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Long, Rough Osmosis
A Political History of Nunavik, Part 1
From: Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids
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This chapter covers the early history of Nunavik, stressing that though Nunavik was merged with Quebec in 1912, the provincial government was absent from the territory for 5 decades. The chapter also covers how Quebec re-named many local places, governed with a heavy hand, and failed to provide services to its new territory.
Contributors
Zebedee Nungak
Zebedee Nungak is a writer and broadcaster, an outspoken defender of the Inuktitut language and a leading figure in the building of Nunavik. He helped negotiate, and is a signatory to, the 1975 James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement. He later held several leadership positions in Nunavik, and was Co-Chairperson of the Inuit Committee on National Issues during the Aboriginal Constitutional conferences, 1984-87. He lives in Kangirsuk with his wife and their seven children.