By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News While Nunavik can be a key contributor to Canada\u2019s mining future, unlocking that potential requires better transportation to the south and the mobilization of a new generation of Inuit leaders, says a geologist and emeritus professor at the University of Quebec. Michel J\u00e9brak opened the Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund\u2019s mining workshop in Kuujjuaq on Wednesday with a presentation on how global politics shape Arctic mining \u2014 especially in Nunavik. \u201cInuit communities must have the expertise, funding, and decision-making power to shape mining development,\u201d he said in a French interview, after his talk. \u201cGood development is development done by the people.\u201d About 100 people attended Wednesday\u2019s events, including mayors, landholders from several communities, representatives of the regional government, the Cree Nation of… <\/p>\n
By Dominique Gen\u00e9, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News While Nunavik can be a key contributor to Canada\u2019s mining future, unlocking that potential requires better transportation to the south and the mobilization of a new generation of Inuit leaders, says a geologist and emeritus professor at the University of Quebec. Michel J\u00e9brak opened the Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund\u2019s mining workshop in Kuujjuaq on Wednesday with a presentation on how global politics shape Arctic mining \u2014 especially in Nunavik. \u201cInuit communities must have the expertise, funding, and decision-making power to shape mining development,\u201d he said in a French interview, after his talk. \u201cGood development is development done by the people.\u201d About 100 people attended Wednesday\u2019s events, including mayors, landholders from several communities, representatives of the regional government, the Cree Nation of... <\/p>\n