Nunavik Inuit
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Lands
Nunavik, northern Quebec, Canada: 15 villages along Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay
Countries Canada
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Language
Language retention among Nunavik Inuit is over 95 percent, and Inuktitut remains the main language spoken in the region.
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Population
More than 10,000 Inuit live in Nunavik, in 15 villages along Ungava Bay, Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay.
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Governance
Makivvik, an Inuktitut name meaning 'to rise up', protects Nunavik Inuit rights under the 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, Canada's first comprehensive Inuit land claim.
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