Kativik Regional Government
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The Kativik Regional Government (
In accordance with the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the KRG was established by the 1978 Act respecting Northern Villages and the Kativik Regional Government (Kativik Act).[1]
Representation
The Kativik Regional Government includes 14 northern villages, 14 Inuit reserved lands and one Naskapi village municipality. Each Inuit reserved land is near a northern village; the Naskapi village municipality of
The Cree village
The Inuit of Nunavik are also represented by the Makivik Corporation in their relations with the governments of Quebec and Canada on issues specifically pertaining to their indigenous rights (hunting and land use). The Makivik Corporation supports greater autonomy for the Nunavik region and is headquartered in Kuujjuaq.
Structure
Each of the 14 municipal councils of the
Finances
The Regional Government is financed by the Government of Quebec (50%) and the Government of Canada (25%).
Services
The KRG has mandates to provide the following services:
- Airport and marine infrastructure maintenance
- Economic and business development
- Policing, civil security and assistance to victims of crime
- Inuit hunting, fishing and trapping support and wildlife conservation
- Environmental research
- Parks management
- Employment, training and income support
- Childcare services
- Municipal infrastructure development and drinking water monitoring
- Internet access
- Sports and recreation[2]
The police service is provided by the
References
- ^ Evelyn J. Peters, "Federal and Provincial Responsibilities for the Cree, Naskapi and Inuit under the James Bay and Northern Quebec, and Northeastern Quebec Agreements" in David Hawkes (ed.) Aboriginal Peoples and Government Responsibility: Exploring Federal and Provincial Roles, (McGill-Queens, 1989), 184.
- ^ General Information Kativik Regional Government
- ^ KRG. "KRG - Kativik Regional Police Force". www.krg.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ KRG. "KRG - Policing". www.krg.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ KRPF. "General Information". Home. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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