Inuit birthright firm sponsors new Nunavut fishing company – NunatsiaqOnline

September 13, 2017

QC helps Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Hall Beach and Igloolik HTAs join forces

Qikiqtaaluk Corp., the business arm of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, has sponsored the formation of a new not-for-profit fisheries organization, the company said Sept. 8.

It’s called the Qikiqtani Fisheries Alliance and it comprises four hunters and trappers associations that have never before belonged to a fishing company: Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Hall Beach and Igloolik.

Peter Kattuk of Sanikiluaq, a former MLA and Nunavut cabinet minister, will serve as the new organization’s chair.

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