Promoting the preservation of Inuit culture in our communities
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2008

12/11/2008 – PITA AATAMI ELECTED FELLOW OF THE ARCTIC INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA

11/28/2008 – Cost-of-Living Reduction Measure for Nunavimmiut

11/24/2008 – 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will Come to Kuujjuaq

09/19/2008 – Makivik President Recognizes Achievements and Commitment of Nunavik Midwives

09/19/2008 – Vote on Offshore Trust, Favor Individual Compensation

09/10/2008 – NILCA Trust Consultation Vote

07/29/2008 – Nunavik Inuit bowhead Whale Harvest

07/17/2008 – Nunavik Inuit take Formal Control over Thousands of Northern Islands

05/28/2008 – Quebec Inuit Charge Harassment by Wildlife Officers

04/10/2008 – Makivik Corporation signs Impact Benefit Agreement regarding Nunavik Nickel Project

MAKIVIK CORPORATION

Kuujjuak | Montreal | Quebec City
Head Office: Kuujjuaq
P.O. Box 179
Kuujjuaq, Quebec J0M 1C0
(819) 964.2925
1.877.625.4845
info@makivik.org

Inukjuak
J0M 1M0
Phone: 1-819-254-1173
Fax: 1-819-254-1040

Kuujjuaraapik
J0M 1G0
Phone: 1-819-929-3925
Fax:1-819-929-3982

Montreal
1111 Dr. Frederik-Philips Blvd., 3rd Floor
St. Laurent, Quebec H4M 2X6
(514)745.8880
1.800.361.7052

Quebec City
555 Grande-Allée E.
Québec (Québec) G1R 2J5
(418) 522.2224

Corporate Objectives

  • To receive, administer, distribute and invest the compensation money payable to Nunavik Inuit, as provided for in the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement;
  • To relieve poverty, to promote the welfare, advancement, and education of the Inuit;
  • To foster, promote, protect and assist in preserving the Inuit way of life, values and traditions;
  • To exercise the functions vested in it by other Acts or the Agreement; and
  • To develop and improve the Inuit communities and to improve their means of actions.
  • Makivik Mandate

    Politically, culturally and economically, Makivik has been a leader in building and developing a vibrant region called Nunavik, where, between the dualistic nations of Canada and Quebec, Inuit have established our own distinct place and identity.

    Makivik, which in Inuktitut means “To Rise Up,” is a fitting name for an organization mandated to protect the rights, interests and financial compensation
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