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Inuit Sivukkaqtaillutit Pikialasursuaq Katimajinginni Naalattittilauqsimajut Ausuittumi Mittimatalimmillu

Mai 2, 2016 – Mittimatalik – Pikialasursuaq Katimajingit nunalinni naalattittilauqtut Ausuittumit Mittimatalimmillu, Nunavummi. Ullunut tallimanut tamakkiinnik nunalinnit kamallutit piqataullutillu ukua nunaliit Kangittugaapik, Ippiarjuk Qausuitturlu.

Kamisanallu kuupik kalaist, kamisana aippaqaqtuni Pijuan lipuut, katujjiqatigiinnik iqalunirinirmut Uumajurniaqtikkunullu (KNAPK) ammalu Aupulat Jaakupsan (Imarmiutalirijikkut Kalaałiit Nunaani) Kanataup Ukiuqtaqtunganuuqtutit Ikajuriarillutik kamisanakkunni, qaujimanirminik takusimajarminirmillu piliritillugit.

“Quviallarittugut amisut piqataulaurngata naalattittilluta nunalinnik tamaakkiinnik qaujimaninginni isumagijanginnillu unikkariaqtuqtutit. Piqataujut Uummarittialauqtut ajjigiinngiruluujaqtunillu uqausiqaqattaqtutit” uqalauqtuq Kamisana Iiva Aariak. “Quviallarittugut tunngasuttitaunittinni qujaliniq mikiluaqtuujaammarittuq.”

“Amisut nunalimmiut quviagijaqalauqtut maanna naalattittijuqarningannut, silataanilu pijumajuqarninganni ammalu atuqtaujumaninginni Pikialasursuaq (Ukiuqtaqtut Aukkarnilingani) amisualunnu qaujijaujumaniqsaulirngata” uqaqtuni Kamisana Kuuik Kalaist. “Quviallarimmijungattau tusaqattaqtugit tamakkua nilliajut inuit taakkualu Pikialasursuaq atuni pularalaurninganni asinginnu ammalu nutaarnit piliriqatiqarumaninginni takussauttiaqtutit.”

“Nunalimmiut uqalaurmijut iqalauqtut nalunanngittiaqtutillu piliriqatiqarumaninginni ilagijaujumattiaqtut uattininginni aulattininginnillu isumaliuqataulutit attuqtautillugit niqissarivattangit avativullu.” Uqalaurmijuq Kamisana Ukaliq Ijitsiaq. “Atausiugatta inuulluta katujjijugut nakinngaaqsimanittinni iliqqusituqaaluttinni ammalu atausirmillu takunnaqtuta Pikialasursuarmit.”

Kamisanat Kalaałiit Nunaanuurnialauqtut Aggiisiuliqqat naalattittikannilaarninginni nunalinnit attuajunut Pikialasursuarmit.

Pijariilauqtillugit naalattittijut Kalaałiit Nunaani, Kamisana uqausiulauqtunik titiralaaqtuq atuliqujaujunillu uqausirilunigit nunalinnut kingulliqpaami unikkaaliuriilaunnginninginni kikkutuinnarnut saqqirumarmijuq ammalu isumaliuqtinut.

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Commissioners:

Okalik Eegeesiak chair@inuitcircumpolar.com 613-563-2642 For more information: Carole Simon ICC Canadacsimon@inuitcircumpolar.com613-563-2642

Kuupik Kleist kvk@ggnuuk.gl +299 54 78 58

Eva Aariak eva.aariak@gmail.com 867-222-8355 Alfred Jakobsen Oceans Northaerj58@gmail.com

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ABOUT THE PIKIALASORSUAQ COMMISSION

The Inuit-led Pikialasorsuaq Commission is led by three Commissioners. The Commissioners are: ICC Chair, Okalik Eegeesiak is the International Commissioner; former Nunavut Premier, Eva Aariak has been appointed as the Canadian Commissioner; and, former Greenland Premier, Kuupik Kleist with be the Greenland Commissioner. The North Water is an area vulnerable to climate change. Inuit in the region have expressed a desire to explore locally-driven management options in advance of increased shipping, tourism, fishing, and non- renewable resource exploration/development. The Commission’s mandate will be to listen to Inuit communitymembers and knowledge holders who use and depend on this region about their vision for the North Water’sfuture use and cooperation.

The North Water polynya is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. It is the largest one in the Northern Hemisphere and the most biologically productive ecosystem north of the Arctic Circle. It lies in northern Baffin

Bay between Greenland and Canada’s Ellesmere Island near Smith Sound and Nares Strait and is an important

marine area for Inuit and the species upon which high Arctic communities rely.

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Current support for the Commission has been provided by Oceans North Canada, the Oak Foundation and World

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Wildlife Fund Canada, while additional funds are being sought.

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is an Indigenous Peoples’ Organization (IPO), founded in 1977 to promote and celebrate the unity of 180,000 Inuit from Alaska (USA), Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). ICC works to promote Inuit rights, safeguard the Arctic environment, and protect and promote the Inuit way of life. In regard to climate change, we believe that it is crucial for world leaders and governments to recognize, respect and fully implement the human rights of Inuit and all other Indigenous peoples across the globe.