ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ - Makivvik Latest News Latest Publications Taqralik Online Annual Report Parnasimautik Subscribe to Taqralik Magazine Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. NOTICE COMMUNITY DIRECTORS ELECTION Nunavik Inuit unite to advance selfdetermination in youthprotection Milestone Child Youth And Family Services MOUsigned at Makivvik Board of Directors Meeting Director Election Notice Nominations Our Mandate Politically culturally and economically Makivvik has been a leader in building and developing a vibrant region called Nunavik where between the dualistic nations of Canada and Quebec Inuit have established our own distinct place and identity. Makivvik which in Inuktitut means To Rise Up is a fitting name for an organization mandated to protect the rights interests and financial compensation provided by the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement the first comprehensive Inuit land claim in Canada and the more recent offshore Nunavik Inuit Land Claim Agreement that came into effect in 2008. The Corporations distinct mandates ranges from owning and operating large profitable business enterprises and generating jobs to social economic development improved housing conditions to protection of the Inuit language and culture and the natural environment.