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September 22, 2006

Inukjuak woman injured in ATV accident

On Thursday evening, Sept. 7, a 33-year-old woman was critically injured when the all-terrain vehicle she was driving collided with another vehicle.

Police say alcohol is believed to be a factor in the accident, which happened on the road by the community’s tank farm in front of a construction camp.

The woman was alone on the ATV when it collided with another vehicle. The two passengers in this vehicle were not injured.

Police say the accident is still under investigation.

September 22, 2006

Final beluga tally

According to the most recent statistics from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the following Nunavik communities shared in the 2006 quota of 135 beluga in the Hudson Strait : Kangiqsualujjuaq (eight), Kuujjuaq (16), Tasiujaq (16), Aupaluk (10), Kangirsuk (16), Kangiqsujuaq (16), Salluit (19), Ivujivik (15), Akulivik (two).

The last two beluga from the Hudson Strait were hunted by Kangiqsujuaq: two belugas during the week of July 24-30 and one beluga during the week of August 14-20.

Eight beluga remain in the quota for Ottawa Islands and 22 from the James Bay and Long Island.

September 22, 2006

Avataq receives money for web projects

Beverley J. Oda, the federal minister of heritage, and Michael M. Fortier, the federal minister of public works, recently announced that Ottawa is supporting an Avataq Cultural Institute project.

The project involves using the Internet to raise awareness of the Inuit culture of Nunavik.

“Using Internet technology, this project will provide more Canadians with access to the treasures of our collective heritage,” Oda said.

The “Immersion in the Heart of the Inuit Culture of Nunavik” project is receiving $351,735 to increase awareness of Inuit culture through the creation of two Web portals: Ullumi and Avataq.

The Avataq portal will draw on collections of archival photographs, artworks, archaeological artifacts, oral traditions, and toponymy to present more than 4,000 years of Inuit culture and history. The Ullumi portal will focus on contemporary life in the Arctic.

“Thanks to the remarkable work of the Avataq Cultural Institute, we can all expand our knowledge of the Inuit culture,” Fortier said. “We invite young and old alike to use the new technology available to them to be acquainted with the region’s living cultural heritage.”

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