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NEWSLETTER Joint Secretariat Inuvialuit Settlement Region January/February 2021 Vol. 1 Issue 2 our people our communities Inside: INUVIALUIT SUNGLASSES! Table of Contents Basic Goals of the IFA The basic goals of the IFA expressed by the Inuvialuit and recognized by Canada are as Message from Chair of the Joint Secretariat Board Page 3 follows: Hunters and Trappers Committees in the ISR Page 4 • To preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity “Inuvut, Inikputlu” Coastal Restoration Project Page 5 and values within a changing northern Inuvialuit Game Council Page 6 society. ISR Community-Based Monitoring Program Page 7 • To enable Inuvialuit to be equal Environmental Impact Screening Committee Page 8 and meaningful participants in the Environmental Impact Review Board Page 9 northern and national economy and society. Fisheries Joint Management Committee Page 10 Marine Protected Areas Page 11 • To protect and preserve the Arctic wildlife, environment and biological Wildlife Management Advisory Committee (NS) Page 12 productivity. Wildlife Management Advisory Committee (NWT) Page 13 The IFA provides for a land base, financial JS Youth Outreach Page 14 compensation, control of wildlife harvesting, JS Staff - At Work and Play Page 18 and an Inuvialuit voice in the future of Caribou Soup and Bannock Recipes Page 19 development in the ISR. p Joint Secretariat P.O. Box 2120 Tel: 867.777.2828 107 Mackenzie Road Email: [email protected] or Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0 [email protected] Website: www.jointsecretariat.ca Social: www.fb.com/jointsecretariat The Joint Secretariat - Inuvialuit Settlement Region - Newsletter is published twice a year. Print copies are available by mail or downloadable from the website. Contact the Joint Secretariat office for more information. Cover Photo - Husky Lakes by Katrina Cockney (Tuktoyaktuk), winner of the “Inuvut, Inikputlu Photo Contest”. For the complete story, see Page 5. Scope of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement Joint Secretariat Logo For the Inuvialuit Game Council and the IFA Committees (or joint management The 3 corners of the triangle represent the 3 groups bodies), the IFA specifically outlines their involvement in 4 Sections. The of people who work with the JS - the Inuvialuit, the Inuvialuit participation is ensured within these established structures. territorial governments and the federal government. Muskox and char were included to represent the IFA Sections IFA Specifies wildlife and fish, which are managed by the IGC and IFA Committees. The muskox was chosen because Section 11: The environmental impact screening and review it is typically an arctic terrestrial animal. The char Environment Impact process, including the 2 bodies responsible for was chosen due to its importance to the Inuvialuit Screening and Review screening and review – EISC and EIRB. communities. Lastly, the blue waves represent water Process and the white background represents ice and snow, Section 12: The special measures and management structure which are primary elements of the environment within Yukon North Slope that relate to the Yukon North Slope – those lands the ISR. between the Yukon-NWT boundary and Alaska; p responsible management organization – WMAC(NS). The Joint Secretariat (JS) logo was designed in 1987. Section: 13: Wildlife Impact Assessment and wildlife Wildlife Compensation compensation measures, should wildlife harvest loss result from development in the ISR. Section 14: The rights of Inuvialuit to harvest wildlife, marine Wildlife Harvesting and mammals and fish, and the related management Management processes and responsible management organizations – IGC, HTCs, WMAC(NWT), FJMC. 2 | Joint Secretariat Message from Chair of the Joint Secretariat Board LARRY CARPENTER Larry Carpenter, Joint Secretariat Board Chair. Hello! IFA Committees members. To stay connected on issues and with the communities, we held and participated in many online meetings and Welcome to the 2nd Joint Secretariat Newsletter, Winter edition! In teleconferences this year. For better service and communication, each this publication, we pay tribute to “Our People, Our Communities”. HTC was provided with “meeting owls” as support hardware. We recognize the elders, the harvesters, knowledge holders, who were the backbone of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA). Today, they Recently the Joint Secretariat expanded its office space in Inuvik continue to play a key role in the decisions we make. to include the Semmler Building. This allows staff to increase their capacity while addressing issues pertinent to the Inuvialuit. We are In 1981, Andy Carpenter was elected as the founding Chair of the improving as an organization; committed to the goals of the IFA and Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC). His passion for the people and wildlife looking after “Our People, Our Communities”. also inspire the choices we make. It is an honour to continue his great work and carry on the legacy. The first ever IGC 42 HTC Directors Meeting originally scheduled for February 2021 in Inuvik is now postponed to a later “safer” date due The Joint Secretariat is proud of the successful programs conducted to COVID-19 limitations. It is intended to be a forum to discuss and this year throughout the ISR in spite of COVID-19. In continued review concerns with respect to wildlife and the IFA. partnership with the IFA Committees and HTCs, wildlife studies and monitoring activities were completed efficiently and on schedule. The Joint Secretariat Board and our dedicated staff are committed to Armed with the proper training, Inuvialuit did the actual work with continuing to provide professional assistance and collaboration with a sense of pride and independence, all without the presence of all our partners. southern researchers. On behalf of the Joint Secretariat Board, we are extending our The Joint Secretariat would like to acknowledge our dedicated staff congratulations to incoming FJMC Chair, Lois Harwood, on her for continuing to do amazing work, especially during this challenging retirement after 28 years with DFO. Prior to DFO, Lois worked at FJMC time. We would also like to acknowledge the guidance and advice of from 1988 to 1992. Welcome back Lois! p Spring returning to Banks Island. (Photo: Trevor Lucas.) Joint Secretariat Board JS Position IFA Committee Larry Carpenter Chair WMAC(NWT) Chair Vacant Member EIRB Chair Jim Elias Member IGC Chair (Acting) David Livingstone Member EISC Chair Lindsay Staples Member WMAC(NS) Chair Lois Harwood Member FJMC Chair Melody Nice Secretary JS Executive Director Inuvialuit Settlement Region | 3 Hunters & Trappers Committees (HTCs) in the ISR The Hunters and Trappers Committees (HTCs) play a key role in • Harvested wildlife for commercial purposes. championing the basic goals of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) by preserving Inuvialuit cultural identity and values through traditional • Harvested and distributed country foods to community members. knowledge, meaningfully participating in the northern and national • Distributed funds to local harvesters/members. economy and society, and providing valuable information, data and advice to protect and preserve the Arctic wildlife, environment and • Met with industry representatives to discuss proposed biological productivity. Their duties and responsibilities are outlined developments. in Section 14 (Wildlife Harvesting and Management) of the IFA. • Met with government and academia on monitoring and research Laying the Ground Work for the IFA projects. In preparation for the IFA land selections, Randal (Boogie) Pokiak • Participated in protected areas planning and management found a deep emotional bond to his culture and elders while doing activities. fieldwork in the communities. In an interview for the Inuvialuit Final Agreement - Celebrating 25 Years publication (IRC 2009), he said: • Provided community input into environmental impact screening “COPE asked if I could meet with all the households, the hunters and and review processes as well as other research/review processes. trappers to create maps and documentation on where they grew up; • Reviewed development applications and negotiated compensation where they used the lands, the waters; in what the times and seasons; agreements with developers. where denning areas are for polar bears, for grizzly bears, for foxes ... and so I gained all this knowledge.” There are HTCs in each of the 6 ISR communities. They are the backbone in ensuring that the Inuvialuit Game Council and the IFA Upon the signing of the IFA on June 5, 1984, Randal reflected: “It was Committees (or co-management bodies) remain effective and relevant a great feeling for me to know that we finally had it, we had the final agreement ... The elders, the trappers, they were the backbone of the in a changing society. IFA. They selflessly dedicated themselves for the future generations.” Aklavik HTC • Email: [email protected] Tel: 867.978.2723 HTCs On-Going Contributions Since formation, HTCs’ activities have included the following: Inuvik HTC • Email: [email protected] Tel: 867.777.3671 • Provided advice to IGC, FJMC, WMAC(NWT), WMAC(NS) and the EISC on issues of concerns to community hunters and trappers. Paulatuk HTC • Email: [email protected] Tel: 867.580.3004 • Provided general information and assistance to members. Sachs Harbour HTC • Supported the completion of the Gwich’in-Inuvialuit Overlap • Email: [email protected] Tel: 867.690.3028 Agreement. Tuktoyaktuk HTC • Set local wildlife harvesting quotas. • Email: [email protected] Tel: 867.977.2457