with Atai Air Charters) is now available for charter throughout Nunavik.

As many of you will have seen by now, this year's project to renovate the Air Inuit portion of the airport terminals in Nunavik is nearing completion. The project, carried out as a major regional investment by Air Inuit of $185,000, will help to alleviate the congestion traditionally endured during busy periods and also provide our agents with a more efficient work area. All communities in Nunavik were involved in the program with the exception of Kangiqsualujjuaq and Kuujjuaraapik, which are scheduled for complete terminal renovations next summer by Transport Quebec. While Transport Quebec's general work is being accomplished, Air Inuit's area therein will simultaneously be upgraded. Thank you for your patience during the congested period of reconstruction.

Training courses for Air Inuit agents have been held in Puvirnituq this fall. Such courses are now scheduled annually such that our agents gain better access to current Air Inuit policies and procedures. We congratulate our agents with the successful completion.

Air Inuit's first season of DHC6 Twin Otter operations in Kuujjuaraapik has recently been completed. The local response to the aircraft's presence, particularly generated by the outfitting business in Lac Mollet, was sufficiently strong to encourage the base's continued operation. Air Inuit was also recently awarded a 2-year contract , w i th an option for a third year, by Hydro-Quebec for the operation of one DHC 6 Twin Otter between Sept-lles and Poste Montagnais. We send our particular appreciation to the Air Inuit personnel in Kuujjuaraapik and Poste Montagnais, whose hard work made these new initiatives successful.

"The Spirit of Tumasie Qumaq," (HS748 C-FDOX) continues its contract with Emerald Airways in England until December 24. Recently, Captain Stewart Mesher spent a 6-week tour overseas on this contract, flying between Cardiff, Bristol, Newcastle, Liverpool and Belfast (Ireland.) Stewart's tour in England marks the first time

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a Nunavik beneficiary has flown commercially in Europe. We send our congratulations to Stewart wi th regard to this accomplishment.

Those of you who have recently seen Air Inuit's aircraft will have noticed an additional decal to the fleet paint scheme: www.airinuit.com The trilingual Web site is up and open for your access.

Dedicated reservation service in Inuttitut started on September 1 st for all Air Inuit flights. For access, please call 1-877-964-1068. Also effective September 1st, France Barrette was appointed as Air Inuit's dedicated charter representative. France can be reached at 1-800-661-5850 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

AIL is pleased to note that, as of November 30, 2986 individuals have travelled throughout Nunavik on the llaujuq program. As the program has been underway for 1 3 months, this indicates that roughly 230 individuals per month are travelling with llaujuq.

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In addition to our annual field trips carried out in February, we have initiated meetings with representatives from all Nunavik communities in the fall of each year. This will allow more immediate and more frequent com munication between the airline and its owners/users such that service issues and upcoming items can be discussed and implemented effectively. The 2000 Hudson Coast meeting was held October 25; the Ungava meeting is scheduled for December 7.

Effective November 4, 6-day service was initiated on the Hudson and Ungava coasts. The program will run until January 13, at which time its viability will be assessed for continued operation. The extended service will, we anticipate, ensure adequate capacity during the busy pre-Christmas period. The seasonal shopping and Christmas specials will be in effect during late November and December; details of the above programs may be obtained from your local offices.

The Board of Directors and the employees of Air Inuit send you our best wishes for the new year and express our appreciation for your support of the airline during the last year, particularly on those frustrating days when the fog rolled in at your airport or the tire went flat on your airplane.

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MAKIVIK'S BOARD MEET IN NEW MONTREAL OFFICE By Stephen Hendrie

Makivik Corporation is growing. This is evident from the expansion of the Research Centre in Kuujjuaq, the move to more professional offices in Ville St-Laurent, and the very scope of projects the members of the Board reviewed during their annual fall meeting f rom November 2 to 9, held in Montreal.

Makivik's new office in Montreal reflects the growth in the corporation's activities, especially in the past five years when Makivik has taken on the job firsthand of building marine infrastructures, and now social housing. Makivik's new location in Ville St-Laurent is in a part of Montreal that is developing quickly and reflects the new economy that is often in the news.

Before the formal Board meeting began on Monday November 6, the members of the Board received two days of training. This included a presentation on how to read financial statements, and a review of the Makivik Corporation's charter and by-laws.

The purpose of the annual fall meeting is to pass the Corporation's yearly operating budget. This took up much of the four-day meeting. Treasurer Anthony Ittoshat presented the budget to the Board, compiled by Makivik's departments. The total budget passed for the fiscal year October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2001 is of $18,397,457.

Among the special projects included in this year's budget were development of tannery, clothing, and silapak projects within the economic development department. The objective of these projects is to provide employment in each community for home sewing. The new silapaks were designed by Vickie Okpik for the members of the Board.

An e-commerce initiative is also planned to market the products created in this project.

During the week, the members of the Board also listened to presentations made by Makivik's subsidiary companies. Of special interest among these presentations was that of First Air, made by the President Bob Davis, assisted by Jim Ballingal. Davis informed the members

of the Board about the airline's activities. It is the third largest airline in Canada, wi th annual sales of over 190 million dollars. He had brought with him a scale model of a 727 jet for the new boardroom.

Although not a formal subsidiary company, Makivik has a bona fide construction division. It is responsible for the marine infrastructure project currently under way in all Nunavik communities, and now the construction of social housing units following the signing of a housing agreement with Quebec and Canada.

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With the youth of Nunavik in mind, the Board passed a project to create a Makivik Corporation Scholarship fund targeted to full-time CEGEP and University students. This project will begin in the winter term of 2001. It will also assist full-time students by providing them with computers and access to the Internet.

The members of the Board took time on the after-oon of November 8 to officially open the office in Ville t-Laurent. Invited guests included leaders and officials f Nunavik organizations that have offices in the ontreal area, such as KSB, TNI, TPI, and FCNQ. The

ffice reception area features a twin-otter propeller mounted on a royal blue wall, courtesy of Air Inuit. A curved wall opposite the propeller, and receptionist Kitty Partridge, features 12 photographic light boxes featuring 16x20 inch colour photos of the Nunavik region, and ome of the airplanes in the aviation fleet, including the ewly acquired First Air Hercules transport plane. Inside he Board room, a 25-foot curving mural of a Nunavik ommunity (Kangiqsujuaq) ensures visitors know they re in the office of an Inuit corporation.

Makivik President Pita Aatami spoke briefly before BNQA signatory Robbie Tookalook, BOD member for miujaq cut the ribbon with an uluq. Pita commended

he Makivik employees for their dedication and hard ork in preparing the office, ensuring a smooth meeting

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YOUR RIGHTS AS AN EMPLOYEE By jocelyn Barrett - Makivik Lawyer

Whether it is formal and written or merely verbal, a contract exists every time you agree to work for someone. The Quebec Labour Standards Act establishes the bare minimum conditions of employment for most employees in Quebec. Your employer cannot set conditions that are less than those provided for in the Act. However, some employees are excluded from the Act, such as senior management personnel or employees who are hired specifically to take care of a child or an aged person.

Minimum Wage Minimum wage in Quebec is $6.90 per hour, unless you receive tips ($6.15 per hour) or where you provide childcare or housework and live at your employer's home ($271 per week).

Regular Workweek The maximum number of hours in a regular workweek is now 40 hours. Overtime starts after 40 hours and you should be compensated at your regular salary plus 50%, either in the form of pay or time off.

Holidays Your paid statutory holidays are: January 1st, Easter Friday or Monday, the Monday preceding May 25th, June 24th, July 1st, Labour Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. In addition to the statutory holidays, you accumulate one day of holiday per month if you have worked for less than one year. You have the right to two weeks of paid holiday and one week of leave without pay if you have between one and five years of service. You have at least three weeks of holiday per year if you have five years of service or more.

Time off for family events You have a right to five days of leave when your child is born or if you adopt a child. Only the first two days are paid. If you are pregnant and have worked for more than 20 weeks for the same employer, you have the right to a maternity leave without pay of 18 weeks. Both the mother and the father of a new baby can take a one-year leave without pay. However, during the maternity leave and the parental leave, you are eligible for income security. You may be absent from work five days per year without pay to take care of parental obligations, for example to stay home with your child if she or he is sick. You are entitled to one day off on your wedding day. You have the right to a leave of one day, plus 3 days without pay, in the case of death of a close family member.

Notice of termination of employment Your employer must give written notice before terminating the contract of employment, if you have more than 3 months of uninterrupted service. However, you do not have the right to such a notice if you have committed a serious fault. The length of the notice varies between one week and 8 weeks, depending on the length of time you have been working for the same employer. All employees, including senior management, have a right to contest a termination of employment without serious motive. This type of recourse would be taken in civil court. Moreover, employees who have more than 3 years of service have recourse against a dismissal without justice and sufficient cause and may file a complaint with the Labour Standards Commission.

For further information or to file a complaint, please call 1 -800-265-1414 or consult the Web site www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca

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Since our last publication, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien called a snap election on October 22, and on November 27 won a third straight majority government. It was historic for the Liberal Party, and for Mr. Chrétien. In fact, the Liberals emerged stronger, despite many media analysts who predicted a weaker government, and possibly a minority.

It turns out to be a sound political move for Mr. Chrétien, who made gains in the numbers of seats, and in popular support. Significantly, Mr. Chrétien increased support in Quebec, not only in the number of seats (gaining 11 seats), but also in the popular vote. With such a strong majority, Mr. Chrétien will likely be able to silence aspiring leadership contenders for a while.

In Nunavik, well known incumbent Liberal M.P. Guy St-Julien won the riding of Abitibi / Baie-James / Nunavik for the second time in a row. Reached on election night, November 27, Mr. St-Julien expressed his satisfaction at the results. He thanked the Inuit of Nunavik for their solid support for him, and pledged to continue to work hard for the Inuit of Nunavik.

Among the five candidates in the riding, St-Julien spent the most time in the Nunavik region during the brief 36-day campaign.

Makivik President Pita Aatami was also pleased with the results. He had taken a public position two weeks prior to the election, advocating Nunavik voters

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against political parties by aboriginal leaders were a hallmark of this campaign.

This was due in part to the presence of the Canadian Alliance Party, led by Stockwell Day, whose positions on aboriginal issues are counter to existing public policy. Several aboriginal leaders took stands, advocating voting against the Canadian Alliance, notably Yukon Grand Chief Ed Schultz, and Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Matthew Coon-Come.

In the Abi t ib i / Baie-James / Nunavik r id ing, a Canadian Alliance candidate, François Dionne, ran in the constituency, but did not campaign in the Nunavik region.

The results for the riding clearly show that the combined Inuit and Crée voters contributed to a victory for Mr. St-Julien (18,189) over his closest rival, Bloc Québécois candidate François Lemieux (15,549).

It is fortunate for Nunavik that Mr. St-Julien was re-elected. He has demonstrated by his presence in the region since 1997 the importance of an M.P. working for

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the Inuit. However, Mr. St-Julien also has constituents in Val D'Or, the Crée communities, and the Baie-James section of the riding. Geographically, it is the third largest riding in Canada, covering over 802,078km2 with a population of 95,948 mostly from the southern part of the riding. It is not for the faint of heart.

One of Mr. St-Julien's promises is to work towards the creation of a federal riding for the Nunavik region only. Geographically, a Nunavik riding would still be one of the largest ridings in Canada, however the population would be in the neighbourhood of 10,000 people. There are four other large northern ridings with low population. They are Labrador (282,504 km2 with 29,190 people), Nunavut (3,11 7,463 km2 with 24,730 people), Western Arctic (1,493,320 km2 with 39,672 people), and Yukon (465,670 km2 with 30,766 people). They have lower populations than most Canadian ridings (the average is 95,000), however they are the largest in the country and an enormous physical task to cover for any M.P. Mr. St-Julien is committed to this goal and has the support of Makivik's President Pita Aatami.

The process of changing an electoral riding is not an easy one, but it benefits from an established commission, at arms length from elected politicians. It is governed by the electoral act, and overseen by Canada's Chief Electoral Officer. Each province has an electoral boundaries commission. The purpose of the commission is to

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redistribute electoral ridings every 10 years following the national census. The next census will take place in 2001. The current riding of Abitibi / Baie-James / Nunavik was based on the 1991 census, redrawn in 1996, and first used in the 1997 election. Previously, Nunavik voters will recall that the region was split between two federal ridings: Abitibi and Manicouagan.

In deciding on the boundaries of ridings, the commissioners must try to create ridings with populations as close as possible to the national average, or "quotient" of 95,000 people. However, the following phrases taken from the Elections Canada document, Representation in Parliament point to the needed leeway in arguing for a Nunavik only riding:

"In determining the electoral district boundaries, they must take into consideration "the community of interest or community of identity in or the historical pattern of an electoral district ... and a manageable geographic size for districts in sparsely populated, rural or northern regions..." To accommodate these human and geographic factors, the commissions are allowed to deviate from the average population figure when setting their boundaries. While restricted in most cases to a tolerance of 25 percent either way, a commission may exceed this limit "in circumstances viewed by the commission as being extraordinary." Such circumstances are primarily prevalent in northern and sparsely populated electoral districts."

The process of readjusting the number of seats and changing boundaries is triggered by the official publication of the population results from the national census. The next Census day is May 15, 2001. According to Mrs. Dale Sewell , Manager of Census Communications at Statistics Canada, the population results are expected to be made public 11 months later in April, 2002. The process to redistribute ridings then takes about four years, and results can be expected in 2006. It should be noted that on the provincial side, Quebec Native Affairs Minister Guy Chevrette is also committed to the creation of a riding for the Nunavik region in the National Assembly. This argument can be used in making presentations to the electoral reform commission when it holds public hearings on redistribution, following the publication of the new census figures in 2002. Until then, our M.P. continues to be Guy "Slugger" St-Julien.

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There was a time when Inuit needed their dogs to survive. Without the dogs, one could not travel very far, could not hunt enough to provide for his family during the long winters. In those days, dogs were important, they were part of the people's life. Today, things are different. We don't have to go as far to find food; we can find most things we need at the Co-Op or Northern stores. Of course, nothing could replace country food, but when it comes to hunting, the snowmobile has replaced the dog team. However, dogs are still part of our lives, in a different way indeed. But people will always have dogs: some keep them as playmates for the kids, as loyal companions, and some just like to have them around. In most communities across Nunavik, you will still find dog teams. Nowadays, they are mostly kept for pleasure, sometimes as a way to make a living, wi th tourists, but they are still present.

P ro tec t ing our dogs against diseases

It takes time and energy to raise a good dog team, you have to be a dedicated hunter to provide for all these devoted companions. Unfortunately, dogs are not naturally immune to diseases and can be taken away in no time by afflictions such as Rabies or Distemper. Both Rabies and Distemper are contagious and fatal viral diseases. They are to be taken seriously, especially Rabies since humans can also get infected. According to veterinarian Real Raymond-Major, whom was touring Nunavik in the fall to vaccinate our dogs against Rabies: "this virus

attacks the central nervous system, often causing the contaminated animal to act dif ferently, to be more aggressive, to drool and sometimes suffer from convulsions." "Unfortunately, we can only know if a dog is infected when he is dead, by sending the head for analysis, unless the dog has been vaccinated, whereas you would be sure he is not infected", explains the animal doctor. Dr. Raymond-Major

works for the Quebec Government and is replacing Dr. Tumanowicz, who has been coming to our communities for many years to accomplish this task. Under this program administered by the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation, all dogs 3 months and older, from all villages of Northern Quebec, are entitled to free vaccination against Rabies. No more excuse not to get our dogs vaccinated.

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Although people understand the necessity to prevent fatal diseases such as Rabies, the number of dogs that are vaccinated each year seems to be decreasing. In fact, according to statistics that were provided by the Direction régionale de santé animale, the number of dogs vaccinated went from 824 in 1996 down to 383 in 1999. One could think this is because the number

of dogs itself has decreased in Nunavik, but it doesn't seem to be the case. No, the reason lies somewhere else. Having gone through bad experiences, losing dogs shortly after they have been vaccinated, some people are now reticent to such practices, associating the loss of their dogs to vaccination. However, according to Dr. Normand Joly: "a dog cannot die from a vaccine, even if it has been administered in too strong of a dose." "In the case of Rabies, the dog cannot get infected either with the virus since it's not a live virus that is injected. And in the event that the vaccine would have been outdated, it could only create a false sense safety", attests the veterinarian, whom works for the Society for Protection of Animals (SPA). Dr. Raymond Major, for his part, thinks that the death of the dogs is most likely related to another disease, which they got infected with, and that the short span between the two events would only be an unfortunate coincidence. As a matter of fact, other diseases such as Distemper can be very contagious and can cause dogs, especially young pups, to die within less than a week. The main symptoms of Distemper can be fever, coughing, vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Besides Rabies and Distemper, there are other ailments which can prevent our dogs from being healthy. Worms are one of them. A dog can get different kind of worms. Whips worms, hook worms and round worms are all contagious, by the only contact with other dogs excrements. Unfortunately, these cannot be prevented, only treated as they occur with the right medication. The most common type of worms here is what is known as tape worms. These are not contagious amongst dogs, but can be passed on to humans. These long and flat worms, which will be found in the excrements of a contaminated dog, often turn up when the animal has been eating raw meat. One way to prevent this is hence by not feeding the dogs with raw meat. However, it's kind of difficult to do so in a remote region such as Nunavik,

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where other alternatives to game meat can be very costly. The only solution left is then to treat the dog with worm medicine when the problem occurs. Sometimes the dog can have worms without them being present in the excrements, other symptoms such as an unexplained loss of weight, diarrhea or vomiting can then help us detect the problem.

Although there are no permanent veterinarian working in Nunavik, there are some possibilities for your dog to get the necessary medical attention. As mentioned before, a veterinarian is sent each year by the government to vaccinate all dogs against Rabies. This veterinarian also takes the time to train somebody in each community, whom will then be able and entitled to administer injections later on, to dogs who could not be seen by the veterinarian for one reason or another, or that will be born during the year. Under the same program, the trained technician will receive all necessary materials, whether it is the vaccine itself, syringes or needles, in order to perform his task. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has also been coming around for the past couple of years. Last summer, the appointed veterinarian Dr. Joly and his crew visited five communities to offer free clinics, where people could have their dogs examined by an animal doctor and treated if necessary. Rabies and Distemper shots were also given free of charge. All this is of course was done with the consent of the dog owner. "Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk, Quaqtaq, Salluit and Puvirnituq were the only communities who responded to our offer, but we hope to get more communities involved in the future", says Patrick Tohill, WSPA's Campaigns and Communications Manager. Although First Air and Air Inuit gave WSPA reasonable discounts on airfare, this program ended up being very costly for the charitable organization. Unfortunately, a veterinarian cannot be sent up North every time a problem arises. Eventually, what would be best is that one person in each village would be trained to administer vaccines and even other medicines, following the veterinarian's prescription. But it is up to us, to our municipality to join together wi th such organizations as WSPA, which can provide us with support and expertise.

Although most municipalities have adopted bylaws whereby a dog has to be tied down by its owner, there comes a time during the year when there are too many dogs running loose in the community. As a way to control the dog population, most municipalities hire a dog catcher and some even offer a certain amount of money for any unwanted dog killed. But how can be so sure they are unwanted? Sometimes, unfortunate mistakes can happen. Let's take the example of the dogsledder again. What if a dog that has been trained for years or for which the owner has paid a substantial amount of money happens to escape his chain at the time the dog catcher is on the lookout? This is what happened to Adamie Qumak of Akulivik: "I had one of my dogs killed my the municipality. They probably knew this dog belonged to me, but they didn't come to see me; they were given $50 per dog killed!" Although municipalities do not have many alternatives to control the dog population, this type of procedures can sometimes be frustrating for dog owners who care.

At a meeting held in Puvirnituq to decide on the organization of a dogsled race, when asked for their opinion on the dog population control matter, many dogteamers expressed their reluctance to the methods used by CNVs. Some believe that they should give a chance to the owner to pick up their dogs within a certain period of time. Dogs could be kept chained up at a chosen site and, if they are not picked up

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That may be one solution, but it does not solve the problem completely. There will still be too many unwanted dogs in town at a certain point in time. This is due to the fact that not too many dogs are sterilized and females often give birth to unwanted puppies. Of course, this would not happen if all dogs were kept chained up, but that is just Utopian. Hence, another solution for keeping the dog population down could be to have dogs sterilized. It would be up to the owner to decide if he wants his dogs sterilized, whether he will want to breed them or not. When WSPA was here, this was also a service offered free of charge. However, only 58 dogs were sterilized, out of the 210 dogs examined. So maybe it is a solution, but a costly one since there are no veterinarian around, unless WSPA decides to renew the experience every now and then. So what is the solution? Even if we keep a female dog chained up when she is in heat, it won't keep wandering dogs away, unless she is kept in a fence.

Obviously there are many alternatives for a proper control of the dog population, but those need to be discussed in more depths with the concerned parties, the municipalities and the dog owners. The population needs to be consulted on such issues. Once again, it is up to us to decide what we want for our dogs. With the support from such organizations as WSPA or the Government's veterinarian, there are possibilities. They just need to be assessed.

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As a way to celebrate the Inuit culture, Nunavik will have its own qimutsik race, starting this year. Makivik will be holding the first edition of this dogsled race next spring. Dogsledders and delegates from each community of Nunavik met last October in Puvirnituq to set out the rules for this race; decide on the itinerary the teams will take; and discuss important matters such as safety. The group benefited from Junior May's presence, whom shared his experience racing in Nunavut.

The race already attracts much attention and has won the support from both the population and organizations such as FCNQ and KRG. However, Makivik is still looking for partners in this new endeavour. "The more people get involved, the more successful we can make this event , maintains Makivik's Corporate Secretary George Berthe, whom has taken this project under his wing.

One of Makivik's goals for this race is to give pride to the people and hopefully help bringing back the Inuit dogs to Nunavik. While studying the dog slaughter that took place in our region during the 1950s and 1960s, Makivik's President Pita Aatami expressed his desire to bring back the tradition of dogsledding to Nunavik. The idea of a race seemed like a good way to encourage people in getting a team together. Makivik hopes that it will give an incentive to the youth to become interested in dogsledding.

Makivik wishes to hold this kind of race every year so that each village of Nunavik will see the dog teams go through their community at least once. This year, the race will be starting from Umiujaq on March 26, and the dogteamers will be on their way to Puvirnituq, just in time for the Snow Festival. Inukjuak residents will also have the chance to see the teams as they will be passing through town. Each team will have a partner on a snowmobile that will help set up camp, chains and feed the dogs and musher. Although these partners can help in case of an emergency, dogsledders will be required to carry safety equipment on the sled at all times. Between Inukjuak and Puvirnituq, an igloo village will be set up for the dogsledders and their dogs to sleep over. Not only will this night spent under the igloo bring back childhood memories, but it will also make everybody appreciative of what they have now.

For this first year, only Inuit of Nunavik will have the privilege to participate. As mentioned before, this race is a celebration of the Inuit culture. Also, as George Berthe explains: "The project is still at an infant stage. This is something we have never done before. Inuit are used to travelling on this land and we want to make sure that everybody will be safe." If all goes well, Makivik plans to invite guests from Nunavut, Greenland and even the South for years to come. Makivik wants to make sure that people from far and near learn about this event, hoping to bring tourists to our region and discover the joy of dogsledding. Uit, Uit!

WHEN: Starting March 26th 2001

WHERE: From Umiujaq to Puvirnituq

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Inuit of Nunavik

ENTRY FEE: $100 per participant (non-refundable)

SET-UP OF DOCS FOR SLED: Traditional fan style

TYPE OF DOGS TO BE USED: Pure Inuit dogs

NUMBER OF DOGS TO BE USED: 6 to 1 2

TYPE OF SLED TO BE USED: Traditional Nunavik sled, 14-16 feet in length, width may vary, runner choice up to the musher. Any type of rope may be used.

FIND A NAME FOR THE RACE AND YOU COULD WIN A PARKA ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE OCCASION. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS BEFORE JANUARY 19TH 2001 BY CALLING 1-877-625-4845 OR (819) 964-2925 EXTENSION 304.

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BACK TO HEALTH By Vicky Simigak

Food plays a major role in Nunavik, in our culture as Inuit, especially around the holiday feasts. Mattaq, nikkuk, misiraq, tea, bannock, apples, berries, vegetables, steaks, pork chops, chicken, hot dogs, pops, gum, chips... When eating these, do you ever ask yourself this question: "Are we eating for illness or for health?" It's a question that had never crossed my mind until I attended the Healthy Eating workshop, wi th Ewa Sparks. The three-day course, which was held in Kuujjuaq from October 9 to 14, was an eye opening and very empowering. It was filled with all kinds of nutritional information. We even took a trip to the store to read ingredients labels. Helpful tips on healthy cooking were given from the counselor and each shared personal stories. Evening sessions were also opened for those who could not attend during the day. After the course, Ewa even provided another two-day workshop called Loving Again, which focussed more on the mental, emotional and spiritual balance and restoration of one's health. Combining these two workshops provided an access to healing by caring for broader aspects of the individual needs.

Mental and emotional aspect of healthy eating

On the first day, we were introduced with the effects of negative self-talk. How does this have to do with unhealthy or healthy eating? Negative self-talk sometimes is a gateway to unhealthy eating. What is the first thing you grab when you have negative thoughts in your head? Most likely any food that is there. Common phrases are "I'm not good enough", "I'll never lose weight", "I'll never learn", "I don't fit in", "I'm a bad parent", "I'll never change", "Life sucks, what's the point?", etc. These phrases are fear based and they often stop a person from taking

risks and going beyond their potentials. The person then starts to believe she or he can't do

anything with their life. When this is occurring, it should be a signal to

move forward, not backwards. In other words, when fear takes over, you have to see it as a green light and not as a red light. Rather than feeling paralyzed, one should integrate the feeling of faith

in their potential. Faith is the opposite of fear. In faith, there

is a belief and trust. Everybody wants to be well and healthy, to have

energy, to be creative, happy, to stay young, to have a long life, to bring peace and love to oneself and others. For some, to be spiritually enriched. To gain this wealth, replace negative self-talk with positive remarks. Such affirmations could be: "I am lovable", "I am worth considering", "I will treat myself kindly as I do with my friends", "I am a good loving parent", "I will

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overcome the fear of change", "I will get healthier", etc. It's a matter of making a choice between two roads. Either the road to negative self-talk, which in turn leads to unhealthy behavior and eating, or the positive road that leads to healthy behaviors, bodies, relationships, families and communities.

Interconnected with the previously discussed topic, we then looked at three different types of hunger. First, there is the head hunger that says: "I should eat, it's noon, it's lunchtime." Society accepted routine is then influencing your senses. The heart hunger says: "I'm angry, I want to eat", "I'm lonely, I need to eat", "I'm happy, let's celebrate and eat!" Finally, there is the

true stomach hunger. That's when your stomach is growling and making monster noises. The body is asking for what it really needs. So next time you grab food, ask yourself: "Is this head hunger, heart hunger or real hunger?", "Am I really hungry?"

Remember that our bodies are the ones taking what we are putting into our mouth. It's not the neighbor next door, our dog or our colleague. Another aspect of the healthy eating course we looked at was how we abuse our bodies with inappropriate eating. This prevents us from providing nutrients our body needs to function at a healthier level. Take the following as an example. Say someone comes in while you are cleaning your house; you sit down and chat, and end up putting your cleaning aside. Then, after they leave, the phone rings; you sit down and chat some more and there goes your cleaning. What you have left is piled dust and untouched stains. Same concept goes for your stomach when you put food in while it's already digesting the food. It cancels out, so it piles the undigested food into the body. In some cases, illness can be a symptom from this self-abuse. Food additives, synthetic foods, overeating, malnutrition and high toxicity also often play a major role in a body's illness.

Illness is inevitable, it's part of life, it's part of nature you may think. But how you eat, what you eat and when you eat determines your health. Illness or diseases are not just some matter in space that decides to invade your body. Illness is created in the body. The common approach is to cure the disease. Today's society is based on quick fix. You have a headache, take an aspirin. You have the flu, take cough syrup. You have a backache, go for a surgery. That is called symptomatic thinking. In contrast, there is causative thinking. What is causing this headache? What is causing this backache? What is causing this diarrhea? When you ask yourself these questions,

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The message I grasped was that a good health is much more than not being ill or sick. Even though we may think that we are healthy because we don't go to the hospital too often or because we don't have cancer, that even if we smoke we are still okay, we still have to consider that when, how and what we eat determines our health. I will not get healthy when I'm still eating heavily processed foods. Foods designed by humans were made for the sensory taste but not necessarily for health. Modern diet is the term for foods made by humans. We are creative people. Some build extraordinary buildings, some climb steep mountains and some design foods. We can't help but being creative, but sometimes this creativeness may mislead our society. Out of this creativity came kool-aid, hot dogs, refined flours, concentrated juices, chips, candies, white rice, sugared cereals, pre-made mashed potatoes, sodas, and the list goes on. How can one say I want to get healthy and yet eat these foods? How can one say to their child: "eat your vegetables, they're good for you", and yet still feed them hot dogs, kool-aids and sodas?

When we took a little trip to the store to read ingredients on food packages, we noticed that most of the manufactured products contain more sugars. All packaged foods contained at least three kinds of sugars. Shockingly the dog foods had more natural ingredients than human packaged foods! We give ourselves more garbage while we give our dogs healthier and natural foods.

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Our body is our vehicle, a temple of our soul. Many times we abuse it by overeating. We don't want to waste the food our children didn't finish so we finish it. We force our children to finish their dinner. All this is done out of love. But we need to know our body is not a garbage bag.

As an example, Ewa compared a washing machine to a stomach. When you fill a washer with more water and less clothes, it's more than likely that the clothes will become clean. On the other hand, when you overload your washer with clothes, there is no room for the water or the detergent to clean the clothes. So, when you overeat, if you are already full, there is no room to digest the food nor to store the nutrients that your body needs. This is why, even if you ate a lot, you still get hungry. All the good nutrients from the food were wasted in overeating. Processed foods, overeating, lacking nutrients, not sticking to your original diet, head hunger and heart hungers are many ways to abuse our bodies. Detoxifying, pumping us with vitamins and minerals, returning to the original diet and cutting down on designed-for-taste foods can prevent illness and enhance a long and healthy life. In a way, they are the tickets to your desired paradise.

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As humans, we did not create our own body. We are not architects, builders nor designers of the human body. We are spiritual beings experiencing a physical world. Eating healthy, eating the right foods, and listening to what our body needs is honoring the Creator of our body. It is also honoring us as humans and passing a good example to our children and all people alike. As it is said in the Bible: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." (1 Corinthians 6: 19-20) Some may disagree with the scripture, but in Nunavik, we all have a common belief and we always had. What I always heard from my elders is that we are not alone, that there is someone always near us. The credit I got from my ancestors is in my heart. They fought for their survival for their descendents sake. So why won't I do the same for my next generation? The people who walked amongst this earth carried a torch of perseverance and commitment to well being. I honor them for that so I shall do the same for the people of tomorrow. To do that is to respect my body with good food and a healthy

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All this information may be over-H /y whelming especially if you were like s . , me. I used to be discouraged just

th ink ing about eat ing healthy. Hence, I was a slave to my negative self-talk. I always had to have a bite of sweets, pop with meals, second plates, and moodiness and crankiness were my common behaviors. At the time, I felt tired and cranky almost everyday although my social mask

didn't seem so. I had the chance to work with Annie Augiak for a few weeks. I would admire Annie with her zestfulness and lack of tiredness. She told me that it was what I ate that made me tired. She shared a lot of information with me that she had learned from Ewa. This is what inspired me to take this course. Little did I know that my whole life would be changed. Indeed it has. I'm not as tired as I used to be, I feel stronger and more awake since I eliminated pops, starchy foods, carbohydrates and cut down on my meals. Surprisingly, I have lost weight without even trying! I am more than happy to have taken this step in my life, to have empowered my body instead of abusing it. And I am more than happy to share this information with you.

The encouragement I got from Ewa was to start with 1 % at a time. This 1 % may be to drink more water in one day. The next day, it may be to cut down to from four to two pops. The days after, you can stop yourself from eating when you're already full. Don't let your taste buds master you. Instead, master your taste buds. Everything else will then fall into place. If you start cold turkey, you will not respect your body's adaptation. Going 1 % at a time is the key to this kind of change. Remember, no one is telling you to change. But if you have common symptoms like sudden tiredness, craving for sweets, heavy body, dragging your feet, heart burns, irregular bowel, constipation, thirstiness, moodiness and crankiness, it is more than likely that what you eat and how you eat has something to do with how you feel. Now that you've read all this, it's all up to you to decide to take this step forward or not.

For more information or to learn more about living healthy, Naturopath Ewa Sparks is available and can be reached at (819) 682-2572 or through e-mail at [email protected] For those in Kuujjuaq, there is a local support group which can help you approach a healthier level for the mind, body and spirit. If interested, come to the Women Shelter every Wednesday at 7:00pm and join in.

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1) Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder together. Cut in the shortening until the mixture forms coarse granules. Gradually stir in the water, but just enough to make the dough mixture cling together. Divide the dough mixture in half, for a bottom and a top crust.

2) Preheat the oven at 350°F. Boil potatoes and mash them with milk and butter (2 tablespoon). Add salt to taste. Dice onions thin and sauté them in butter (2 tablespoon) until they become soft. Crumble fish and mix with mashed potatoes and onions. Add spices, salt and pepper to your taste. On a floured surface, roll out one portion of dough for the bottom crust and lay it into previously greased tinfoil pie plate. Spread the fish mixture evenly to fill the pie. Roll out the second portion of dough for the top crust and fold it in half, before perforating it with a fork or knife. Unfold the top crust on top of the pie filling, press both layers of crust together, and trim off the excess dough. Brush the top crust with a bit of milk. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

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In the last issue, we talked about family budget ing and presented an example of what a family budget can look like, in regards to revenue and expenses. However, one expense we did not talk about was insurance. We wil l therefore cont inue that example and see if Markusie and Martha should get insurance. Is it a need or a want?

At this time very few Nunavimmiut have insurance on their personal property. Also, there is no Nunavik based insurance company, which makes insurance harder to get. This is why, before looking at the example, we wil l need to explain what insurance is. A l though there are many types of insurance you can purchase, we will focus on personal proper ty insurance for now. Insurance can be looked at as a protection in case you have an accident or your personal proper ty is stolen. Say you own a snowmobile and it gets stolen, you wi l l have to pay the full price to replace it. If you had insured it (paid a premium every year) you could get some money back which could be equivalent to the value of your snowmobile at the t ime it was stolen. Another example is your household effects. Let's say your house gets broken into and someone steals your personal effects: your furni ture, TV, clothes...

virtually everything you ever worked for. This can run into thousands of dollars. If you had insurance you could obtain the value equivalent to your goods at the t ime the break in happened.

Of course it you're a very lucky person and never have anything stolen or any incidents, the amount you paid for insurance wou ld seem like a waste of money. But you never know.. . People often think of insurance when an accident happens and say, "Why d idn ' t I have insurance?" At this point , it is too late! You have to pay a certain amount (a premium) every year to rest assured that

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you are covered in case of an accident, a fire or theft. In other words, there is a price to pay for this peace of mind.

Now, let's go back to our example w i t h Markusie and Martha. If you remember, in the last issue, they owned the fo l lowing things: a used four-wheeler, a new snowmobi le and a canoe wi th outboard. They also own household effects, which are probably wor th around $25,000. Let's say they have to pay $800 a year in premium to get that insurance and a $500 deduct ib le (deducted amount) on each claim. Let's further assume that they have paid their premiums for the last 3 years at $800 a year for a total of $2,400. If noth ing happens, it wi l l seem like they have paid this amount for noth ing. However, let's say they are really unlucky in the third year and have their house broken into, suffering a loss of $15,000 (in stolen household goods), and they also get their snowmobile stolen, which is now wor th $5,500. They could get back the fo l lowing to buy new goods as well as an amount for the stolen snowmobi le.

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Hence, as a result, if you had paid for insurance you would get $19,500. Whether if you had no insurance, you would get nothing back. In other words it's a risk/return trade-off.

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As you can see from the previous chart, insurance can be looked as a risk/return trade-off. If noth ing happens, then it may seem that Markusie and Martha have wasted $ 2,400 in insurance premiums in three years. However, if something happens and they are not insured they wil l not get the $ 19,500 to replace their property, and encounter a substantial loss. Having insurance, they wi l l collect a net amount of $ 17,100 ($19,500- $2,400 premiums paid for the past 3 years). So the real question about insurance is: can you afford to loose a substantial amount of your property at once? Are you able to replace it w i thout insurance? It's up to you to decide, but it sure is wor th th inking about it.

In the next issue, we will discuss how one can get property insurance and its cost. We will also discuss other types of insurance, including life and disability insurance.

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Over the years, our language has changed. The way we speak now is very di f ferent f rom the way we spoke before. In the past, words used to be more concise, r ight to the point , but yet meaningfu l . Nowadays, we often speak longer to express what we have to say. Before, when our main purpose was to survive f rom season to season, moving f rom place to place to hunt ing grounds, we spoke only about what was necessary. We d id not need tha t many wo rds . But t h e n , as we came to be in contact w i th other cultures, new words have entered our vocabulary. We discovered new things that we did not know existed, that we d id not even need before . Nowadays , we also remain in our communi ty and therefore interact more w i th one another . We are no longer just one fami l y at its o w n camp. This may be why the language has become more specific. We not only needed more words to describe objects we became fami l iar w i t h , to exp la in new s i tua t ion we f o u n d ourselves in , bu t also to c o m m u n i c a t e our fee l ings as we now questions ourselves even more.

The story you will read below will show you just how much our language has changed. The first version uses the old language. Some of you may remember these words of wisdom, some of you may not. In fact, the language has changed so much that the younger ones may never have seen those first words. For a better understanding, we therefore included a second version, which contains more recent words. As you compare older words with more recent ones, you will see that only one word could tell you an awful lot in those days. This is why the first version looks shorter. Even the second version seems short, as it still contains some of the older words. As you can see, there are no English version this time to ease your task. It is up to you to figure it out. But if you are having troubles, why not go see an elder that will certainly be pleased to tell you this story of the past, a story of our language.

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Knowing where are the migration routes of the caribou herds or the basking area of the seals have been of vital knowledge for the early Inuk hunter. When people were living in such a harsh place as Nunavik once was, they needed to know their land if they wanted to survive. In today's world, it is still very important to know the land, especially if you want to be able to protect it against pollution or misusage of natural resource.

That is why, more than 20 years ago, the Makivik Corporation decided to record this valuable information of the land. Through interviews wi th users of the land -hunters, travelers and elders- this information has been collected and was later marked on maps and stored in computer files.

Nowadays, Makivik would like to offer Nunavik youths a chance to carry on this project. As part of their regular curriculum, students will do interviews, similar to the ones Makivik itself has done for the past two decades. The project called "Know your elders" asks for students to make a real interview with an elder of their community. The students will ask the elder where he hunts different animal species and to draw on a map those hunting areas. After this interview, the technicians of Makivik's cartographic service will add this precious information in their computers and will generate maps that will be given out to the students involved. Not only will this project help familiarize the students with this new technology in the field of geography, cartography and social sciences, but it will also be an occasion to bring elders together with young people, sharing their knowledge of the land and of the local ecology.

This project which is still at its initial stage is curently being undertaken by the students of Scott Withers, a secondary 5 class at the Jaanimmarik School of Kuujjuaq. Scott admitted he is very thrilled by this project. His students are also showing a great deal of enthusiasm and he is looking forward to see the maps resulting from the interviews. He also wishes, as Makivik's cartography Department does, that other Nunavik schools will join in the project.

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UR FUTURE Nunavik is a growing population. Today there are more young people in Nunavik society than any other age group. Every issue, in this new column of our magazine, we will write a profile of a different young person who leads an inspirational life, who is outstanding in his/her hobbies or work, and displays a positive attitude towards life and people. These people are often bear an important message; we hope they will inspire you and give you confidence in our future.

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By Vicky Simigak and Isabelle Dubois Charlie Alaku is from Kangirsujuaq. He was born in Kuujjuaq on February 4th of 1975. He has four brothers and three sisters, who were all adopted. His adoptive parents Mingo and Arpik Alaku, who are now deceased, could not bear children. Mingo was a great father to h im, a role model . Unfortunately, he passed away when Charlie was only 14 years old. But as Cnarlie was growing up, he taught him to never give up in whatever it his that he was doing. With the potency of his father's words, Charlie persists in life and truly believes in making the most out of it, not only for himself but also for the people around him. This is probably why he became the mayor of his town.

Being the youngest mayor in Nunavik, Charlie may seem like he's taking it easy, but this perception probably comes from his customary easygoing attitude. Contrary to what it may seem, his job as a mayor is very demanding, sometimes keeping him away from his family. As a way to ease the day to day life, Charlie plays guitar alone or jamming with his friends. "Playing music is relaxing and it makes my baby son happy", he says. When he has the time, Charlie also likes to go out hunting. But his favorite way of washing off the stress is with a good sweat when playing ice hockey. He's got a good point: "After a full day spent at the office, it's also good for my body to move around. When I'm playing hockey, all my stress disappears."

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Charlie has something of a natural born leader. For some reason, his teammates have always chosen him as their captain. His friends are the ones who pushed him to run for mayor. Although his dad used to be mayor of Kangirsujuaq, he never really thought about it. But now, he's really into it! Having worked as a gym teacher and as a recreation coordinator, Charlie realized he liked to work with the people, not just through sports, but also by getting involved in his community. As a mayor, he could not find a better spot! He is now involved in negotiations for the Pingualuit Park, which he hopes will bring new jobs for the people of his town, and economic development for Nunavik, through tourism.

Devoted to his career, Charlie's goal in life is to succeed at making a better future for his son Charlie Qumaaluk Jr., as well as for his people. He may bear the title of Mayor or Captain, but Charlie likes to look at everybody as equal and treat them as such. He believes that everyone has potential in their own way and that anybody can make a difference, as long as they are willing. Concerned about the youth of Nunavik, Charlie feels that they have been giving up their life too much: "I don't believe in that at all. I don't believe in giving up. I think it's the wrong choice. There is always somebody to talk to, people who can help. Never give up!"

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Following the Labour Day long weekend, a plane full of deleqates from Kuujjuaq left to Greenland, anxious to see what their twin community, Aasiat, was like. The 3800 inhabitants of this settlement located above Nuuk on the West Coast of Greenland, were probably just as impatient to finally meet their match from Nunavik. Consequently, the Kuujjuaq ambassadors were treated almost like family, welcomed as such in the homes of their hosts. Known as the town of whales, Aasiat is also becoming popular to visitors with its annual Rock Festival. As Kuujjuaq's rock band Angava had been invited to perform for the second edition of this event, held from September 6 to 9, it was clearly the perfect excuse for Kuujjuaq to fly a delegation oversea and finally meet with its twin sister. The timing couldn't be better! Untamaole singer Ben Watt and his squad Fred Parsons, Derek and Willis Tagoona, were eagerly awaited by their Greenlandic fans and overwhelmed with requests for autographs and photos. Other performers representing Kuujjuaq, such as Edward Snowball, Edward May and Simeonie Berthe, also entertained their hosts at a feast featuring Nunavik country food, which was arranged by KRG President Johnny Adams. Evenings were spent at the local concert hall, rocked by Greenlandic bands such as Kallat and Sissesoq, along with other bands from Denmark and Iceland. Days were filled with different activities: walking tours of Aasiat and other small neighbouring communities, such as Akunnaq and Kitsisuarsuit, were organized by the Tourist Service, as well as a kayaking excursion on the bay. On September 10, after a pit stop in Kangerlussuaq International Airport for a custom check and some shopping, Kuujjuaq delegates returned home delighted by this first encounter, desirous to return the favor in a near future.

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As you may have noticed, there were some mistakes which escaped our attention when completing our first edition of Makivik Magazine, being the Fall 2000 issue. For example, you may have read a certain paragraph twice in our new Family Economics column (pages 45). Some names also went missing in the English version of a caption in the Youth Voices section (page 37) which should have read as follows: "Nunavik delegates (left to right): William Saunders, Jason Annahatak, Noah Aragutak, Pauyungie Nutaraaluk, Frankie Gordon (Coordinator), Tommy Moorehouse, George Berthe (Makivik's Corporate Secretary), Dora Ohaituk and Sarah Nuktie." Some other names simply did not belong to the right persons, which is why we would like to apologize to Andrew Atagotaaluk of Inukjuak, who really was the one playing accordion at the Music Festival, not Jeff Lyal of Goose Bay (page 25). Another thing to mention would be that, although the hockey school organized by Kuujjuamiut Inc. this summer at the Kuujjuaq Forum was their first and a great success, it was not the first one of a kind, as it was mistakenly referred to. There has been a few other hockey schools in the past that have done just as well. Once again, we are truly sorry for that misleading statement of ours, especially to those who have worked nard to organize such events, as it was often the case with the Kuujjuaq Minor Hockey League. Also, as our yearly calendar is coming out once again, we would like to bring to your attention that the June pictures in last year's calendar are not all of George Berthe's as it may have appeared. Elena Berthe took the two photographs that are on the upper end of that month's page. Our apologies to Elena for that unfortunate mistake. The last but not the least of our apologies go to the people who appeared in the picture shown on page 26 of Makivik Magazine's Fall edition, while being hypnotized at Aqpik Jam 2000. We are sorry if the word "puppets" used in the caption has offended you in any way. It was certainly not our intention. We sincerely hope that you will accept our apologies.

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Greetings to Nunavik from the staff corner Makivik's Information Department. We added this new column to keep you informed of what's new and who's who within the Makivik Corporation. We will try our best to keep you up to date with us. We hope you will enjoy this addition to our magazine.

In the Corporate Secretary's Department, we have Adamie Padlayat who was hired in October as the Youth Liaison Officer. Adamie is originally from Salluit but he lived in Akulivik for the past six years. He will be based in Kuujjuaq at the Head Office. His aim for this full-time position is to get to know the youth committees in Nunavik and work closely with the youths involved. Adamie's short-term goal is to get to know the job so he becomes effective working for the Youth. When asked what his long-term goal is, with an optimistic grin he answered: "To be well in life". Adamie will travel with Andy Moorehouse, President for the Saputiit Youth Association, throughout Nunavik in January 2001, to explore the needs and concerns of the youth. He is enthusiastic with the idea, as he has a strong beliefs in youth committees and providing help for them. Adamie's ability to connect with all ages alike really makes him well-suited for this new job.

We also have Maggie Peters-York as Corporate Secretary George Berthe's Assistant. She went on a leave of absence from her position as Secretary for the Economic Development Department to take on this temporary position for a period of six months. Maggie has been with Makivik for about two years and she has a clear idea of how the Corporation operates. Her main duty will be to assist the Corporate Secretary in keeping up to date with the current files, including general administration, education, training, youth and recreation, publ ishing, Makivik Housing and subsidiaries.

Kitura Fox-Koneak will now be the Secretary for Corporate Secretary George Berthe. She is currently on a maternity leave, but will be returning in the fall of 2001. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate her and her family with their healthy daughter who was born on Friday, November 24th of 2000. Congratulations Kitura!

Also, be advised that Larry Watt now holds the position of General Manager for the Kuujjuaq Head Office, on a full-time basis. He is in charge of general office management, personnel issues, the housing department, election procedures and supervising the administration staff. Larry has been with

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Makivik on different occasions since 1991. His various positions were Editor, Chief Returning Officer, Youth Liaison Officer and Co-Department Head within the President's Department. For about two years, Larry was also the assistant to the President of the Corporation until he became General Manager in the spring of 2000.

With Larry, we have Susie Tukkiapik from Kuujjuaa, as the Secretary to the General Manager. She started with the position in July 2000. Before that, Susie worked on the Income Tax Project under Makivik, in 1997. She was also the secretary for the Housing Department until she became the Secretary to the General Manager.

In the Housing Department, we have Larry Shea, who was hired in August of 2000. He will be working as a Housing Maintenance Technician. Larry moved with his family from Kangiqsualujjuaq to take on this job. He is originally from Kuujjuaq and has a past experience with working in maintenance. He is working along with David Koneak, who is also an Housing Maintenance Technician, and the Housing Manager, Harvey Mesher.

Finally, in the President's Department, we have Jocelyn Barrett as the Assistant to the President, Pita Aatami. She started in July 2000 and she assists the President with his files, especially Justice, Eligibility and Quebec affairs. Jocelyn started witn Makivik as a lawyer in November of 1998. Before that, she worked at Kativik Regional Government as a Project Manager for the Makitautik Halfway House project that is now fully operating in Kangirsuk. Jocelyn has been living in Kuujjuaq for twenty-three years. With her promising skills and knowledge of Makivik Corporation and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, what Jocelyn enjoys best about working with Makivik is the opportunity to help and empower people with her knowledge and experience in legal issues.

We also have Winnie Napartuk-Adams as the Executive Secretary. She will be working closely with Pita Aatami and his Assistant Jocelyn Barrett. Winnie has been with Makivik since 1986. Although she took time off and came back in October of 2000, she is now back and intends to use her skills as an Executive Secretary.

Under the President's Department, there is also Lucy Grey working as a Community Justice Initiatives Coordinator. Lucy started with Makivik in 1998 as an Information Agent until she was hired for a 2-year contract with the community justice file. Her aims are to coordinate and assist Nunavik communities in forming Justice Committees. Lucy has already travelled to some communities that would like to form a community-based committee. Lucy will also be working on the Justice of the Peace program and acting as the liaison person between the various actors involved in community justice initiatives.

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We saw something we have never seen before, on December 25 of 1 998. At 4:00 in the morning (I used to be told by my mother to go out as soon as I wake up at Christmas or at any other time, so I tend to repeat the habit), I saw northern lights right on top of the sky. I went out again at 4:30 and saw something shocking: the northern lights were very vibrant but not moving, and it was like that for at least two hours. The stars were also very bright. We got very excited, and were trying to get our Honda going, wanting to tell our family so that they could also see what we were seeing in the sky. But when we went home to wake up our children and show them, it had disappeared. It was like heaven. If you look it up in the Bible, John 3: verses 31-36, it all makes sense.

Annie Jonas

Note: The drawing, which Annie Jonas drafted, represents what she and her husband saw in the sky that Christmas morning, after spending the night in their cabin around Kuujjuaq. Annie went to talk in church about what they had seen, and when she went to Kangiqsualujjuaq to support the community who had lost loved ones in the avalanche, she was asked to speak again of what she saw in the sky, and told them she had seen heaven.

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