{"id":55,"date":"2018-12-17T16:48:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:06:40","slug":"about-icc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/about-icc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About ICC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_bg_layout_light_hover et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>About ICC\u00a0<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Uniting Inuit Since 1977<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image-1.png\" width=\"360\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image-1.png 360w, https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image-1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" class=\"wp-image-45\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ICC&#039;s 40th Anniversary Commemorative Video\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxgDyuUxvsM?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span style=\"color: #7a0000;\">OUR STORY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Inspired by international Indigenous mobilizations in the early 1970s, Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was founded in 1977, when I\u00f1upiaq leader Eben Hopson Sr. invited Inuit leaders from Alaska, Canada, and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) to come together and develop united, consistent responses to the growing challenges facing Inuit ways of life. ICC delegates approved our Charter at the 1980 General Assembly in Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat. The Charter was later ratified by Inuit in Canada, Kalaallit Nunaat, and Alaska, solidifying ICC\u2019s purpose. From the beginning, ICC\u2019s vision included Inuit from Chukotka, and this goal was realized in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Inuit strength, unity, and culture, and recognizing Eben Hopson Sr.\u2019s instrumental role in founding ICC, November 7, his birthday, is observed as International Inuit Day.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the dedication of Inuit leaders from across the circumpolar world, ICC is now a major international Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Organization. Led by an elected Executive Council, ICC is dedicated to advocating for Inuit rights and priorities at the international level. Central to ICC\u2019s work is the General Assembly, convened every four years in a different community in Inuit Nunaat. During the Assembly, delegates from across the circumpolar region elect a new Chair, honor and celebrate Inuit culture, formulate policies, and adopt a declaration that shapes ICC\u2019s activities for the next term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987515855,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/987515855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}