Conference on JBNQA

A three-day symposium next week in Montreal will explore the history of Nunavik and plans still under negotiation for a new Nunavik government.

Makivik Corp. and the Dialog Network, a group linked to Quebec’s science institute that looks at native affairs, are co-presenting the symposium, which starts Tuesday afternoon.

Included are talks by Senator Charlie Watt as well as by Nunavik government negotiators Harry Tulugak and Minnie Grey.

Round-table discussions include the leaders of Nunavik’s organizations — Makivik, the Kativik School Board, health board, youth association, Avataq, the Fédération des cooperatives du Nouveau-Québec and Taqramiut Nipingat Inc. — as well as Québec academics and bureaucrats, who will discuss such subjects as “visions of an innovative government” and “identity, culture and community dynamics.”

The symposium, which wraps up on Thursday, takes place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Montreal. For more information, contact reseaudialog@ucs.inrs.ca or 514-499-4087.