Makivik Magazine Issue 65

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Then Makivik 2nd V-P, Jackie Koneak cut the ribbon to officially open the Nunavik
Research Centre in November 1995.
In addition to the long-term Koksoak Fish Study, staff worked
with Nunavik hunters during studies of beluga whales, arctic charr,
muskox, blue mussels and contaminants in fish and waterfowl.
Staff also worked on the clean-up at Killiniq.
By 1999, the wet lab had become cramped with equipment.
An extension to T-1
was needed. It took a year
to raise the funds, but with
major support from the federal
government and additional
suppor t from Makivik and
the provincial government,
a two story extension, housing
a new pathology lab,
space for the car tographic
section, and offices for
staf f was constructed by
Iglooapic Construction during
the summer of 2000 and
officially opened by Johnny
Peters in May 2001.
The Inuit of Nunavik can
be proud that they not only
possess a topnotch analytical
lab and are the leaders in
Trichinella diagnostic services, but also have top-grade facilities
in mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis.
Recently, the Research Centre’s cartography capabilities were
expanded, again with the much appreciated support of DIAND.
With the advent of the computer in early 1980s, it was hoped
that researchers and the communities would have access to TEK,
land-use information, and the results of studies through computers.
With the recent acquisitions of cartography equipment and
software, this will soon be possible. Adam Lewis, our GIS analyst,
is in the process of setting up this system.
During the last 25 years, the Nunavik Research Centre
has kept up with technology but has not forgotten its roots —
integrating traditional knowledge with “western” science to
provide Nunavimuit with information that is the best of both
worlds.
FILE PHOTO
BOB MESHER
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