Nunavik: A before-and-after snapshot following the JBNQA
Agreement leads to big changes in health, education and other areas of daily life
Fifty years ago, Nunavik was a very different region.
A timeline of the JBNQA
Retracing the steps leading to Canada’s first modern treaty — 50 years later
ᑯᐯᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᖃᕈᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᑦᔩᓂᖃᓚᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᓚᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂᒃ
ᓀᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᑕᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖏᑕ
No answers yet whether charges will stem from Nunavik police incidents
Prosecutors weighing report on May 6 civilian death; Salluit case from Nov. 4, 2024, also under review
2nd annual Elders Day campaign launched in Nunavik
Monthlong initiative will include safety tools, resources and workshops
Did you Know? Fast facts about the James Bay hydroelectric project
James Bay Project generates enough electricity to power a country the size of Belgium
3 men arrested after escaping police custody in Salluit
Report says trio may have used shoelace to open latch on their cell doors
Nunavik Housing Bureau launches information campaign
Videos, posters and radio segments aim to answer common questions, from how homes are built to the way units are allocated
CFL partners with Kativik Regional Government to launch football clinic in Kuujjuaq
Nunavik youths aged 13 to 17 take part in pilot program, with 4 selected to attend Alouettes game in Montreal
A brief history of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Quebec plan to harness hydroelectricity set the stage for dramatic changes in province’s North
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ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᓪᓗᑯᑖᖓᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ
ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ 2,000−ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ
Mussels galore in Kuujjuaq
Last Friday’s low tide on the Koksoak River exposed Dry Bay’s mussel beds at around 4:45 p.m. Harvesters from the community took advantage of the perfect low tide conditions to collect mussels before water levels rose again by 11 p.m. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Kuujjuaq marches to celebrate life
Kuujjuaq residents march along Airport Road on Friday as part of the village’s Celebration of Life Walk. The event was part of Suicide Prevention Month, which is observed in September. Participants walked from Jaanimmarik School to the Kuujjuaq Forum. The walk took place two days after World Suicide Prevention Day, which is observed around the world on Sept. 10. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
‘I tried to do everything right’: Kuujjuaq votes down businessman’s road project
Referendum rejects opening Nuvuk Bay Hill for development; Nunavik Enterprises Inc. owner says he followed process
Family and community mourn Sanaak Unatweenuk
31-year-old reported missing in June; Murder charges laid last week in connection to his death
ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓖᓯᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ 911-ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ
New app for water, sewage service being tested in Kuujjuaq
Customers will know their order was received; Administrators can track drivers and workloads
Picking a president: How Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami will handle the election
A total of 13 ITK members and delegates get vote for president Sept. 18
Maggie Emudluk elected KRG chairperson
Kangiqsualujjuaq representative replaces Hilda Snowball; cost of living and Kativik Act reform among priorities
Water pipeline repair to begin in Puvirnituq, KRG councillors told
State of emergency was declared earlier this year in village of about 2,000 residents
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Nunavik fuel subsidy extended for 1 year
Inuit beneficiaries still entitled to 78-cents-per-litre discount on gasoline, on top of drop in market prices
Former Nunavik police officer gets 7-year prison sentence
Charlie Keelan pleads guilty to five criminal charges, including sexual assault, sexual exploitation
Police charge 2 men with murder of missing man in Kuujjuaq
Suspects arrested in Montreal on Tuesday, make first court appearance Wednesday
Elections Canada admits failure to hire Nunavik staff, apologizes to residents
Polling stations in 7 communities closed early or didn’t open at all after Elections Canada failed to hire local staff for April federal election
Nunavik police looking into rubber bullets, deputy chief says
Move follows 3 incidents in 8 months in region that left 3 men dead