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Company ingrained in Nunavut
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002 With 178 stores in Alaska and Canada, including the Inuit province of Nunavut, the North West Company has long held a presence in Native communities. North West's precursor was the Hudson's Bay Company, which set up fur and trading posts in Canada more than 100 years ago. At least one executive, vice president Leonard G. Flett, is Aboriginal and the company's stores cater to a largely Native population, which appears to have paid off handsomely. Now, Aboriginal leaders are pressing the company to reach out more to the community in terms of jobs and support. Get the Story:
Added Touches Pay Off for an Arctic Retail Chain (The New York Times 2/27)
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