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	Building Scientific Capacity: The Nunavik Research Center
		The Nunavik Research Center in Kuujjuaq is an example of the type of research facility, including building, equipment and staff expertise, now being developed in the north by Inuit communities and organizations.
		Although the Nunavik Research Center was not part of the original DIAND program, major funding provided by Makivik Corporation has recently been supplemented by DIAND for the purchase of new scientific equipment and laboratory facilities.
		In conjunction with the Nunavik Board of Health, the data can be used to advise people about the benefits and risks of eating country foods.
	www.itk.ca /environment/tek-itk-mandate-research.php (2094 words)

	Explore Nunavik [Nunavik RBHSS]
		Although Nunavik is a vast region, it is sparsely populated.
		Kuujjuaq (Inuktitut for "big river"), with its population of 2 000, is located directly at the tree line, between taiga and tundra, an eroded region where humans, fauna and flora have adapted and now flourish under the harsh climatic conditions.
		The language most commonly spoken in Nunavik is inuktitut but the language of practice is essentially English due to the federal government's long presence in administrative matters.
	www.rrsss17.gouv.qc.ca /en/nunavik (222 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		Nunavik is separated from Nunavut Territory by Hudson Bay to the west and Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north.
		Nunavik shares a border with the CÃ´te-Nord region of QuÃ©bec and the Labrador region of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Nunavik, along with the James Bay region (or JamÃ©sie), is part of the administrative region of Nord-du-QuÃ©bec.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Nunavik (620 words)

	Nunavik - Definition, explanation
		Nunavik is separated from Nunavut Territory by the Hudson Strait.
		The Ungava Peninsula and Ungava Bay are in Nunavik, which forms the northern two-thirds of the region of Nord-du-Québec.
		Under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1978, the Makivik Corporation, headquartered in Kuujjuaq is authorised to represent the Inuit of Nunavik.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/n/nu/nunavik.php (243 words)

	Avataq » The Region (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nunavik is a vast territory which covers more than 500,000 km squared.
		There are no roads to Nunavik; travel and transport to and from the region is done by airplane and freight ship.
		When travelling in Nunavik, one is likely to see many different types of wild-life including caribou, geese, seals, walrus, beluga whales, wolves, muskox and others.
	www.avataq.qc.ca /region/index_en.cfm (297 words)

	Nunavik Creations
		Nunavik Creations is located in Kuujjuaq, Quebec in the region known as Nunavik.
		Nunavik is composed of 14 communities accessible only by air.
		In this regard, Nunavik Creations shares in Makivik's philosophy to initiate, expand and develop opportunities for the Inuit to participate in the economic development of their society.
	www.nunavikcreations.com /index.php?pageID=about_whoweare.php§ion=about&subsection=whoweare&osCsid=e5v9uv6t1rg7v0qk5nqugoh371 (181 words)

	Québec’s regions: Nunavik, land of the Inuit and an unparalleled north experience
		Nunavik… mere words can’t begin to describe it: the endless silence of the tundra, the thundering hooves of immense caribou herds, the dancing northern lights, the pack ice drifting by… Located north of the 55th parallel, Nunavik covers some 500,000 km
		Nunavik, the land of snow, is a great destination to explore in the winter.
		Nunavik’s some 10,700 inhabitants—for the most part Inuit—live in 14 villages located mainly on the coast, at the mouths of rivers.
	www.bonjourquebec.com /qc-en/nunavik0.html (525 words)

	Québecs Regionen: Nunavik, Land der Inuit und ein auβergewöhnliches nordisches Erlebnis
		Nunavik wird seit vier Jahrtausenden von Völkern bewohnt, die über die Beringstraße aus Asien gekommen waren.
		Nunavik ist per Flugzeug erreichbar; es gibt keine Straßen.
		Bevor Sie nach Nunavik aufbrechen, ist es ratsam, einen lokalen Fremdenverkehrsverband, eine Jagdhütte (pourvoirie) oder einen spezialisierten Reiseveranstalter zu kontaktieren.
	www.bonjourquebec.com /de-de/nunavik3.html (465 words)

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		To learn more about the Nunavik region and the many activities that we have to offer, you are welcome to download the various brochures that are available.
		Our new 2007 brochure shows the beauty of the Nunavik region, the activities that are available for all to enjoy a true Northern experience.
		If you are planning a trip to the Nunavik region, we have an informative tourist guide to learn more about travelling to Nunavik to ensure that you have the most enjoyable trip of a lifetime.
	www.nunavik-tourism.com /Travel-planning.aspx (160 words)

	Nunavik Creations
		The most northerly region of the province of Quebec, covering the territory north of the 55th parallel, Nunavik is all this and much, much more.
		The Inuit who inhabit this untamed land are skilled at producing a wide variety of art, clothing and other accessories, intricately linked to their continually evolving culture.
		Their culture is a combination of rich traditions and a fast-paced, modern lifestyle.Snow and cold, winter winds; rich autumn colors draped over every hill; the immensity of a practically treeless landscape: what could be more fascinating for adventurers from around the world?
	www.nunavikcreations.com /index.php?pageID=about_partners.php§ion=about&subsection=partners&osCsid=e5v9uv6t1rg7v0qk5nqugoh371 (189 words)

	Sled Dog Central: François Beiger's "NUNAVIK 99" Expedition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		François has special need for a dog booties and coats sponsor(s).
		François Beiger's NUNAVIK Expedition in 1999 will take him to Arctic Quebec from Chisasibi located on the shore on James Bay, to Ivujivik, Quaqtaq, and Kuujjuaq of Ungava Bay.
		François will achieve this expedition in solitary with 16 of his Siberian Huskies and Canadian Inuit dogs.
	www.sleddogcentral.com /nunavik.htm (193 words)

	Living and Working in Nunavik [Nunavik RBHSS] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Living in Nunavik represents an exhilarating adventure and challenge for the health and social service professionals who decide to experience it.
		Nunavik is the most remote region of Quebec.
		Special emphasis is placed on the preventive approach and the need to integrate the health aspect with the social aspect of care, as well as the importance of respecting Inuit culture, all of which are elements conducive to simple and human relations between professional and citizen.
	www.rrsss17.gouv.qc.ca /en/vivre (198 words)

	Susanne Houd: The outcome of perinatal care in Inukjuak, Nunavik, Canada 1998-2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nunavik is a very remote area in the northern part of Quebec.
		It was very important for the people in Nunavik to bring birth back to the north in order to be born an Inuit and "with a home", as the old traditional midwife Miko says.
		Nunavik can be proud of its unique Midwifery service as the care is safe, health-promotive and meets the community’s demand for women to stay in their own community to give birth.
	www.birthinternational.com /articles/susanne01.html (1642 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		MONTREAL —; Last year, the number of Nunavik patients transferred to Montreal rose by 30 per cent, so it’s unlikely that the region’s need for patient services in Montreal is going to decrease any time soon.
		Since Nunavik House can only take around 50 people, many patients and escorts are sent on to Montreal hotels and two smaller homes — an expensive and logistically complicated solution.
		Nunavik House, already plagued by controversy, may, in fact, just be the "first phase" of a number of similarily large residences for Nunavimmiut, as the Nunavik health board scrambles to meet the explosive need for patient services in Montreal.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut010131/nvt10112_12.html (374 words)

	Canadien Arctic Expedition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They were soon followed by the whalers, the missionaries and the fur traders of the nineteenth and twentieth century who created the beginning of a series of dramatic changes in the life of the Inuit.
		In each village of the Nunavik territory, he will visit the Inuit communities, meet with their chief, the elder, the children, and the families.
		In less than one century, the Nunavik Inuit changed from a nomadic to a modern man. From the Winter Igloo and the fur skin and earth Summer House, they now live in modern houses with all the comfort; television by satellite, electronic games for children, computer, cellular telephone, Internet.
	www.frbeiger.com /html/nuna-en.html (1329 words)

	Quebec's remote regions facing nursing crisis
		KUUJJUAQ - Many of Nunavik's growing communities grumble that their health clinics are understaffed, but this situation probably won't be resolved soon, as Nunavik copes with a critical shortage of nurses.
		Levasseur said that she has also had to refuse some candidates who were seriously interested in coming to Nunavik because they were unable to communicate in English.
		The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services has joined ranks with other isolated regions to lobby the provincial health and social services department, the Quebec hospital association, and the CLSC's federation to free up nurses who want to work in the North.
	www.globalaging.org /health/world/nunatsiaq.htm (455 words)

	Québec’s regions: Nunavik, land of the Inuit and an unparalleled north experience
		Nunavik… mere words can’t begin to describe it: the endless silence of the tundra, the thundering hooves of immense caribou herds, the dancing northern lights, the pack ice drifting by… Located north of the 55th parallel, Nunavik covers some 500,000 km
		Nunavik, the land of snow, is a great destination to explore in the winter.
		Nunavik’s some 10,700 inhabitants—for the most part Inuit—live in 14 villages located mainly on the coast, at the mouths of rivers.
	www.tourisme.gouv.qc.ca /qc-en/nunavik0.html (517 words)

	"the People's Paths!" NAIIP News Path! - Offshore Agreement-In-Principle "Signed With Nunavik Inuit"
		Nunavik Inuit claims to the mainland area of Nunavik, the region of Quebec north of the 55th parallel, were dealt with by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1975.
		The present AIP addresses the Nunavik Inuit claim to the offshore area known as the Nunavik Marine Region (NMR), an area under the jurisdiction of Canada and Nunavut.
		Nunavik Inuit will receive $50 million as a capital transfer paid over time, as well as a share of the resource royalties accruing to government from development activities in the NMR.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /News2002/0210/INAC021026OffshoreAgreement.htm (407 words)

	Acute Infections and Environmental Exposure to Organochlorines in Inuit Infants from Nunavik (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Inuit population of Nunavik (Canada) is exposed to immunotoxic organochlorines (OCs) mainly through the consumption of fish and marine mammal fat.
		In this context, we hypothesized that the incidence of infections among Inuit infants was related in part to the high maternal body burden of immunotoxic food-chain contaminants during pregnancy.
		The Nunavik region is located north of the 55th parallel in the province of Québec, Canada, and is composed of 14 isolated villages scattered along the coasts of the Ungava Bay, the Hudson Strait, and the Hudson Bay (Figure 1).
	www.ehponline.org /members/2004/7255/7255.html (5878 words)

	www.mineweb.net \| sustainable_mining Inuit now control minerals in northern Quebec and Labrador (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nunavik is made up of the entire portion of Quebec that lies north of the 55th parallel, covering one-third of the province.
		The Nunavik Inuit who use the area under claim live in 15 villages along the James Bay, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay coasts.
		The Inuit of Nunavik will receive a capital transfer of Cdn $54.8 million in nine years in capital transfers to the Nunavik Inuit Trust.
	www.mineweb.net /sustainable_mining/501467.htm (603 words)

	Journal of the Inuit Sled Dog International
		According to the Inuit of Nunavik, Northern Québec, a series of "Qimmik" (Inuit dog) slaughters were undertaken or ordered to be undertaken by Canada and Québec government officials or their representatives in several Nunavik communities during the time period spanning from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s.
		However, the governments were negligent in the manner in which they approached what they considered to be a problem with Qimmiit in Nunavik communities and negligent in the devise and implementation of their solutions.
		Although Nunavik has been part of the territory of Quebec since the coming into force of the Québec Boundaries Extension Act of 1912, the federal government administered this portion of the province exclusively from the time it became active in northern Canada, around the end of the Second World War, until the 1960s.
	homepage.mac.com /puggiq/V7N2/V7N2Nunavik.html (3243 words)

	Canada - Nunavik People
		Over the past 300 years, the most substantial and long-standing contact between the Inuit of Nunavik and Europeans was with Anglican Missionaries, traders, and the Hudson's Bay Company.
		There are 9,200 Inuit in Nunavik, living in 15 villages along the Ungava Bay, Hudson's Straight, and Hudson's Bay coasts.
		The level of language retention in Nunavik is over 95% among Inuit-Inuktitut remains the dominant language spoken.
	www.classbrain.com /art_cr/publish/canada_nunavik_people.shtml (282 words)

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