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ICC Arctic Policy
Over the years, the Inuit Arctic Policy has become the main document for development on many issues in the Arctic and has contributed significantly in numerous ways as the Arctic has changed profoundly since the beginning of this work. Arctic states and others are invited to join with Inuit in the ongoing challenge of building and carrying out a common Arctic vision that is clearly supportive of the Arctic environment and beneficial to humankind. This is the third edition of the Inuit Arctic Policy.
Press Releases
Important Message from Arctic Indigenous Youth: “Look to the Future Not with Fear, But with Resolve” August 2023
Inuit Gather in Ilulissat, Greenland – United in Firmly Asserting Indigenous Rights at International Level July 2023
ICC Holds First In-Person International Inuit Gathering Following Global Pandemic July 2023
Inuit Circumpolar Council calls on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to engage Indigenous Peoples in setting a 1.5 degree pathway for global shipping July 2023
Inuit Engaged at the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement COP2 July 2023
Inuit Delegates with Strong Presence at Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement Scientific Coordinating Group Meeting March 2023
Climate report reinforces Inuit message to the world: Act now before it’s too late March 2023
Protecting Indigenous Languages: It takes Individual and Collective Determination “International Mother Language Day” February 2023
International Chair of Inuit Circumpolar Council attends major security policy conference: “Arctic Cooperation Must Continue” February 2023
Inuit Call for Arctic Underwater Noise Pollution Reduction at Global Shipping Negotiations January 2023
I AM INUIT is an ICC-Alaska project that seeks to connect the world with Alaskan Inuit (Inupiat, Yup’ik, Cup’ik and St. Lawrence Island Yupik) and the Arctic, through common humanity. Go to www.iaminuit.org for further information and to find the links to the project social media sites: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr
I AM INUIT wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of these organizations:
Alaska Dispatch News
The Alaska Humanities Forum
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Kawerak, Incorporated
Maniilaq Association
NANA Regional Corporation
The Oak Foundation
Declarations & Resolutions
“Utqiagvik Declaration” Passed at the 2018 General Assembly in Utqiagvik, Alaska
“Kitigaaryuit Declaration” Passed at the 2014 General Assembly in Inuvik, Canada
“Nuuk Declaration” Passed at the 2010 General Assembly in Nuuk, Greenland
“Utqiagvik Declaration” Passed at the 2006 General Assembly in Barrow, Alaska
“Declaration on Resource Development Principles in Inuit Nunaat” Passed at the Inuit Leaders Summit on Resource Development, Ottawa, Canada, February 2011
“Moscow Declaration” Passed at the Arctic Leaders Summit, April 2010
“Inuit Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty” Adopted by the Inuit Circumpolar Council, April 2009
“Inuit Circumpolar Council Executive Council Resolution 16-01” A Resolution of Support for Eskimo Walrus Commission’s Opposition of Including Walrus, Mammoth, and Mastodon Ivory in African Elephant Ivory Ban Laws in the United States
Indigenous Knowledge
Categorization is Political: Using Grounded Theory in the Creation of Controlled Vocabularies March 2022
Equitable and Ethical Engagement Workshop Series Workshop Report 2021
The Role of Providing – Inuit Management Practices: Youth, Elder, Active Hunters and Gatherers Workshop Report 2019
A Framework for Co-Production of Knowledge in the Context of Arctic Research November 2021
Ethical and Equitable Engagement Syntheses Report September 2021
Institutional Adaptation for an equitable role of Indigenous Knowledge in decision-making – Rovaniemi, Finland. October 2018
Indigenous Knowledge and Arctic Assessments – Presentation Provided at The 2017 International Conference on Arctic Science: Bringing Knowledge to Action (AMAP) – April 2017
Coastal Monitoring Indigenous Knowledge Holders Meeting Report – February 2017
Indigenous Knowledge and Monitoring: Applying a Food Security Lens and Co-production Of Knowledge Approach March 2016
ICC’s Paper on the Application of Indigenous Knowledge within the Arctic Council
Community Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic: A Review for the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks
Speeches
“A Need to Focus on Indigenous Priorities” James Stotts, ICC Alaska President, Arctic Council Ministerial, May 2021
“Arctic Change – What’s Next?” James Stotts, ICC Alaska President, Arctic Council Ministerial, May 2019
“Indigenous Peoples, Biodiversity and their Interrelated Nature” Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC Chair, Arctic Biodiversity Congress, October 2018
“Remarks of Incoming Chair” Dalee Sambo Dorough, 13th General Assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, July 20, 2018
“Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting” Okalik Eegeesiak, ICC Chair, Arctic Council Ministerial, May 2017
“Food Security (The Happy Criminal Life)” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Convention, October 2009
“Global Climate Change (There’s a War Going On)” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, COP15 – Inuit and Arctic Indigenous People’s Day, December 2009
“Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, Arctic Leaders Summit, April 2010
“Responding to Emerging Challenges in the Arctic” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, Arctic Council Deputy Ministers Meeting, May 2010
“Offshore Oil and Gas Development (We Need a Time Out)” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, Arctic Environmental Ministers Meeting, June 2010
“The New Arctic (The Next 30 Years)” Jim Stotts, ICC Chair, ICC General Assembly, June 2010
“Arctic Caucus Statement: Economic and Social Development” Aqqaluk Lynge, ICC Chair, 10th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, May 2011
“Issues Relating to the Local Inhabitants and Indigenous Communities” Aqqaluk Lynge, ICC Greenland President, Ministerial Summit of Arctic Oceans, May 2008
Address to the Northern Waters Task Force Jim Stotts, ICC Alaska President, December 2010
Address to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Jim Stotts, ICC Alaska President, June 2011
“Conditions for an Arctic Imperative (The Inuit Perspective)” Jim Stotts, ICC Alaska President, Arctic Imperative Summit, June 2011
“Responsible Resource Development” Marie Greene, ICC General Assembly, June 2010
Empowerment of Inuit and Balance Carolina Behe, 11th Arctic Frontiers Conference, January 2017