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KIA also oversees a number of programs and              Through that involvement in the business sector,

        organizations that advance KIA’s mission. Among         Sakku would ultimately generate new revenue

        them is the business arm of KIA: Sakku Investments      for KIA, which would strengthen KIA’s ability to
        Corporation.                                            improve quality of life for Inuit and fulfill the promise

                                                                of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement,” says
        SAKKU INVESTMENTS CORP.                                 David Kakuktinniq, President and CEO of Sakku


                                                                Investments Corporation.

        Created in 1989 by the Kivalliq Inuit Association
        (KIA), Sakku is the development corporation of          “At the time, business activity in the region was

        KIA and is deemed an Inuit Birthright Corporation,      not as robust as it is today—and so initially, our

        proudly representing the interests of all Inuit in the   purpose relied on building the local business sector
        Kivalliq region.                                        and capitalize on private sector opportunities. This

                                                                involved acquiring and creating local enterprises,
        “Sakku was formed to participate in the private         and establishing the essential services required

        sector, creating opportunities to position Inuit        by newer forms of industry in the North, notably

        as active participants in the economy and the           mining,” says Kakuktinniq. “Sakku also focused on
        social fabric of what would later become Nunavut.       developing the partnerships, teams and expertise
















































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