Makivik Magazine Issue 65
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Ottawa Guests<br />
Welcomed to North<br />
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<strong>Makivik</strong> representatives briefed a delegation of Ottawa<br />
deputy ministers and assistant deputy ministers who arrived<br />
in Kuujjuaq during their “Inuit Arctic Tour”, organized by ITK<br />
last May. One key point stressed during the meeting was that<br />
Inuit are frequently considered as “First Nations” peoples<br />
when government policies are designed. However, unlike First<br />
Nations, Inuit have to pay all taxes just as other Canadians<br />
do, unlike many other native groups. Often these taxes are<br />
double what residents in the South have to pay due to very<br />
high transportation costs to the North. It was also pointed<br />
out that Nunavik is geographically not the same region as<br />
Nunavut — an error sometimes made by people who are not<br />
familiar with Canada’s northern territories. This distinction<br />
is especially important in that Nunavut has its own territorial<br />
government, while Nunavik exists under the provincial and<br />
federal governments.<br />
Besides being welcomed by Pita Aatami at <strong>Makivik</strong>’s<br />
head office in Kuujjuaq, the visitors also got to meet with<br />
Mayor Michael Gordon, KRG’s chairman Johnny Adams, as<br />
well as representatives from other organizations. The visitors<br />
were also treated to an outdoor picnic near the picturesque<br />
Koksoak River.<br />
BOB MESHER<br />
MAKIVIK magazine<br />
63
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