Makivik Magazine Issue 90

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Representing Makivik at the Inuit and Cree from North of Quebec:
Territory, Economy, Society and Culture conference were Pita Aatami
and Michael Gordon. Inuit and Cree from other organizations, along
with a delegation including Quebec archaeologists, anthropologists, and
politicians, and international researchers attended the three-day conference
in Angers, France, this past October 20 th to 22 nd . The three days
were devoted to sharing and learning about the situation in Northern
Quebec today, since the signing of the JBNQA.
A number of accompanying activities included an exhibition
of bowhead whale hunting by Avataq, an exhibit on global
warming, traditional songs and music, and the showing of pertinent
videos. Participants also got to visit various facilities in
Angers and to enjoy the French cuisine.
Canadian studies specialist, Jacques Petit, the director of le
Centre d’études et de recherches pour les études canadiennes
d’Angers, which hosted the event, said it took two years of
preparation and Avataq and KSB were among the key supporting
organizers. Jacques says the people in Angers have a great
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interest in the Inuit and have studied and written about them
extensively. He said, “It was really an event in Angers, moreover
because Inuit and Cree were present themselves.”