Former premier and signatory to the Nunavut Agreement explains why Nunavummiut should embrace expansion of Baffinland’s Mary River mine
When we negotiated the Nunavut Agreement 30 years ago, we had a vision for Nunavut as a vibrant, economically self-sufficient territory that leveraged its own resources.
The longtime Nunatsiaq News editor will be remembered as one of the best opinion writers in Canada and a homegrown opposition party to northern governments and Inuit organizations
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Tunirrutigijavut ullumiujuq qiturngatinnut kinguvaangulaaqtunullu
ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᖑᓛᕐᑐᓄᓪᓗ
“It is a gift to our children today and the generations to come”
“Trauma has pervasive physiological, psychological and emotional impacts”
“Project Reconciliation is presenting a progressive, constructive way forward that addresses both Indigenous and environmental concerns”
“They monitor the harvest and decide whether hunting limits should be set”
“With a simple and effective cure at our disposal … all it takes for us to join the other 193 countries committed to eliminating hepatitis C is political will”
“If Nunavummiut want it, direct election for the premier could be implemented for the 2021 election”
“This new model empowers Inuit. It is built on mutual trust and respect for Inuit rights”
“The main lesson of the report may be more introspective and one that requires a slow reckoning”
“In the U.S., there are far higher levels of violence towards American Indian and Alaska Native women”
“It is time to demand that this concept do what it was intended to do”
America caused a lasting storm at the Arctic Council ministerial, but behind the scenes an accommodation evolved
“I feel more like a proper citizen of Nunavut, and have never felt more proud”
“ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᑐᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᓕᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᖓ”
