Uvagut band objects to bar’s use of name

As a band, as Uvagut, we felt that it is important to point out and clarify few things about the Uvagut bar proposal that has been in the paper in the last few weeks.

We want to make it abundantly clear that the band Uvagut has absolutely no connection with the Uvagut bar application. These are two totally different matters.

There apparently has been some confusion about our band Uvagut being perceived to be part of this bar application group. Just for the record, we want to publicly state that we have never been part of this group nor had we known about it until we read the article in News North in their July 19, 1999 paper.

We are also making a petition objecting to this group using Uvagut as a name. The intent here is to hopefully demonstrate to them that it is not acceptable to use an incorporated name without consulting with the affected group. This did not happen until I spoke with one of their group recently. They apparently are not in tune with reality.

It is also time for all of us, Inuit and English and French, and all other residents of Nunavut, to start making a stand, especially Inuit,. to stop allowing the system to abuse and patronize them.

We trust that this letter clarifies some confusion out there once and for all.

Please keep an eye out for our petition. Your support will be much appreciated. Thank you.

Jose Arreak
Representing Uvagut
Iqaluit