ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ

ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒥ QIKIQTANI INUIT ASSOCIATION

EMPOWERING QIKIQTANI INUIT PROTECTING THE QIKIQTANI REGION ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ABOUT THE QIKIQTANI REGION ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᑦ. ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐋᓗᓪᓗᓂ −ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ.

ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ/ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ (ᑭᓪᓕᔅᓴᖓ ᓱᓕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ) HIGH ARCTIC BASIN  TUVAIJUITTUQ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒦᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ (boundaries to be determined) ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ 10%ᓂ

ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ TALLURUTIUP IMANGA − ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓪᓗᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑳᓕᕗᐊᓂᒥᑦ. QIKIQTANI REGION

ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖃᖅᑐᖅ 13ᓂ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ, KITIKMEOT REGION ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᓗ, ᑎᑭᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ KIVALLIQ REGION AUSUITTUQ GRISE FIORD ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᓪᓗ. ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ IKPIARJUK ARCTIC BAY

ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ Nunavut, which means our land in Inuktitut, QAUSUITTUQ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ RESOLUTE BAY MITTIMATALIK POND INLET is part of the Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland. It is an expansive territory – the size ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ KANGIQTUGAAPIK CLYDE RIVER of Western Europe.

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ QIKIQTARJUAQ The Qikiqtani Region is one of the three QIKIQTARJUAQ regions in the territory of Nunavut. It is the

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ most northernly territory in Canada’s Arctic. IGLULIK ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ IGLOOLIK PANGNIRTUNG PANGNIRTUNG The Qikiqtani Region comprises 10 per cent of Canada’s land mass – larger than British Columbia and more than twice the size ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ IQALUIT of California. SANIRAJAK IQALUIT HALL BEACH The Qikiqtani Region includes 13 communities

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ from Grise Fiord, in the High Arctic, down to KINNGAIT ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ CAPE DORSET KIMMIRUT KIMMIRUT Sanikiluaq, on the Belcher Islands. Nunavut, and the Qikiqtani Region, can only be accessed by sea and air. There are no roads

ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ linking Nunavut to the rest of Canada or SANIKILUAQ SANIKILUAQ linking Nunavut communities to each other.

2 ᑭᓇᒃᑰᕕᑕ WHO WE ARE

ᑐᕌᒐᕗᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᐅᕐᓗᑎ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓗᑎ ᖃᑭᒪᑎᑦᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂ; ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓰᓐᓈᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒥᓐᖔᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ.

ᑕᑯᓐᓇᙳᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥ ᓴᙱᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯ.

Our Mission Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) advances the rights and benefits of Qikiqtani Inuit through protecting and promoting our social, political, economic and cultural interests; while safeguarding the land, waters and resources that sustain our communities. Our Vision Political and cultural empowerment, social equality, economic prosperity and a healthy environment for Qikiqtani Inuit.

3 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ QIA is the Regional Inuit Association ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, for the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut, OUR ROLE ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ 51 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. representing 51 per cent of Nunavut Inuit. QIA is a Designated Inuit Organization ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ under the Nunavut Agreement. QIA is ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᑦ. one of three Regional Inuit Associations ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ affiliated with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.; ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ the other associations include the ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖓᓂᑦ; ᐱᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Kitikmeot Inuit Association and the ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ. Kivalliq Inuit Association. We work closely with our partners, such ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᑕᕗᑦ, ᓱᕐᓗ as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Inuit ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Circumpolar Council Canada, as well ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ as different levels of government, to ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐳᖅᑐᓕᕇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ, represent Inuit in the Inuit Nunangat, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ. the Inuit homeland.

4 ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖏᑦ CANADA’S INUIT ORGANIZATIONS

5 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ “ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᖃᑕᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᓯ ᔾᔨᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ABOUT THE QIKIQTANI ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓂ “ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ − ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ INUIT ASSOCIATION ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓰᓐᓈᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᑭᒪᑎᑦᓯᒪᓗᒍᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᓗ.” – ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲᔨᐊ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ

13ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ 13ᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ Employees and satellite We are a catalyst for change offices in all 13 Qikiqtani in Canada’s North. From communities jobs in marine conservation through our Nauttiqsuqtiit program to Inuktitut language children’s books and post-secondary school 8080 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓖᑦ 4040 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ “ scholarships – QIA works to ᐱᔨᑦᓯᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ grow the social and economic Over 80 employees Over 40 programs to opportunities for Inuit while serving Qikiqtani Inuit benefit Qikiqtani Inuit protecting and promoting our language and culture.” – QIA President, P.J. Akeeagok

6 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ABOUT QIKIQTANI INUIT Inuktitut 70% ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ Inuktitut speaking ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ 18,988 Total population 16.3% ᒍᕇᑦ 12ᒥᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᓯᒪᔪᑦ High school diploma

$23,130 ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᑐᖅ 28 78% Median total income ᐊᕐᕌᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᓪᓚᕇᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ Average age Inuit population

20,000ᑲᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ, 78ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᓪᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. Almost 20,000 people live in the Qikiqtani Region, 78 per cent ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ are Inuit. Qikiqtani Inuit are culturally resilient and despite our ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᓘᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕗᓪᓗ experience with colonialism, our culture and language are ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᕐᓗ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ still prevalent in our communities. Traditional values such as ᒥᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ sharing, respect for Elders and cooperation remain central to ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. 70ᐳᓴᓐᑎ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ our community life. Roughly 70 per cent of Qikiqtani Inuit report ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ (ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒥᓂᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ an ability to conduct a conversation in Inuktitut (the Regional ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᕐᓗ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓗ language), and our people harvest country foods such as seal, ᓂᕿᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᓗ. narwhal and caribou to feed our families and communities.

7 ᑦ ᖅᓯᕝᕖ ᓴᐳᔾᔨ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕝᕖᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕖᓪᓗ ᐃ ᕖᓪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᕐᖑ ᓗ • ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒃ ᒥ • ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒃ • ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓ OUR PROGRAMS • ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᖁᑦᑎᓂᖅᐹᖅ, ᓯᕐᒥᓕᒥᓕᖕᒥᓗ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕝᕕᖏᑦ • ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᒪᔪᖃᕐᕖᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖃᕐᕖᓪᓗ

P Parks and conservation ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ A S R A K E S R • Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ A A N N D IO • Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ CON VAT SER • Qausuittiuq Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓗ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ 40 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ • Auyuittuq, Quttinirpaaq and Sirmilik National Park ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ • National Wildlife Areas and Migratory Bird Sanctuaries ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕗᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ, ᖃᑭᒪᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᑯᓯᖅ ᓄᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᓕᖅ ᓕ ᐃ ᒃ • ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓ (QCAP) ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᖏᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ • ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑑᓯᐊᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᓯᓗᑎᒃ • ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ • ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᙵᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂ. • ᓄᒃᑕᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᔪᑦ • ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᒧᓂᒃ Culture and community ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ. C • Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program (QCAP) U Y LT IT UR UN • Grants and Contributions E AND COMM We empower Qikiqtani Inuit to • Ilagiiktunut Fund implement Inuit-led and Inuit-driven • Grief and Bereavement • Harvesters Enabling Fund solutions for the betterment of the • Opportunities Fund Qikiqtani Region. QIA has over 40 programs, campaigns and advocacy priorities. Our work includes advancing Inuit interests, promoting Inuit values ᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔭ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᔭᖏᑦ ᔭᖏ ᐅᖅ and protecting Inuit rights. Many of our ᕆ ᑐ ᓂ ᐃ • ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᖓ ᕐ ᒍ ᐅ ᑎ programs offer Qikiqtani Inuit funding ᓕ ᔭ • ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ/ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃ ᖏ ᓄ for projects such as cultural activities, ᑦ • ᓂᕿᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃ on-the-land programs, training and • ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓ daycare subsidies. QIAs programs are reflective of what we hear Qikiqtani Campaigns and advocacy Inuit want and need. • Inuktitut Language Month C A Y • Reconciliation / Qikiqtani Truth Commission M C A P C • Food Sovereignty AI O GN DV S AND A • Arctic Policy Framework 8 ᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒃ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓕᓐ ᓂᖅ ᐃ • ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᑦ • ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ • ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ • ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ • ᓯᐹᒃᔅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ • ᐃᐱᑎᑮ • ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐃᑦ

Education Daycare • Scholarships • Daycare Subsidy • Word of the Day • Daycare Resources EDU ON DAYCARE CATI • SPROUTS Day Camp • Ipitiki Program • Pigiarutittivait Program

ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᒥ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᒃ ᓱᕐᓂ ᓂᒃ ᒃᓴᓕ ᕙᑎ ᖅ ᐅᔪ ᕆ ᐊ • ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑏᑦ ᕆ ᔨ • ᓄᓘᔮᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪ ᒃᑯ ᒻ ᑦ • ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑏᑦ ᐱ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓ • ᐅᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᓯᐊᒃᓴᑦ • ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐸᖓᒍᔾᔨᓂᖓ/Nunavut Quest

E Environmental stewardship Major projects N IP V H • Nauttiqsuqtiit Inuit Stewards • Mary River Inuit Impact and I S R D ON R M Benefit Agreement M A • Pond Inlet Wildlife Monitoring A TS ENTAL STEW JOR JEC • Wildlife Compensation Fund PRO • Nunavut Quest

ᒻᒪ ᐃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᓄᓇᖁ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᖅ ᐊ ᖅᑲᓇ ᐃᑦ ᑎᖏ ᓂ ᐃ ᐃᓄ ᑦ ᐃ ᔮᒃ • ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ • ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᑦ ᒃᓴ ᓴ ᒪ ᐃ ᒻ ᓪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓕ ᓗ • ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎ ᐱ • ᑐᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ • ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ • ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ

Training and jobs Inuit owned lands • Qikiqtani Skills and Training for • Inuit Owned Land Tourism Fees Employment Partnership (Q-STEP) • Inuit Owned Land Permit T • Tuttarvik IN R S U DS • Strategic Environmental Assessment AI OB IT N NING AND J • Business Capacity and Start Up Fund OWNED LA 9 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ EQUITY GAP IN NUNAVUT 57.2% 16.3% ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᖏᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ. ᒍᕇᑦ 12ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ employment rate ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ. among Qikiqtani Inuit. of Qikiqtani Inuit have a high school diploma. Inuktitut

ᖁᓕᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᖄᖓᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑭᑦᑑᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓪᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᓄᑭᓪᓕᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2.99 ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ 10%ᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. 82% ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᖏᓐᓇᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ 10%ᑲᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ Nunavut mothers are younger ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᑐᖔᓂᒐᓛᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ with two times more children than mothers in other parts of Nunavummiut provide 2050ᖑᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ of Canada. care for children and elders.

In the last decade use of Inuktitut in the home ! has dropped over 10% If trends continue Inuktitut will only be spoken at home by less than 10% of Inuit in Nunavut by 2050 50% ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᖏᑦ ᓂᓐᓂᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

OVER 50% ᑎᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᓪᓚᕆᖏᑦ of Nunavut Inuit live in social ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᙱᑦᑐᑦ. housing and many are faced of Nunavut Inuit are food with overcrowding. 70% insecure.

10 19% ᑎᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑰᒻᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖏᑦ 40% 21% ᐳᔪᕐᓗᐃᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ. of Canada’s roads are paved. ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖓᓂ. of Canada’s electricity of Canada’s Landmass. is from greenhouse gas emitting sources. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕐᓘᑎᓅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ. Nunavut relies almost 99.99% exclusively on diesel energy. ONLY 2% ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᑰᒻᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᑦ ᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᐳᔪᕐᓗᐃᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᑐᖔᓂ 0.1% ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᑰᒻᒪᖁᑎᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑰᒻᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ of Nunavut’s roads are paved. ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᒧᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ of Nunavut’s electricity ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂ. ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᓂ. is from greenhouse gas Less than 0.1 per cent of There are no roads to Nunavut or between emitting sources. Nunavut’s electricity is Nunavut communities. This does not allow for generated through ᐊᑐᕆᐊᑦ ᑐᐊᐸᓖᑦ shared infrastructure among communities. clean energy. ᒪᓂᖅᑲᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᔪᕐᖑᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ. Gravel roads need frequent maintenance and effect air quality.

ᐃᒫᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑎᑦᓯᖕᒪᑦ 19% OVER 1000 ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓯᔾᔭᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᔾᔭᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. 1000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᑐᓚᑦᑕᕐᕖᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᑐᓚᑦᑕᕐᕕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅ of Canadians live in ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕝᕖᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ coastal areas. harbours overseen by the of Canadian runways are paved. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 37% Department of Fisheries and ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. Oceans in Canada. Marine infrastructure underpins 100% economic development for ONLY ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᔾᔭᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. Nunavut’s coastal communities. of Nunavummiut Lack of marine infrastructure ᖏᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒥᕝᕖᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ. live in coastal areas. ONLY 1 limits local jobs and economic of Nunavut runways are paved. 8% ᐊᑕᐅᓰᓐᓇᒥ 1 ᑐᓚᑦᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᖅ opportunities. ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ harbour is overseen by the Nunavut has Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Nunavut. ᑭᓯᒥ ᐱᑐᖃᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑦ, ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᑦ 43% ᒥᒍᓐᓇᓲᑦ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᐊᐸᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓯᔾᔭᖓ ᐊᖏᓂᓕᒃ. ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. of Canada’s coastline. Only older, smaller aircraft are able to land on the short gravel runways of Nunavut. These aircraft are more expensive to maintain, driving up costs of shipping to Nunavut.

11 ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᑦ MANAGEMENT OF INUIT OWNED LAND

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ 356,000 km2 The Nunavut Agreement dedicates 356,000 km2 of the land in ᓄᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ − ᐊᖏᓂᖃᑲᓴᒃᑐᖅ Nunavut as Inuit Owned Land almost the size of Newfoundland ᓄᕙᐅᓐᓛᓐᑎᑐᑦ ᓚᐸᑐᐊᕆᒥᓗ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ and Labrador. This represents 17.7 per cent of the Nunavut ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ Territory. These parcels of lands are titled to Nunavut Tunngavik ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Inc (NTI). NTI designated the responsibility of the Inuit Owned ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ Land to the Regional Inuit Associations. Nearly half of Inuit 176,000 km2, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ Owned Land, or 176,000 km2, is in the Qikiqtani Region, making ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓂᒃ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ QIA one of the world’s largest private landowners. QIA manages ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. the Inuit Owned Lands in the Qikiqtani Region.

176,000 KM2 ᐊᖏᓂᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ INUIT OWNED LAND IN THE QIKIQTANI REGION

12 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᑦ INUIT OWNED LAND

13 ᑮᓇᐅᔭᕗᑦ OUR FINANCES

ᐅᑑᕙ 2016ᒥ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ In October 2016, QIA established a new Revenue Policy to ᐃᓯᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᑐᑦ guide how our revenues would be invested and distributed to ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᑦᓯᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. ᑐᕌᒐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ better serve Qikiqtani Inuit. The goal was to ensure clear and ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ transparent reporting of how money is invested and used. The ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᓯᒪᔪᖅ : Revenue Policy created two new funds:

• ᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐳᕈᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ • The Legacy Fund, which invests money for the future ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᒫᖑᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ • The Benefits Fund, which delivers programs to Inuit • ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᔅᓴᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᑦ The Legacy Fund revenues come from numerous sources ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᑦ such as payments from Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements ᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓱᕐᓗ (IIBA), revenues received from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., from ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ mining of Inuit Owned Minerals, revenues received from sand ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᑦ (ᐊᖏᕈᑎ), ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ and gravel projects on Inuit Owned Land, dividends from the ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖓᓂ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᓯᐅᕋᕐᓂ ᑐᐊᐸᖕᓂᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Qikiqtaaluk Corporation and Nunasi Corporation, and Legacy ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖓᓂ, ᓂᖏᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓯ Fund investment revenues. ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. The Benefits Fund is used for social and cultural programs in ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ the Qikiqtani Region. The Benefits Fund receives payments ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᓅᖓᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ from the Legacy Fund with an annual target return on ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ investment of four per cent, which is calculated and adjusted ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ after releasing the audited financial statements. As the Legacy ᐃᓯᖅᑐᓂᑦ 4%ᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ Fund grows, the Benefits Fund grows. This way, QIA can ensure ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓇᓕᖅᑲᖏᑦ a stable base of funding to run programs today while looking ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. to expand programs in the future.

14 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓ QIA’S REVENUE POLICY

ᑦᑎᓂ ᑦ ᓄᓇᖁ ᓅᑎ ᖅ ᓄᐃ ᑎᖏ ᐃ ᓐ ᑦ ᓂ ᑯ ᑦ ᒃ ᕕ ᓄ ᓇ ᖓ ᒥ ᓐ ᓐ

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ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ QIA REVENUE STREAMS LEGACY FUND BENEFITS FUND FOR PROGRAMS

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