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A Peaceful Arctic Through Mutually Respectful Cooperation
Read the statement - A Peaceful Arctic Through Mutually Respectful Cooperation - from ICC Chair Sara Olsvig here: 27 January 2025 - Many words and ideas about the future of Greenland and Arctic cooperation have been expressed in the past few weeks. Inuit Circumpolar...
Inuit Rights Overlooked in Critical Draft of Global Plastic Treaty at INC-5
December 4, 2024 – Busan, Republic of Korea – After seven intense days, negotiations of a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, terminated early Monday morning. It was the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC-5) to develop an...
Inuit Delegation Joins Indigenous Constituency on COP29 Outcome: Unacceptable That Indigenous Rights Not Upheld
The Inuit Circumpolar Council delegation worked alongside other members of the Indigenous Peoples’ Constituency into the early hours of Sunday morning to continue to push for human rights and Indigenous Peoples’ rights to be part of the agreements of COP29.
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CLOSING THE GAP – Inuit Call on States to Accelerate Climate Commitments at UNFCCC COP29 and COP30
The recommendations in this statement are based on commitments in the ICC 2022 Ilulissat Declaration, the Statement of the Arctic Peoples’ Conference 2023 – Inuiaat Issittormiut Ataatsimeersuarnerat 2023, Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition, and the Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Established by the United Nations in 1988, the mandate of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on the current state of knowledge about climate change. The IPCC has 195 member states, and its assessments are the product of negotiations between governments.
Pikialasorsuaq Meeting of the Parties Nuuk, September 11-12, 2024
Inuit Recommendations Using the framework of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as fundamental to Inuit pursuit of an Inuit-led management approach for Pikialasorsuaq. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
Inuit Circumpolar Council Position Paper – Safeguarding and Strengthening the Arctic Council (Russian)
Позиционный Док умент Инуитского Приполярного Совета View English version ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I ANNEX 1 Сохранение и укрепление Арктического совета "ИПС приложил немало усилий для создания Арктического совета. Мы занимаем свое место в Арктическом Совете как отдельный народ, со...
Inuit Circumpolar Council Position Paper – Safeguarding and Strengthening the Arctic Council
View Russian version ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I ANNEX 1 “ICC has worked hard for the establishment of the Arctic Council. We take our place at the Arctic Council as a distinct people, with our own language, culture, values, traditions, homelands and the right of...
Позиционный Документ Инуитского Приполярного Совета – Сохранение и укрепление Арктического совета
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I Конкретные пункты действий и мероприятия, рекомендуемые для нынешнего и будущего председательства в Арктическом совете 4 Июня 2024 г. a. Норвегия Продолжать продуктивные и содержательные встречи председателя и постоянных участников SAO для улучшения...
Позиционный Док умент Инуитского Приполярного Совета
Сохранение и укрепление Арктического совета 4 Июня 2024 г. "ИПС приложил немало усилий для создания Арктического совета. Мы занимаем свое место в Арктическом Совете как отдельный народ, со своим языком, культурой, ценностями, традициями, родными землями и правом на...
Specific action items and activities recommended for the current and upcoming Arctic Council Chairships
Inuit Circumpolar Council Position Paper Safeguarding and Strengthening the Arctic Council ANNEX I 4 June 2024 Norway Continue productive and meaningful SAO Chair and Permanent Participants Meetings to enhance communication, coordination and collaboration. ...
A Peaceful Arctic Through Mutually Respectful Cooperation
Read the statement – A Peaceful Arctic Through Mutually Respectful Cooperation – from ICC Chair Sara Olsvig here: 27 January 2025 – Many words and ideas about the future of Greenland and Arctic cooperation have...
Read MoreInuit Rights Overlooked in Critical Draft of Global Plastic Treaty at INC-5
December 4, 2024 – Busan, Republic of Korea – After seven intense days, negotiations of a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, terminated early Monday morning. It was the fifth session of the Intergovernmental...
Read MoreInuit Delegation Joins Indigenous Constituency on COP29 Outcome: Unacceptable That Indigenous Rights Not Upheld
The Inuit Circumpolar Council delegation worked alongside other members of the Indigenous Peoples’ Constituency into the early hours of Sunday morning to continue to push for human rights and Indigenous Peoples’ rights to be part of the agreements of COP29.
Read MoreCLOSING THE GAP – Inuit Call on States to Accelerate Climate Commitments at UNFCCC COP29 and COP30
The recommendations in this statement are based on commitments in the ICC 2022 Ilulissat Declaration, the Statement of the Arctic Peoples’ Conference 2023 – Inuiaat Issittormiut Ataatsimeersuarnerat 2023, Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition, and the Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat.
Read MoreInuit Call on States to Accelerate Climate Commitments at COP29 in Baku
12 November 2024–Baku, Azerbaijan— Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Inuit leadership are set to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in...
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ICC Declarations
A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat
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A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic
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The Use of the Word "Inuit" in Scientific and Other Circles
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Speeches and Presentations
Breaking the Ice: The Emerging Landscape for Arctic Diplomacy
Lisa Koperqualuk, ICC Canada Vice-President International
April 2022
An Inuit way of looking at the Arctic development: The Inuit Conservation Economy
June 2021
Canadian and Russian Inuit: Cultural Connections and Foundations for Cooperation
April 2021
The Ocean Sustains Us – an Inuit Perspective A presentation by Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice-President International, ICC Canada
Stockholm Convention COP-9 – AMAP, Arctic Indigenous Peoples, and global action on contaminants
May 2019
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Indigenous Knowledge in the Arctic
April-May 2019
Arctic Caucus Joint Statement
April 2019
Speaking Notes - "Setting the Agenda for our future"
March 2017
Speaking Notes - "An Inuit Vision of the Arctic in 2045"
February 2016
Speaking Notes - "Inuit, the Arctic and Global Forces: Can Inuit Help Save the Planet"
February 2016
Speaking Notes - "Inuit Voices Informing Action"
January 2016
Speaking Notes - "Inuit Determinants of Health and Wellness"
January 2016
Speaking Notes - Arctic Indigenous Languages Assessment Symposium
June 2015
Speaking Notes - "One Arctic: Shared Opportunities, Challenges, and Responsibilities"
May 2015
Speaking Notes - New Year's Message 2015
January 2015
Speaking Notes - "Sustainable Utilization of Arctic Biodiversity - Reflections on an Ancient and Modern Relationship"
December 2014
Speaking Notes - "Indigenous Voices of the Arctic"
October 2014
Speaking Notes - "The Canadian Chairmanship - The Story So Far"
October 2014
Links
Inuit Organizations:
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
www.itk.ca
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
www.irc.inuvialuit.com
Inuit Development Corporation
www.idc.inuvialuit.com
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
www.polarnet.ca
Nunatsiavut Government
www.nunatsiavut.com
Nunasi Corporation
www.nunasi.com
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
www.tunngavik.com
Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association
www.pauktuutit.ca
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
www.qikiqtani.nu.ca
Non-Inuit Aboriginal Organizations:
Assembly of First Nations
www.afn.ca
Circumpolar Arctic Organizations
Arctic Council
www.arctic-council.org
International Arctic Science Committee
www.iasc.no
Canadian and Circumpolar Indigenous Peoples
Arctic Athabaskan Council
www.arcticathabaskancouncil.com
Council of Yukon First Nations
www.cyfn.ca
Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat
www.arcticpeoples.org
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON)
www.raipon.org
Russian Indigenous Training Centre
www.csipn.ru
Government of Canada
Tips for Travelers – Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
www.atsc.ca/english/travel_voyage/index.htm
Canadian International Development Agency
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
Department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Environment Canada
www.ec.gc.ca
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Northern Contaminants Program
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/NCP
Government of the Northwest Territories
www.gov.nt.ca
Government of Nunavut
www.gov.nu.ca
Government of Yukon
www.gov.yk.ca
Canadian Non-Governmental Organizations
Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies
www.uottawa.ca/associations/aucen-acuns
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
www.carc.org
Canadian Polar Commission
www.polarcom.gc.ca
World Wildlife Fund
www.worldwildlife.org
UN Agencies
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
www.un.org/esa/sustdev
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
www.unesco.org
United Nations Environment Programme
www.unep.org
Cultural and Entertainment
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
www.aptn.ca
HuskyDog.com
www.huskydog.com
Inuit Art Foundation
www.inuitart.org
Judith Varney Burch
www.arcticinuitart.com
Other
Inuit Business Directory
www.inuit.pail.ca