{"id":16281,"date":"2023-07-04T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makivvik.ca\/?post_type=taqralikonline&p=16281"},"modified":"2023-07-04T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T19:32:53","slug":"nunavik-on-show-and-open-for-business","status":"publish","type":"taqralikonline","link":"https:\/\/www.makivvik.ca\/fr\/article\/nunavik-on-show-and-open-for-business\/","title":{"rendered":"NUNAVIK ON SHOW AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From February 8-11, Ottawa\u2019s Shaw Centre played host to the Northern Lights Business and Cultural Showcase, and both Nunavik and Makivvik were well represented at the event with about 29 staff from all departments, including Construction, and about 20 Nunavik artists able to showcase their talents in the nation\u2019s capital. The goal of the conference is to share the best of Canada\u2019s Eastern Arctic and North, whether it be industry, tourism, arts and culture, or the many other areas where progress and opportunities are happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But showcasing is only part of the event. It also promotes stronger relationships between northern regions and organizations and allows the opportunity to establish new relationships with southern businesses. The conference had an arts and cultural pavilion where participants and the public could shop, and a trade show floor, featuring a variety of northern organizations and businesses. Workshops and sessions were offered throughout the event, on many topics including Indigenous tourism and economic development, international shipping, mining, and sustainable fisheries. Makivvik staff and other Nunavimmuit were involved in many of the events, including the social networking opportunities, like Nunavik Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Makivvik President Pita Aatami, Makivvik VP Department of Environment, Wildlife and Research Adamie Delisle Alaku, and federal Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. \u00a9Miriam Dewar\/Makivvik<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Makivvik President Pita Aatami delivered a luncheon keynote address:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a9Miriam Dewar\/Makivvik<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pita spoke passionately about the fight for Inuit self-determination, highlighting the successes of Makivvik and its subsidiaries. He offered thanks to the Government of Canada for recent funding announcements, and described Inuit as a welcoming and helpful people, but reminded the crowd that while Nunavik\u2019s doors are open to business, business and developers coming into the region must first work first with Inuit, as it is their land. He said he\u2019s a big supporter of education and there is now a much-needed focus on regaining culture and language. Here is an excerpt from his speech:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all know the technological age has also touched us. People are on Tik Tok, it\u2019s all in English most of the time so a lot of our youth are losing their languages. We want to keep that language strong, so we\u2019ve started focusing on language and culture as one of our mandates. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t start to focus on this until it’s almost too late. We will focus on this through Makivvik and through the Government of Canada, through Heritage Canada. That\u2019s a challenge that we\u2019ll be fighting for. Like the French, we don\u2019t want to lose our language. We respect French people wanting to keep their language. We\u2019re the same as you. If you don\u2019t want to lose your language, we\u2019re the same. Respect us for who we are. There are two official languages in Canada, French and English, as we all know. Why not make Inuktitut an official language? If I do get my own government one day, that will be our official language.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Crowd applauds)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the self-determination front, I spoke a little bit about this, we haven\u2019t even started negotiating yet because I must deal with the Quebec government. They haven\u2019t named anyone onto this table yet, even though we have a team that\u2019s ready to start negotiations. Quebec wants to know, \u2018what do you want in self-determination?\u2019 The wording itself explains it right away: self-determination. That\u2019s all we\u2019re asking for. Don\u2019t tell me how I should live and what we should do in my area, like I said earlier, because it\u2019ll never work now. This is colonialism that people are talking about and we\u2019re starting to get away from, it is going away, but it\u2019s very slow. It\u2019s still there up to today, anything that the government might decide to do they do consult with us, but they are the ones that are making the decision, so we want to get away from this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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