Prime Minister Harper hails land claims agreement for Northern Quebec Inuit

March 28, 2008 Kuujjuaq QC - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, accompanied by Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Chuck Strahl and Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon, today joined with the Nunavimmiut of Northern Quebec to celebrate the enactment of the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act, which received Royal Assent on February 14, 2008.  The Act gives effect to the Nunavut Inuit Land Claims Agreement, which resolves the last major Inuit land claim in Canada.

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  • March 30, 2008
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