Quebec court upholds Cree, Inuit, Naskapi rights on caribou

Inuit, Cree and Naspaki in northern Quebec are celebrating a major court decision involving caribou.

On August 4, the Quebec Court of Appeal found the provincial government violated their treaty rights when it set caribou sport hunting levels and dates for the 2011-2012 season in northern Quebec.

“It was very good news,” says Adamie Delisle Alaku, vice president for renewable resources with Makivik Corporation. “A very important victory for us.”

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