ICC declaration calls more better cooperation, coordination among Inuit orgs – Nunatsiaq News
he Kitigaaryuit Declaration also calls on Inuit Circumpolar Council leadership to host a circumpolar Inuit economic summit
The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s 12th general assembly closed July 24 in Inuvik with a declaration to promote better knowledge sharing between Inuit organizations and the rest of the world.
The quadrennial gathering of Inuit leaders from Canada, Greenland, Chukotka (Russia) and Alaska ended in the Northwest Territories community with the signing and adoption of the Kitigaaryuit Declaration — outlining 51 principles meant to guide the ICC’s activities over the next four years.
Among its points, the declaration urges Inuit regions to develop more community-based monitoring — on varied issues, from the local environment to food security — and to strengthen links with other Inuit organizations to share that knowledge.
The Kitigaaryuit Declaration also calls on the ICC leadership to plan and convene a circumpolar Inuit economic summit over the next four years to help encourage collaboration among Inuit businesses, as well as an Inuit-specific convention on wildlife management and planning.
