Quebec, Inuit to reopen self-government negotiations in new year | 24CA News
The Quebec authorities and the group that formally represents Inuit within the province are reopening negotiations round self-government for the province’s Far North.
Pita Aatami, president of the Makivik Corporation, which represents Quebec’s Inuit of their dealings with the federal and provincial governments, says self-government is one thing his folks have been dreaming of for 55 years.
Several rounds of negotiations between Quebec and the Inuit have taken place for the reason that Nineteen Nineties, and most lately a proposed self-government settlement was rejected by Inuit voters in a 2011 referendum.
Quebec Premier François Legault says he understands the will for extra autonomy, including that the negotiations will happen on a nation-to-nation foundation.
The overwhelming majority of Nunavik, the largely Inuit area of Quebec north of the fifty fifth parallel, is within the territory of the Kativik Regional Government, which gives municipal-level providers however is underneath the jurisdiction of the provincial authorities.
Aatami says the Inuit wish to work in partnership with Quebec, whereas having management over issues like mineral exploration on their territory.
“We are a welcoming people, but we want to do this with you, instead of being told how you should conduct yourself, what you should be doing in your own home,” he stated.
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