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Inuit 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 Baku, Azerbaijan this week, bringing...
ICC Launches the Inuit Youth Engagement Program
29 October 2024- The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is proud to announce the launch of the Inuit Youth Engagement Program, an initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of Inuit leaders across the Arctic. This program is designed to develop the potential of...
ICC Advocates for Inuit Rights and Distinct Identity at COP16 on Biodiversity in Cali, Colombia
ICC Chair, Sara Olsvig emphasized the organization’s commitment to preventing the erosion of Inuit rights within international negotiations, including those involving biodiversity.
ICC Annual Reports
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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...
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 своим языком, культурой, ценностями, традициями,...
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. ...
Inuit 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...
Read MoreICC Launches the Inuit Youth Engagement Program
29 October 2024- The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is proud to announce the launch of the Inuit Youth Engagement Program, an initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of Inuit leaders across the Arctic. This program...
Read MoreIntergovernmental 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.
Read MoreICC Advocates for Inuit Rights and Distinct Identity at COP16 on Biodiversity in Cali, Colombia
ICC Chair, Sara Olsvig emphasized the organization’s commitment to preventing the erosion of Inuit rights within international negotiations, including those involving biodiversity.
Read MoreInuit continue to push for an Inuit management authority for the Pikialasorsuaq area
On September 11th-12th 2024, Parties, Observers, and Participants met for the first Pikialasorsuaq Meeting of the Parties, hosted in Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat, by Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA).
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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