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Policy Paper: Climate Change and Inuit Food Sovereignty

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:57:47 +0000

In 2020, the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (ICC Alaska) published the Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance: Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources report. The report examines Inuit management and co-management practices and approaches to distill lessons that can apply across geographic boundaries. The 144-page report is co-authored by Inuit from Alaska and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) of Canada.

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Inuit call for the tools needed to protect the Arctic

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Make space for Inuit in climate governance to protect the Arctic and protect the planet.

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Policy Paper on the Matter of “Local Communities”

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 15:17:00 +0000

This position paper provides background information about the term “local communities” and its usage in international conventions and multilateral agreements. It provides the rationale for Inuit opposition to being grouped and conflated with local communities, and advances recommendations that States and intergovernmental organizations should implement to prevent further erosion of the interrelated, interdependent and indivisible rights of Inuit and other Indigenous peoples.

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Inuit Arctic Policy

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 15:58:03 +0000