Pita Aatami, president of Makivvik Corp., has three key goals for Nunavik: self-government, language revitalization and clean energy. (File photo by Cedric Gallant)
Inuit self-determination at the centre of Makivvik president’s goals for the future
Pita Aatami wants to take back what he says was stolen. “I say ‘stolen’ without any qualms,” the Makivvik Corp. president said in reference to the colonial push to build the James Bay hydroelectric project.
Young athletes prepare to leave Kuujjuaraapik after participating in the third annual women’s basketball jamboree. The event, organized by the Nunavik basketball organization Grind Now Shine Later, ran from Oct. 16 to 19, bringing together Inuit and Cree youth. From left are Dorothy Susurila, Grind Now director Russ Johnson, Aiva-Grace Mesher, Erika Amamatuak, Lakeisha Tulugak, Dave Webster, Puvirnituq school teacher Taylor Adams and Iliana Beaulne. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Adams)