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Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Inuvialuit Nunangit Sannaiqtuaq
Region
Inuvik, the largest community in the region
Inuvik, the largest community in the region
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
ISR in Yukon and NWT
CountryCanada
TerritoriesNorthwest Territories
Yukon
Inuvialuit Final Agreement1984
Subregions
List
Government
 • TypeBoard of Directors
 • Chair & CEODuane Ningaqsiq Smith[1]
Area
 • Total
435,000 km2 (168,000 sq mi)
 • Land90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2006)[2]
 • Total
5,336
 • Density0.012/km2 (0.032/sq mi)
Languages
 • IndigenousInuvialuktun
Siglitun
Uummarmiutun
Inuinnaqtun
Inuit Uukturausingit (?)
 • SettlerEnglish
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
WebsiteInuvialuit Regional Corporation
The Northwest Territories area of the ISR is on MST but Herschel Island, Yukon is on PST (UTC−08:00) and PDT (UTC−07:00)
Inu- ᐃᓄ- / nuna ᓄᓇ
"person" / "land"
PersonInuvialuk
PeopleInuvialuit
LanguageInuvialuktun;
Uukturausingit
CountryInuvialuit Nunangit,
     Inuit Nunangat ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ

The Inuvialuit Settlement Region, abbreviated as ISR (Inuinnaqtun: Inuvialuit Nunangit Sannaiqtuaq – INS; French: Région désignée des Inuvialuit – RDI), located in Canada's western Arctic, was designated in 1984 in the Inuvialuit Final Agreement by the Government of Canada for the Inuvialuit people. It spans 90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi) of land,[3] mostly above the tree line, and includes several subregions: the Beaufort Sea, the Mackenzie River delta, the northern portion of Yukon ("Yukon North Slope"), and the northwest portion of the Northwest Territories.[4] The ISR includes both Crown Lands and Inuvialuit Private Lands. Most of the ISR is represented by Nunakput, the territorial electoral district, meaning "our land" in Inuvialuktun.[5]

The ISR is one of the four Inuit regions of Canada, collectively known as Inuit Nunangat,[6] represented by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). The other regions include Nunatsiavut in Labrador, Nunavik in northern Quebec, and the territory of Nunavut.[7] The ISR is the homeland of the Inuvialuit. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, established in 1986 as the receiver of the lands and financial compensation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, is controlled by the Inuvialuit population and is responsible for ISR operations.[8] From 1996 until 2016, Nellie Cournoyea, former Premier of the Northwest Territories, was the Chair and CEO of the Board. She had been elected nine times before declining to run again.[9] In 2016, Duane Ningaqsiq Smith, was elected to replace her and was re-elected in 2019.[1]

The Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database contains descriptions of thousands of publications and research projects about the ISR. It is maintained by the Joint Secretariat—Inuvialuit Renewable Resource Committees[10] and the Arctic Science and Technology Information System. Funding comes from Shell Canada and MGM Energy.[11]

  1. ^ a b 2019 IRC Chair Election Results
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference inuvualuit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Concluding and Implementing Land Claim and Self-Government Agreements". Government of Northwest Territories. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  4. ^ Berkes, Fikret; Rob Huebert; Helen Fast; Alan Diduck; Micheline Manseau (2005). Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North. Arctic Institute of North America. University of Calgary Press. p. 95. ISBN 1-55238-159-5.
  5. ^ CBC News (12 Aug 2011). "Nunakput". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  6. ^ Maps of Inuit Nunangat (Inuit Regions of Canada) Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national Inuit organization in Canada". itk.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  8. ^ "IRC Representing the interests of the Inuvialuit in the Western Arctic region". inuit.pail.ca. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  9. ^ Nellie Cournoyea not running for re-election as Inuvialuit Regional Corporation chair
  10. ^ Joint Secretariat--Inuvialuit Renewable Resource Committees
  11. ^ "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database". aina.ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2009-03-16.

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