In Nunavut, I would say yes, not because of the Department of Canadian Heritage, but because of the Department of Indian Affairs, which finally realized that its actual name was “Indian and Northern Affairs”, and has thus started, over the past few years, to carry out its mandate in this area like WED or ACOA. Things are going better because of that, there is more money in the community, also because of the trial that was brought and won by the Fédération franco-ténoise against the Canadian government and the Northwest Territories government. For these two reasons, yes, the community is doing better.
On May 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.