 The wildlife resources of Kuujjuaq, however, were scarce and many Inuit were forced to rely on governmental financial aid.In 1963, the Northern Quebec directorate of the provincial government, hoping to remedy in part this problem, decided to create a new village on the south shore of Leaf Lake where wildlife resources were more plentiful.In 1966, with the project about to start, the Inuit families which would relocate were divided as to where their future village should be built.