{"id":815,"date":"2019-01-15T17:56:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T17:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/?page_id=815"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:07:26","slug":"pikialasorsuaq-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/icc-activities-2\/pikialasorsuaq-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Pikialasorsuaq Commission"},"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>ICC Activities<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Taking Action to Advance the Inuit Vision<\/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_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_post_title_0 et_pb_post_title et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_title_container\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\">Pikialasorsuaq Commission<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><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\"><p>A remarkable collaborative project was undertaken between ICC Greenland and Canada in relation to the Environmental Stewardship objective in the 2014 Kitigaaryuit Declaration related to the open water polynya known as Pikialasorsuaq between Greenland and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the Pikialasorsuaq Commission, created in 2016. This Inuit-led Commission was mandated to conduct consultations in the communities closely connected to Pikialasorsuaq.<\/p>\n<p>Pikialasorsuaq means \u201cgreat upwelling\u201d. It\u2019s the Kalaalisut (West Greenlandic) name for the North Water polynya shared by Canada and Greenland. Polynyas are areas of open water that remain ice-free year-round due to ocean and wind currents. They\u2019re incredibly rich and teeming with marine life. The Pikialaorsuaq is the largest polynya in the Arctic and the most biologically productive region north of the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main reasons for holding the commission was because the Pikialasorsuaq is at risk. Most concerning are the impacts of climate change, increased shipping, resource development, tourism and the potential of commercial fisheries.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission held hearings in Nunavut and Greenland, speaking with Inuit of all ages who have occupied the region and managed its resources for generations to determine how Inuit envision the future of this significant marine region.<\/p>\n<p>A final report was published in November 2017 titled People of the Ice Bridge: The Future of the Pikialasorsuaq. The Commission\u2019s work, including the final report, is available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/future-of-the-pikialasorsuaq.pdf\">download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":129,"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-815","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815","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=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987515892,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/815\/revisions\/987515892"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}