Makivvik (, ; ) (''formerly Makivik Corporation'') is the legal representative of

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, established in 1978 under the terms of the

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, the agreement that established the institutions of

Nunavik Nunavik (; ; ) is an area in Canada which comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, part of the Nord-du-Québec region and nearly coterminous with Kativik. Covering a land area of north of the 55th parallel, it is the homelan ...

. As such, it is the heir of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association (, ), which signed the agreement with the governments of Quebec and of Canada.

Overview

Makivvik's principal responsibility is the administration of

lands and the over in compensation funds it has received under the terms of the

of 1975 and the more recent offshore Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement that came into effect in 2008. It has a mandate to use those funds to promote the economic and social development of Inuit society in Nunavik. Makivvik is also empowered to negotiate new agreements with governments on behalf of the Quebec Inuit and to represent them on bodies like the

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and the

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. The corporation is run by a five-member executive committee including a president and a 16-member board of directors. Members of both bodies are elected by the Inuit of Nunavik. The executive committee and board of directors together appoint a board of governors to act as an elders' council. Makivvik's president is Pita Aatami. It is headquartered in

Kuujjuaq Kuujjuaq (; or ), formerly known as (ᓲᐃᕙᐅᖃᔾ) and by #Names, other names, is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village (Quebec), northern vil ...

and it has offices in Inukjuak,

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. It has roughly 100 employees. Makivvik has donated some to non-profit and cultural institutions in Nunavik, including funding the construction of recreation facilities in each of Nunavik's communities. However, the bulk of its financial activities have been in the form of investments, both in Canadian and international markets, and in economic activities directly relevant to Nunavik. Makivvik has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures active in Nunavik. The Northern Quebec Inuit Association is an active member of the

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. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region. Makivvik is responsible for the annual long-distance sled dog race

Ivakkak The Ivakkak is an annual long-distance sled dog race that follows a variable route through different communities in Nunavik, Canada. Launched in 2001 to promote traditional dogsledding and to revive the endangered Canadian Eskimo Dog, Canadian Inu ...

, launched in 2001 to promote traditional dogsledding and to revive the Canadian Inuit Dog.

Subsidiaries

Air Inuit Air Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᖏᑦ) is an airline headquartered in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo ser ...

– a

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

serving Nunavik *

Canadian North Bradley Air Services, operating as Canadian North, is a wholly Inuit-owned airline headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to communities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Nunavik region ...

– a Canadian domestic airline serving the

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*Nunavik GeomaticsNunavik Geomatics
/ref> – a consulting company specializing in the geomatics industry * Halutik Enterprises – a fuel and heavy equipment firm operating out of Kuujjuaq

Joint ventures

Makivvik's joint ventures are primarily firms co-owned with other Inuit development funds. * Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics – ''PAIL'' operates and services military and air traffic radars in Arctic Canada. * Unaaq Fisheries – a

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trawling Trawling is an industrial method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. The net used for trawling is called a trawl. This principle requires netting bags which are towed through water to catch di ...

firm. ''Unaaq'' is the

Inuktitut Inuktitut ( ; , Inuktitut syllabics, syllabics ), also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the North American tree line, including parts of the provinces of ...

word for ''

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'' *

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– a sea shipping firm servicing Arctic Canada * Natsiq Investment Corporation – an investment fund to harvest

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and to develop international markets for seal products. ''Natsiq'' is the

word for seal

References

External links

Makivvik
- official website {{Authority control Inuit organizations Companies based in Quebec Nunavik Indigenous self-government in Canada 1978 establishments in Quebec Indigenous organizations in Quebec

Overview

Subsidiaries

Joint ventures

See also

References

Further reading

External links