Nunavut Just Don't Cut It

Mr. Berger has been among aboriginal Canada's most articulate and persistent non-aboriginal supporters. He has practised law in this area, advised governments and aboriginal groups, and, of course, led a commission in the 1970s into the construction of a pipeline down the Mackenzie River valley. This week, he released his report into a dispute that had arisen between Ottawa and the Inuit authorities over future implementation of their land claims settlement. In particular, Mr. Berger was examining the failure of the Nunavut government to have Inuit as 85 per cent of its employees -- reflecting their share of the territory's population -- instead of 45 per cent. The answer why, Mr. Berger explained, is sad but inescapable: There aren't enough qualified Inuit. Only 25 per cent of Inuit children graduate from high school, and many of them don't go further. Government jobs, especially the senior ones, need more education than that. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060414.wxcosimp14/BNStory/National/home

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