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to say that in 2021, we successfully reconvened the

Québec-Nunavik Table after a 10-year hiatus. This

important forum brings cabinet ministers of the
current Quebec government and representatives

of Nunavik organizations together to discuss
government files important to Inuit which provides

us with an opportunity to explain our needs and

concerns and get immediate feedback from the
government. It also offers us a vehicle for following

up directly with the ministers we meet and the
ability to question the status of issues or projects

we discussed with them in previous meetings.”

This reinstatement of the forum has also acted as a

catalyst in making progress in a couple of Aatami’s

other priority items. “Over many years Makivik
has been on the pursuit of self-determination

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