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Air Inuit Aircrafts on the ramp of the Kangirsuk Airport (Photo Credit: Carson Tagoona)

partnerships, or though the various agreements that du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ) creating Tarquti, a

have been signed with the governments.” company that is now exploring renewable energy
solutions for Nunavik.”

Aatami acknowledges that while lot has been

achieved over the last 40 years, there is still a lot of CORPORATE CULTURE
work to do, especially when it comes to ensuring

that the governments continue the work and their Makivik’s corporate culture is very intertwined with

obligations in fully implementing agreements that the Inuit Culture. Whether you are in the Kuujjuaq
have been signed to date. head office or the regional office in the Montreal

area, you will hear Inuktitut being spoken, and there

“Economically, we have achieved amazing things is a good chance that you will meet both Inuit and
over this time period,” says Aatami. “We have two non-Inuit staff group up in the kitchen at lunch time

airlines that not only serve our communities but fly sharing a country food meal on the floor.
beyond our region and serve far away cities. We’ve

built partnerships in both the shipping and fisheries “Sharing and teaching our culture with our non-

sectors. And most recently entered into a new Inuit staff is something that we love to do, and is
partnership with the Fédération des coopératives an important step for their successful employment

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