Inuvialuit step closer to realizing self-government – CBC

IRC hopes to sign self-government AIP in June and have final agreement by 2016

May 25, 2015

People in the Inuvialuit region are one step closer to getting their own government.

The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation says it has finalized a self-government agreement-in-principle with the Northwest Territories and federal governments.

The process is now waiting for the document to be signed. The IRC is trying to line up guests for a signing ceremony in Inuvik at the end of June.

Nellie Cournoyea, the corporation’s chair and CEO, says self-government will give the Inuvialuit more oversight of services — everything from social housing to the treatment of mental health disorders.

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