ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᖅ
ᐆᑦᑑᐱᕆ 1, 2018 – ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ, ᑯᐯᒃ – ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᑕ ᓂᕿᑦᓯᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᑦᑎᒻᐱᕆ 28 ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖕᖑᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᑦᑕ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᓕᕆᔩᒃ First Air ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Canadian North ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔩᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᓕᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᒃ (Brock Friesen) ᐳᕌᒃ ᕗᔩᓴᓐᒥᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕆᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ. ‘‘ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ First Air-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒋᐊᒥᒃ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᖁᖓ,’’ ᓚᑦᓱᓂ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓ ᓵᓕ ᒍᐊᑦ. ‘‘ᓂᕿᑦᓯᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑑᑎᓂᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓄ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥᐅᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᑎᓗᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖕᖑᑎᑦᓯᓛᕐᓂᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᓈᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᓕᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᒥ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᖃᕐᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑯᕐᒦᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐳᕌᒃ ᕗᔩᓴᓐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓᓂᒃ First Air-ᑯᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖑᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂᒃ. ’’
ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔩᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᓕᕆᕗᑦ ᑯᔨᔅ ᐁᕗᔨ (Chris Avery) ᑎᓕᔭᐅᒻᒪᑦ First Air-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖑᓂᐊᓕᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓱᓂ. ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒧᑦ ᑐᖓᓕᕆᔭᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᓂᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖄᖏᕐᓂᑯᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᒍᓯᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᑯᔨᔅ ᐁᕗᔨ First Air-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒋᐊᖕᖓᑐᕕᓂᖅ 2017-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖃᐅᕕᓚᑳᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᓕᐅᒥᔮᕐᐸᓱᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 25-ᓂ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᐸᓂᕐᒥᓂ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒦᖃᑦᑕᓂᕕᓂᖓ WestJet-ᑯᓐᓂ, Alaska Airlines-ᑯᓐᓂ, Canadian Airlines International-ᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Transat Holidays-ᑯᓐᓂ.
ᔮᓂ ᐋᑕᒥ ᑌᒣᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᔭᑦᓴᖃᓕᐅᒥᓚᖓᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖑᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ, ᐊᑑᑎᓕᐅᒥᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖑᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ First Air-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐋᑕᒥ ᐊᑑᑎᓯᒪᔭᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᒎᕐᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔅᓇᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑑᑎᓯᒪᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᓱᓂ ᖄᖏᕐᓂᑯᓕᐅᕐᑐᓴᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ. ᐋᑕᒥ First Air-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᐅᕕᖃᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔫᓂ 2017-ᒥᓂᑦ, First Air-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕆᔭᐅᓕᕐᓱᓂ First Air-ᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ‘’ᐊᑐᕐᓱᒍ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᕈᒫᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᒃᑯᓂ, ᓵᖕᖓᔭᖃᓗᐊᖕᖑᐊᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᓂᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᑖᕐᑲᒥᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᔭᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᔭᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᕈᑎᑦᓭᑦ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓂ. ᓇᓗᕐᖁᑎᖕᖏᓚᒍᑦ ᑯᔨᔅ ᐁᕗᔨᒥᒃ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕆᓂᐊᓕᕐᑕᒥᓂ.’’.
ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖃᐅᑏᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓭᑦ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓱᓂ ᐆᑦᑑᐱᕆ 1, 2018-ᒥ.
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Makivvik is the land claims organization mandated to manage the heritage funds of the Inuit of Nunavik provided for under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement. Makivvik’s role includes the administration and investment of these funds and the promotion of economic growth by providing assistance for the creation of Inuit-operated businesses in Nunavik. Makivvik promotes the preservation of Inuit culture and language as well as the health, welfare, relief of poverty, and education of Inuit in the communities.
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