Nunavik leaders eye banishment for bootleggers, drug traffickers – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 17, 2026
Makivvik lawyer says it’s possible but remains a complex legal issue
Nunavik leaders are exploring the idea of using banishment to deal with people found to be selling illegal drugs or alcohol in their communities.
“People are dying because of illicit drugs,” said Pita Aatami, president of Makivvik Corp., on Wednesday at the second day of the three-day Nunavik all-organizations meeting being held in Montreal.
