Parnasimautik newsletter #2

ᐸ3Nymᐅt4 Parnasimautik - ᓄᕐᕋᓕᐅᑦ December 2017
ᒪᓕᒐᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᕐᖃᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᖕᖏᑐᓄᑦ
ᓱᕐᕃᒪᓂᕆᓲᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖓᔮᓐᓇᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ/ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᓗ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ
ᐊᑐᕐᓂᓗᓐᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᓕᐊᖑᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ
ᑐᕌᒐᖃᓗᐊᖕᖑᐊᒪᑕ: ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔭᕆᐊᕆᓂᖅ, ᐱᔪᖃᕐᑎᓯᑦᑌᓕᓂᖅ,
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᐋᕐᖀᓇᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖏᓐᓇᓂᖅ.
ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᕐᓂᕋᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᐅᒐᔭᕐᓱᑎᒃ
ᐅᐃᕆᓂᕐᓗᓯᒪᐅᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᓭᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᐅᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ
ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᓛᕐᒥᓱᓂ
ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖃᕐᕕᖁᑎᖏᑦ
ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᖓᓗᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓗᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᓗ
ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᓗ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒃᑯᑦ.
ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓃᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ
ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᒥᔪᓪᓗ
ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖕᖑᐃᒐᓱᒍᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓛᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑐᑦ
ᐃᑲᔪᑲᕐᓯᒍᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᓕᕐᐸᑕ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ.
ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᕈᑎᐅᓯᓛᕐᒪᑦ
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᓕᒫᒥᓂ ᐊᒥᕐᖄᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓭᒍᑦᓴᓂᒃ
ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒨᓕᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓘᓐᓈᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᓂᒃ.
ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒎᑎᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᑦᓴᓕᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᐅᓛᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᑦᔪᓯᕐᓄᓗ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒧᓗ
ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᓗ. ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ
ᐸᐸᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᙯᕐᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐸᐅᑎᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᔪᖕᖏᑐᖅ.
ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᕐᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥᓗ
ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᓕᒫᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᓕᒫᓄᓪᓗ ᓱᕐᖁᐃᑐᒥᒃ
ᑲᔪᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐱᕕᓕᒫᒃᑯᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓖᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᖃᕐᓂᓗ. ᑮᓇᐅᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᓖᑦ $147
ᒥᓕᐋᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ 5 ᐊᓂᒍᕐᐸᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᒍᒫᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ $87 ᒥᓕᐋᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓛᕐᑐᓂᒃ
ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $60 ᒥᓕᐋᓐ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᑖᑦ
ᑮᓇᐅᔦᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᓱᑎᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᕆᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕆᓃᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᓂᒃ,
ᖁᕝᕙᑎᕆᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ,
ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᑕᑎᑦᓯᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᑑᓇᕐᑎᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᕐᐸᓗᑎᒃᓗ.
ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖃᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕕᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕈᑎᑦᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᒥᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᓂᖃᓛᕐᑎᓗᒍ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᓯᒪᓂ
37.5-ᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᕕᒃᑫᑦ ᓴᐳᑦᔭᐅᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂ,
ᓯᕗᓂᖃᕈᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒐᑕᒐ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᕕᒃᑲᓂᒃ
ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓂᔨᒍᑎᖃᓛᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᒣᓕᖓᒋᐊᖓᕐᑐᓴᐅᓕᕐᖂᕈᑎᓂᒃ
ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ
(ᐃᓪᓕᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓐᓂᒥᓪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ).
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᑦᓭᑦ ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᓛᕐᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᓗ
ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᓯᓗᑎᒃ. ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓗᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᓗ
ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᓇᓱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ
ᐸᕐᓇᓯᒪᐅᑎᓕᕆᔩᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᕐᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ
ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᑐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᕿᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓀᕆᐊᖃᓛᓕᕐᒪᑕ
ᐃᓚᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᐅᓕᕐᑐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᖁᑎᓄᑦ
ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕿᒋᐅᕐᐸᓕᐊᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐋᕐᕿᒋᐊᕆᓗᑎᒃᓗ
ᐅᕕᒃᑫᑦ ᓴᐳᑦᔭᐅᒪᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖓᓂᕐᓴᕈᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᓱᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕆᐊᖏᑦ
ᕿᑐᕐᖓᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑦᓯᐊᒥᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᐅᔪᑦ
ᐱᖁᔭᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓂᖃᕈᑎᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᕕᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔩᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᒍᑎᖏᑦ
ᐱᕕᓕᒫᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓅᓕᖓᓂᖃᕋᓱᒋᐊᖏᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᐅᒪᑦᓱᑎᒃ
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ. ᒪᑭᕝᕕᓗ ᖃᕐᔪᐃᑦ
ᐅᕕᒃᑫᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᓗ ᓴᐳᑦᔨᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᖃᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᒐᓱᖃᑎᐅᓛᕐᓱᑎᒃ.
required to prepare a new strategic plan to modernize TNI and build
focused funding proposals to bring to the Québec and Federal governments.
It was agreed that Makivik would provide assistance as it did
with Avataq. A technical working group will be set up.
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NR-
BHSS) made a presentation on the Saqijuq Project, meaning “a change
in wind direction”. Saqijuq seeks to reconstruct social regulation and
reduce the negative impacts of drug and/or alcohol abuse in Nunavik.
The project has five main areas of focus: Mobilization, Prevention,
Intervention, Treatment, and Follow-up. Progress was described
for training of addictions workers and the pilot project in Puvirnituq
which will then be replicated in other communities. Regional organizations
support this project through the Ungaluk Program and funds
from NRBHSS.
A discussion took place on the Atausiq Inuktut Titirauaiq Project
and the work being done on a standardized writing system for Inuit
Nunangat. The Nunavut Language Commission has funds to assist each
region to consult their populations. Creating a standardized writing
system would allow all Inuit regions to share materials for schools,
cultural programs and general communications.
There was an exchange concerning the Québec government Action
Plan for Social & Cultural Development of First Nations and Inuit.
The Secretariat aux affaires autochtones was invited to present but
couldn’t attend. The intention of the government is to integrate the action
of all ministries and agencies in order to ensure greater consistency
and maximize benefits for Inuit and First Nations. A total of $147
million over 5 years including $87 million in funding from the various
ministries and agencies and $60 million in new money was announced.
Key directions and strategic priorities are enhancing services, promoting
aboriginal cultures and languages, empowering individuals and
communities to take action and fostering collaboration and research.
Next there was a presentation on the cultural adaptation of the
youth protection services in Nunavik. The project, to be carried out
under Section 37.5 of the Youth Protection Act, aims at reviewing the
current services of youth protection and propose recommendations so
that they are more adapted to Nunavik Inuit culture (values, traditions
and family conception). An Inuit working committee will be created
and public consultations will take place. The NRBHSS is spearheading
this initiative and Parnasimautilirijiit needs to be very much aware and
engaged in this effort. The communities will need to be mobilized and
participate in the consultations. The region needs to gain more autonomy
in the delivery of the services and adapt youth protection services
to community realities and children’s needs. Keeping in mind that the
program will need to respect the rights of the children and the principles
underlying the actual law, the objective is that youth protection
services are as much as possible thought and created by Inuit, for Inuit.
Makivik and Qarjuit Youth Council have adopted a resolution supporting
this process. The other organizations committed to do the same.
Last, but certainly not least, was a presentation on plans and progress
for the new Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre. This project has
garnered support and enthusiasm that there is a separate report on
progress in this Newsletter – another example of how working together
can move important projects forward!
Relations with the Federal Government
The Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) is based on the
Government of Canada’s special relationship with Inuit as Indigenous
rights holders under the Constitution. This is at the ministerial policy
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