Let's Move On (Paperback)

Louis McComber

ISBN 10: 1771861363 / ISBN 13: 9781771861366

Editore: Baraka Books, QC, 2018

Paperback. Paul Okalik was raised in a community that has survived starvation, epidemics, eradication of their spiritual heritage, relocation, schooling in a foreign language and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. He made the decision to improve the living conditions of his fellow Inuit. After ten years in Ottawa universities, he was called to the Northwest Territories Bar and then was elected the first Premier of Nunavut, the new Canadian territory, all in the year 1999. The new government was challenged on all fronts. Education and training was crucial if Inuit wanted to play a determining role in decision-making. While Paul Okalik was premier, Nunavut developed a civil service decentralized over ten distant communities, built much-needed infrastructures and provided more affordable housing. Though Inuit employment in the Government of Nunavut managed to exceed 50 percent, this did not yet reflect yet the proportion of Inuit in the population. The Inuit's long-standing goal of self-government in Nunavut remains to be achieved. It is a work in progress. Let's move on is an expression of determination inherited from generations of Inuit, victims of colonialism. An expression of determination inherited from generations of Inuit, victims of colonialism. Getting bogged down now with frustration is pointless. Paul Okalik's idea is to move forward with hope and confidence. His story is a lesson in personal and political courage. It is also the story of the creation of a representative government in a Canadian jurisdiction with a majority of indigenous people. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781771861366

Riassunto:

Paul Okalik was raised in a community that has survived starvation, epidemics, eradication of their spiritual heritage, relocation, schooling in a foreign language and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. He made the decision to improve the living conditions of his fellow Inuit. After ten years in Ottawa universities, he was called to the Northwest Territories Bar and then was elected the first Premier of Nunavut, the new Canadian territory, all in the year 1999. The new government was challenged on all fronts. Education and training was crucial if Inuit wanted to play a determining role in decision-making. While Paul Okalik was premier, Nunavut developed a civil service decentralized over ten distant communities, built much-needed infrastructures and provided more affordable housing. Though Inuit employment in the Government of Nunavut managed to exceed 50 percent, this did not yet reflect yet the proportion of Inuit in the population. The Inuit&;s long-standing goal of self-government in Nunavut remains to be achieved. It is a work in progress. Let&;s move on is an expression of determination inherited from generations of Inuit, victims of colonialism.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Louis McComber lived in Iqaluit, Nunavut, from 1993 to 2005 and quickly became captivated by the process of the creation of Nunavut, the third Canadian Arctic territory. He was a journalist for the French-language weekly l&;Aquilon and the CBC North Boréal Hebdo radio show, and wrote a bi-monthly column of political and cultural commentary in Nunatsiaq News. Paul Okalik was born in Pangnirtung, on Baffin Island, Nunavut. Paul Okalik served as Premier of the Government of Nunavut from 1999 to 2008. Since then, he has held cabinet positions in charge of several ministries including Justice, Culture and Heritage, Qulliq Energy Corporation, Immigration, Labour, Languages, and the Liquor Licensing Board. Currently, he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for the riding of Iqaluit-Sinaa.

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Titolo: Let's Move On (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Baraka Books, QC
Data di pubblicazione: 2018
Legatura: Paperback
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