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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Report of the Pikialasorsuaq Commission ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ: ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙵᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦ Bylot Island PINGAARNERSIUILLUNI EQIKKAANEQ: Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitat nalunaarusiaat November | ᓄᕖᕝᕙ 2017

Tasiujaq Eclipse Sound Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ

The Pikialasorsuaq is an extraordinary place. It is an ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖓ. Arctic haven where sky, ocean, and ice meet, teaming ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᔪᕈᒥᓇᖅᑑᕗᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓲᖑᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᓚ, with marine life that has nourished Inuit subsistence ᐃᒪᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑯ ᑲᑎᓲᖑᓪᓗᑎᑦ, ᐳᐃᔨᖃᐅᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ culture for thousands of years. It is for the people who ᓂᕿᖃᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ live and use the Pikialasorsuaq that we as Commissioners ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐅᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ initiated this work. ᑕᐅᕙᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓅᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᓲᖑᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ. Understanding that this special ecosystem is at risk, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ initiated the Pikialasorsuaq Commission. This ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ Inuit led Commission was mandated to conduct ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ consultations in the communities in Canada ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ and Greenland that are closely connected to ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᓐᓂ Pikialasorsuaq and speak with Inuit who have ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ occupied the region and managed its resources ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂᓗ for generations to hear how they envision the ᖃᓂᒌᑦᑐᒡᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ future of this significant marine region.1 ᐅᖃᕐᕕᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓲᖑᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᙶᖅᑐᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ The Pikialasorsuaq is under increasing threat from ᐃᒪᕐᒥᓗ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓘᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ various drivers of change and in turn the biodiversity ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᖃᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᒪᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥᑦ.1 and communities that depend upon it are also at risk. Most concerning are the impacts of climate change ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ that include the increasing erosion of the ice bridge ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᖏᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᖏᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓪᓗ responsible for protecting the phenomenon of the ᑕᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᓴᐃᓐᓇᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ. polynya. Coupled with globalization, climate change has ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖏᓂᖓᓄᑦ also brought increased shipping, resource development, ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᓖᑦ ᓲᕐᓗᒃ ᓄᖕᓂᖅ ᓄᖑᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓲᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ

1 Pikialasorsuaq Commission Mandate, 2016 1 ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖓ (2016) Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers Vincent credit: Photo

ii Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt

Pikialasorsuaq immikkuullarilluinnartuuvoq. Tassaavoq Issittumi qimarnuik, qilaap, immap sikullu naapiffiat, immap uumasuinik aalaaluttoq, Inuit inuuniarnerannut kulturiannillu ukiuni tuusintilikkaani napatitsisimasoq. Isumalioqatigiissitap suliniut inunnut Pikialasorsuarmi inuullutillu atuisunut tunngatippaa.

Pinngortitami Ataqatigiiffiusoq immikkuullarissoq tamanna ulorianartorsiortinneqaleriartornera paasillugu, Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisoqatigiiffiata Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitat pilersippai. Isumalioqatigiissitat naggueqatigiit Inunnit siuttuuffigineqartoq Pikialasorsuup qanitaaniittunut inoqarfinnut Nunavummiittunut Kalaallit Nunaanniittunullu tusarniaassalluni pisinnaatinneqarpoq, tamaanilu nunap immikkoortuani najugaqartuusunik naggueqatigiinnik Inunnik oqaloqateqassalluni kinguaariippassuillu inuusimasut isumalluutinik aqutsisimanerannik tunngasunik tusarniaassalluni imartami pingaaruteqartumi tamaani siunissami takorluugaat pillugit.1

Pikialasorsuaq, uumassuseqassuseq tamarmi ilanngullugu ulorianartorsiortitaavoq, taamaammallu inoqarfiit Pikialasorsuup qanittuaniittut nalorninartorsiortitaalerlutik. Immap sikua Pikialasorsuup avannamut sinaarilertagaa, silap pissusiata allanngoriartornerata kinguneranik mangiarneqarpoq. Aamma silap pissusiata allanngoriartornera ilutigalugu nunarsuarmioqatigiit attaveqatigiittarnerat annertusiartorpoq, umiarsuarnik angallassinikkut, pisuussutinik atuinikkut, takornariaqarnikkut aalisarnikkullu issittumi ingerlatat annertusiartormata.

Isumalioqatigiissitat suliaat periarfissatigut assigiinngitsutigut saqqummiunneqassapput. Nalunaarusiami uani inoqarfinni Isumalioqatigiissitat misissuinerminni tikeraagaanni najugaqartunit nassuiaatigineqartut oqaluttuarineqartullu tunngavigalugit, matuma

1 Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitanut piginnaatitsissut, 2016

Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt iii tourism and the potential of commercial fisheries to this ᓴᕐᕙᒥ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᓕᖅᑐᑦ, northern marine region. ᓯᓚᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖃᓲᖑᓪᓗᓂᓗ, The work of the Commission will be presented in a number ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ of ways. This report is a reflection and summary of the ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒍᓐᓇᕋᔭᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑉ testimonies from Inuit community members and provides ᐃᒪᖓᓂ. background for the Commission’s recommendations. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᐅᔪᑉ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑎᒍᑦ. Inuit have well-developed governance structures from the ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ community, hamlet, or village level to the self-government, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ territorial, national and international representation. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑯᒥᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ The recommendations are meant to support, not re- ᑲᒥᓴᐅᔫᑉ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ. create, the mandates of the appropriate existing Inuit governance structures in Canada and Greenland, both ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓯᖃᐅᖅᑐᑦ sides of the Pikialasorsuaq. Implementation of these ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ, ᕼᐊᒻᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᕕᓕᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ recommendations must be done in concert with existing ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᓲᖑᓪᓗᑎᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᐅᖅᑐᑦ activities and under the direction in Canada of Nunavut ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), the Qikiqtani Inuit Association ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖃᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ. ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ (QIA), ICC Canada, the Government of Nunavut and ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑎᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐋᖅᑮᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᐊᕋᑎᑦ, the Government of Canada, and in Greenland with ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᖏᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ KNAPK, municipalities in Greenland, ICC Greenland the ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂᓗ, ᑕᒪᒃᑮᒃ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒦᑦᑑᒃ. Government of Greenland. ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᕈᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Eva Aariak, Canadian Commissioner ᑐᑭᒧᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ Kuupik Kleist, Greenland Commissioner ᑎᒥᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ, Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair of the ICC, International ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Commissioner ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᓪᓗ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐋᓕᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᑲᑦᑐᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ.

ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᖓ ᑰᐱᒃ ᑭᓖᔅᑦ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᖓ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ

Exploratory fisheries in the Pikialasorsuaq ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ Pikialasorsuarmi misileraallutik aalisartut q Photo credit: Kuupik KLeist Kuupik credit: Photo

iv Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt Photo credit: Kuupik Kleist

p Expert meeting in Savissivik, Greenland ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ Savissivimmiut isumasiorneqartut

kingorna iliuusissatut Isumalioqatigiissitat inassuteqaatigiumasaat pingaarnertut sammineqarput.

Inuit inoqarfikkut, nunaqarfikkut illoqarfikkut namminersorlutik oqartussatigut nunat immikkoortortaqarfiitigut naalagaaffitsigulluunniit aqutsinikkut aaqqissuulluagaapput. Inassuteqaatit Inunnut Pikialasorsuup eqqaamiuusunut illugiimmik Canadamiikkunik Nunatsinniikkunilluunniit aqutsinikkut aaqqissuussaaneri ikorfartortussaavaat nutaaliunngikkaluarlutik. Inassuteqaatit taakku atuutsinneqarneri aaqqissuussinerit atuutereersut malittussaavaat Canadami of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), naalagaaffik, Nanunavullu Kavamangat, Nunatsinnilu Namminersorlutik Oqartussat KNAPK-lu

Eva Aariak: Canada sinnerlugu ilaasortaq Kuupik V. Kleist: Kalaallit Nunaat sinnerlugu ilaasortaq Okalik Eegeesiak: ICC-mi siulittaasoq, Isumalioqatigiissitani siulittaasoq

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vi Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt !(

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Axel Mean May North Water Polynya Extent (from Dunbar ARCTIC OCEAN Heiberg (1969) and Traditional Knowledge (2016)) Island Kane Basin KALAALLIT Baffin NUNAAT Bay

!( !( !( p !( !( The Pikialasorsuaq (North Water Polynya) is located between Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada and Greenland !( ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ (ᓴᕐᕙᖅ) ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᑦᑕ ᐊᑯᕐᖃᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ !( Pikialasorsuaq Nunavumi Umimmaat Nunaata Kalaallit Nunaatalu akornanniippoq

Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners’ Foreword ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitami ilaasortanit siulequt vii Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq

Pikialasorsuaq means “great upwelling” and is the ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑐᑭᓕᒃ ᑲᓛᖠᓱᑦ “ᓴᕐᕚᓗᒻᒥᒃ“ (ᑲᓛᖡᑦ Kalaallisut (West Greenlandic) name for the North Water ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐱᖓᓐᓇᖓᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ) ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᑕ Polynya shared by Canada and Greenland. Polynyas are ᓴᕐᕙᖓ ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓄᓗ. areas of open water that remain ice-free throughout ᓴᕐᕚᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ ᓯᑯᒍᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒫᒃᑯᑦ the winter due to ocean and wind currents. They are ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓄᕆᖓᓄᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ incredibly rich, diverse areas teaming with marine life, in ᑭᓱᕈᓘᔭᓕᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᖃᐅᖅᑐᓂ, ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ part as a result of the upwelling of nutrient-rich waters. ᐆᒪᔪᖃᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓴᕐᕙᖅ ᐃᒪᖓ. ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ The Pikialasorsuaq is the largest polynya in the Arctic ᐊᖏᓛᖑᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᕐᕙᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ and the most biologically productive region north of the ᐆᒪᔪᖃᐅᓛᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᑕ Arctic Circle. ᑭᓪᓕᖓᓂᒃ.

This ecosystem has supported Inuit for millennia and is ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒪᖅ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓲᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ central to Inuit hunting and harvesting. Inuit on both the ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑦᑕᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ Canadian and Greenlandic sides of the Pikialasorsuaq ᐊᖑᓇᓱᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ have recognized the area as critical habitat for many ᓄᓈᓐᓂᓗ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂᒃ migratory species upon which they depend for their food ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐆᒪᔪᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᓅᑉᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ security as well as cultural and spiritual connections. In ᑕᒪᐅᙵᓲᖑᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓂᕿᖃᕐᕕᐅᓲᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒧᑦ short, the health of the Pikialasorsuaq directly influences ᐅᑉᐱᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᖑᓪᓗᓂ. ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒍ, the health and well-being of Inuit communities in the ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖓ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ Pikialasorsuaq region. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. The Pikialasorsuaq is seriously threatened by rapid change in the region including climatic and environmental ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑉ ᓯᓚᖓ change, increased shipping activities, tourism, oil and ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓗᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ gas exploration and development. In recent years, the ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᖅᑏᑦ, ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ, northern ice bridge in Kane Basin that influences the ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᒑᓯᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ formation of the polynya has become less stable and as ᓄᓇᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖅᑕᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᓪᓗ. a result, the polynya less defined. The consequences of ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕋᑖᖑᔪᓂᑦ, ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᓯᑯ ᐃᑳᕈᑎᖓ ᑲᐃᓐ this change, linked to larger climatic shifts, are widely ᕙᐃᓯᓐᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᕐᕙᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖅ unknown. ᓱᕋᓐᓂᐅᔭᐃᓐᓇᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᓴᕐᕙᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂ. ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ With the awareness that this special ecosystem is at ᑕᒪᒃᑯᖓ, ᑲᓱᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᓯᓚᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᑕ, risk, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) initiated the ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓛᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ. Pikialasorsuaq Commission. This Inuit-led Commission viii Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq Photo credit: Christopher Debicki

p Pikialasorsuaq Commission arriving in Qaanaaq, Greenland ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᖄᓈᖅ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ Isumalioqatigiissitat Qaanaamut tikittut

“Pikialasorsuaq” imartamut Nunatta Avannaata Canadallu avannaata akornanniittumut kalaallisut (kitaamiusut) taaguuteqartinneqarpoq, imartaq nunat taakku marluk ataatsimoorussaraat. Nunavut-mi imatut taaguuteqartippaat Sarvaaq, Ikeq il.il. aamma tuluttut North Water Polynya. Imartat taamaattut ukioq kaajallallugu sikuuneq ajorput immap sarfaanit anorimillu ammatitaallutik. Uumassusilinnit assigiinngitsorpassuarnit uummaviupput, ilaatigut inuussutissartalinnik imaanit pikialasoqartarnera pissutigalugu. Pikialasorsuaq tassaavoq issittumi imartat taamaattut annersaat aamma tassaavoq issittup killeqarfiata avannaani pinngorarfiit annersaat.

Tamaani uumasoqatigiiaat naggueqatigiit Inuit ukiuni tusintilikkaani nappatigisimavaat. Inuit nunatsinni Canadamilu imartaq tamanna uumasunut ingerlaartartunut arlalissuarnut pingaaruteqarluinnartutut isigaat, taamaattumillu inuuniarnerminnut inuiattullu inuusaatsiminnut, kinaassutsiminnut anersaakkullu inuuneqarnerminnut qitiulluinnartutut isigalugu. Pikialasorsuup innarlerneqarani piuinnarsinnaanera Inuit Pikialasorsuup qanittuani najugaqartut peqqissusiannut inuuniarnikkullu atugaannut toqqaannartumik sunniuteqarpoq.

Silap pissusiata allanngoriartorneranit tamaanilu nunarsuup ilaani avatangiisit allanngoriartornerisa, umiarsuit aqqusaartut amerliartornerisa, takornariat, uuliamik gasimillu ujarlernerit piiaaniartarnerit Pikialasorsuaq annertuumik ulorianartorsiortippaat. Immap sikuata Kane Basinip avannaatungaaniittup ukiuni kingullerni qangamut naleqqiullugu unerisimajunnaarsimavoq, tamatumalu kinguneranik ammalataq allanngorartunngorsimalluni. Taamatut silap pissusianut atasumik allanngoriartortoqalernerata kingunerisinnaasai sukumiisumik ilisimaneqanngillat.

Taamatut aarlerinartumik pisoqarnerata kinguneranik Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisoqatigiiffiat (ICC) aalajangerpoq Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitanik pilersitsiniarluni. Isumalioqatigiissitat Inunnit siulersorneqartut suliakkerneqarput inoqarfinni Pikialasorsuarmut qanittumiittuni Nunavumi, Canadami aamma Nunatsinni tusarniaassasut. Inuit kinguariiaarpassuarni tamaani najugaqarsimasut pisuussutaanillu

Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq ix was mandated to conduct consultations in communities ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ in Nunavut, Canada and Greenland that are closely ᓇᔪᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ connected to the Pikialasorsuaq. Through these ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ consultations Inuit who have occupied the region and ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ managed its resources for generations voiced their vision ᓯᕗᒃᑲᑕᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ for the future of this polynya and adjacent waters. ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᓲᖒᔪᓂᑦ. In Canada, the Commission met with Inuit in Aujuittuq ᑖᒃᑯᑎᒎᓇ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ (Grise Fiord), Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), Ikpiarjuk (Arctic ᓇᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ Bay), Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), and Kangiqtugaapik ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ (Clyde River), and on the Greenlandic side they met ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᖁᓛᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒪᑉ with Inuit in Siorapaluk, Qaanaaq, Savissivik, Kullorsuaq, ᓴᕐᕙᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᖏᓐᓄᑦ. Nuussuaq and Upernavik. In speaking to the people in these communities, the Commission sought local and ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒥ, Indigenous knowledge to guide the recommendations ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥ, for an Inuit strategy on safeguarding, monitoring, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ and managing the health of Pikialasorsuaq for future ᐅᑯᓇᓃᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓯᐅᕋᐸᓗᒃ, ᖄᓈᖅ, ᓴᕕᔅᓯᕕᒃ, ᑯᖢᖅᓱᐊᖅ, generations. ᓅᔅᓱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐱᕐᓇᕕᒃ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᑦ, ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ Each community emphasized that Inuit who live in the ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑉᐹᓪᓕᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ region are best placed to monitor and manage the ᑐᑭᒧᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᒐᔭᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ region. These communities want to set and lead the ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᐊᑦᑎᔭᐅᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ research agenda, study the indicators of change, and ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᒐᔭᕐᒪᑦ establish realistic hunting regulations that will continue ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓛᖅᑐᓂ. to sustain their communities. Further, Inuit on both sides are expressing a strong desire for free movement, ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᐊᙳᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ once again, across the Pikialasorsuaq and increased ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐱᐅᓛᖑᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ

A man from Aujuittuq and another man from Qausuittuq pictured during the consultation meeting with the local experts ᐊᖑᑎ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᐊ ᐊᖑᑎ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔫᒃ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ Aujuittormioq Qausuittormiorlu, ilisimasallit isumasiorneqarnerannit q Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers Vincent credit: Photo

x Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq iluaquteqarsimasut tusarniaanerni imartap pineqartup siunissaa pillugu isummaminnik takorluukkaminnillu saqqummiussinissamik nalunaarusiami matumani periarfissinneqarput.

Isumalioqatigiissitaq inoqarfinni makkunani tusarniaanernik ingerlatsivoq: Canadami Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) aamma Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), nunatsinnilu Siorapaluk, Qaanaaq, Savissivik, Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq Upernavillu. Taakkunani najugaqartut qangaaniit ilisimasaannik tusarniaavigineqarput, siunissami Pikialasorsuup illersorneqarnissaanut, nakkutigineqarnissaanut qanorlu aqutsivigineqarnissaanut inassuteqaateqarnissamut aallaaviusussanik.

Tikitani tamani erseqqissarneqarpoq tamaani najugallit nakkutiginninnermi aqutsinermilu piukkunnarnepaajusut. Tamaani najugallit ilisimatusarnikkut suliassanik aqutsisoorusullutillu pingaarnersiuinermi tulleriiaareqataarusupput, allanngoriartornermi takussutissat misissuiffigerusuppaat, piniarnermilu malittarisassiorneq piviusorsiortoq siunissamillu qulakkeerisoq ingerlakkusullugu. Nunatsinni akitsinnilu Inuit killilersugaanngitsumik angalanissamut pisinnaatitaaffeqarnissartik assigiimmik kissaatigaat, kingumullu Pikialasorsuaq pillugu suleqatigeeqqilernissaq pisuussutillu ataatsimoorussat iluaqutigineqarneranni aqutseqatigiinnissaq atorteqqikkusulerpaat. Aamma assigiimmik takornariaqarnerup annertusinera, imaatigut assartuussineq, aalisarneq, pisuussutinik atuineq kiisalu immap naqqani sajuppillatsitsilluni misissuinerit ernummatigineqarput. Siunissami Pikialasorsuarmi ingerlanniakkat suulluunniit Pikialasorsuarmut uumasunullu ulorianartorsiortitsinnginnissaat piumasaqataavoq. Naggueqatigiit Inuit Canadami Nunatsinnilu ataatsimoorussamik imartamik nakkutiginneqataalernissaat pingaarnerpaatut anguniagaavoq.

Community meeting in Savissivik, Greenland ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᕕᔅᓯᕕᒃ, ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ Savissivimmi innuttaasut isumasiorneqarnerannit q Photo credit: Alfred ER Jakobsen

Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq xi cooperation to arrive at a common vision for shared ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᑭᓱᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᓂᑦ. resources and Inuit-led management of the area. Similar ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐋᖅᑮᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ concerns over increased tourism, shipping, fishing, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ resource exploration, and seismic testing were heard on ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕆᔭᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᕈᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ both sides. Communities insisted that any activity in the ᐋᖅᑮᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᒃᓴᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Pikialasorsuaq must not threaten the sustainability of the ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᔪᓐᓇᕈᑎᒋᒐᔭᕐᒪᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦ. Pikialasorsuaq and its wildlife. Most emphatically, Inuit ᐊᒻᒪᓗᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓃᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᒃᑯᑦ want to rebuild a collective Inuit caretaking regime for ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓱᓕ, the polynya, between Inuit communities in Canada and ᑕᐃᒫᒃᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓱᓕ, ᐃᑳᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓇᒧᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ Greenland. ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐹᓪᓕᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᓛᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᑲᑐᑎᕙᑦᑕᒥᓂᒃ This report is based on the wealth of information from ᐃᒪᕐᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᐅᕐᓗᑎᑦ Inuit across the Pikialasorsuaq region and outlines three ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᖅᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ. ᐊᔾᔨᒌᐸᓗᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ recommendations: ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᑦ, ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᖅᑐᑎᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᓄᓇᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ, 1. Establishment of a management regime, with a ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖄᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ management authority led by Inuit representatives ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ from communities in the Pikialasorsuaq region, an ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒨᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ Inuit Management Authority (IMA). The management ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᓗ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ authority should establish a framework for ᑕᒪᒃᑮᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᓴᕐᕙᒥ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ regulating activities, including transportation, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ. shipping, and off-shore industrial development. This regime will ensure the monitoring and ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ conservation of living resources within and adjacent ᓄᐊᑕᒻᒪᕆᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ to the Pikialasorsuaq and the related health of ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ: communities that depend on these resources.1 1. ᐋᖅᑮᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ, 2. Identification, in consultation with the communities ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᒥᒃ in and adjacent to the Pikialasorsuaq, of a protected ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ area comprised of the polynya itself and including a ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ larger management zone that reflects the connection (IMA) ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᖅᑮᔪᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ between communities , their natural resources, ᑐᙵᕕᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕋᓛᕆᔭᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ and the polynya. This management zone should ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᓲᕐᓄᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᕙᑦᑐᑦ, be formed by Inuit in agreement with all parties, ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓲᑦ ᓴᓇᓪᓗᑎᑦ. formally recognized by governments, and monitored ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᔭᐅᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ and managed by Inuit to support the Inuit vision ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒦᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᙶᖅᑐᓪᓗ of a working seascape. Assigning a designation for ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ a management zone in the Pikialasorsuaq has the ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒋᓲᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑎᖃᓲᑦ potential to usher in a broader, more meaningful ᐃᒪᕐᒦᙶᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓗ. ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ set of northern benefits and bring definition to ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ, ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ the idea of a conservation economy for Inuit. ᐊᑎᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑕᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑭᓱᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂ.1 3. Establishment of a free travel zone for Inuit across the Pikialasorsuaq region. 2. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ, ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ, Inuit who live and use the Pikialasorsuaq must be ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᖓ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ recognized and respected as leaders in ensuring the ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ protection of this area. Inuit want to ensure the viability ᑲᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒦᙶᖅᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ of this important marine region for generations to come. ᓴᕐᕙᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᓗᑎᑦ, The Commission also recommends the creation of an ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Indigenous Protected Area or IPA, along the lines of ᐅᐊᑦᑎᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ that created in Australia, to support the Inuit vision of a ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ working seascape. An Indigenous Protected Area is a class ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ. ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓗᓂ of protected area used in Australia formed by agreement ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ with Indigenous Australians, declared by Indigenous 1 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ (IMA ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ 1 The Inuit Management Authority (IMA) may be modelled after ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ current indigenous led management regimes such as the ᒪᓕᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓲᕐᓗᒃ ᐋᔅᑐᕋᐃᓕᐊᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅ ᔩᓚᓐ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖏᑦ Australian and New Zealand model of Indigenous Protected ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᑦ (IPA). Area’s (IPA). The model would support the Inuit vision of a ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ working management regime. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓗᑎᑦ. xii Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers

p Community member comparing maps ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᕐᒥ Innuttaasut ilaata immap assingi misissorpai

Nalunaarusiaq manna paasissutissarpassuarnik Inunnit Pikialasorsuup sineriaani najugaqartunit tunngaveqarluni suliaasoq, pingasunik sammiveqartunik inassuteqaateqarfiuvoq:

1. Aqutsiveqarfimmik pilersitsineq, Inuit Pikialasorsuup eqqaamiuinik siuttuuffigineqartumik oqartussaqarfilik, Inuit Aqutsinermi Oqartussaaffiat (IMA). Oqartussaqarfiup sammisat assigiinngitsut soorlu assartuineq, umiartorneq, sinerissallu avataani suliffissuaqarneq aqunneqarnissaat sinaakkusissavaa. Taamatut aaqqissuussinikkut qulakkeerneqassapput Pikialasorsuarmi eqqaanilu pisuussutit uumassusillit malinnaaffigineqarnerat piujuartinneqarnerallu taamatullu inoqarfiit taakkuninnga nappatillit peqqissuunissaat. Pikialasorsuarmi namminermi inoqarfeqanngilaq tassa imartap atigigamiuk, inoqarfippassuaqarporli tassannga nappatilinnik.1

2. Inoqarfiit Pikialasorsuup eqqaaniittut isumasiornerisigut sumiiffimmik illersugassamik tassunga ilanngullugu inoqarfiit pisuussutinik uumassusilinnik imartamillu attuumassuteqarnerinik ersersitsisumik Aqutsiveqarfimmik annerusumik sumiiffissiineq. Aqutsiveqarfik taanna Inunnit soqutigisallit tamaasa akuersinerisigut pilersinneqassaaq, naalakkersuisunit pisortatigut akuerisaalluni, Inuit imartaq pillugu takorluugaat malillugu Inunnit nakkutigisaalluni aqunneqarlunilu. Pikialasorsuarmi

1 Inuit Management Authority (IMA) ilusilersorneqarsinnaavoq Australiami New Zealandimilu Nunap Inoqqaavisa Illersugaattut ilusilerlugu. Taamatut ilusilersinnaagaanni taava naggueqatigiit Inuit aqutseriaatsimik nammineq ilusilersorlugu takorluugaannut tunngaviulluarsinnaassaaq.

Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq xiii Australians, and formally recognised by the Australian ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑮᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᑦ Government as being part of its National Reserve System. ᓯᕕᑐᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ, ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ Such a designation in the Pikialasorsuaq has the potential ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂ to usher in a broader, more meaningful set of northern ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᖅ benefits and bring definition to the idea of a conservation economy for Inuit. 3. ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᕐᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᒃᑯᑦ. The recommendations of the Commission are an opportunity for Canada and Greenland to take part in ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᓲᓪᓗ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ reformulating relationships between governments and ᐃᓕᓴᖅᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ the Indigenous people they represent. ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ Further information including photos, technical ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓛᕐᒥᒻᒪᑦ. background documents and testimonies may be accessed at www.pikialasorsuaq.org as well information ᐊᑐᓕᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᐅᔫᑉ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ can be found on the Pikialasorsuaq Facebook page ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᑦ (https://www.facebook.com/pikialasorsuaq). Direct ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ communication is welcome through the Commissioners ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ. Okalik Eegeesiak ([email protected]), Kuupik Kleist ([email protected]), Eva Aariak (eva.aariak@gmail. ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦ, com), or through the technical advisors Stephanie Meakin ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ([email protected]) or Alfred Jakobsen ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ www. ([email protected]). pikialasorsuaq.org ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᕙᐃᔅ ᕗᒃ ᒪᑉᐱᒐᖓᓂ The consultative process was an important first step in (https://www.facebook.com/pikialasorsuaq). protecting the Pikialasorsuaq region but more remains to ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓚᐅᔪᑦ be done. Moving forward, the next steps include: ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᔨᑦᑎᓯᐊᖅ ([email protected]), ᑰᐱᒃ ᑭᓖᔅᑦ ([email protected]), ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ (eva.aariak@gmail. uu Initiating the development of an agreement between com), ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᖏᒃ Canada and Greenland through the appropriate ᓯᑕᐸᓂ ᒦᑭᓐ ([email protected]) municipalities, villages, hamlets and relevant ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᓃᑦ ᐊᓪᕗᕆᐊᑦ ᔭᐃᑯᑉᓴᓐ ([email protected]). organizations including Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), Qikiqitani Inuit Association (QIA), and the ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Government of Nunavut (GN), local KNAPK offices, ICC ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᒋᔭᐅᒋᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ Greenland and ICC Canada towards implementation ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᖏᓐᓂᒃ of these recommendations. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ. ᓯᕗᒧᐊᓪᓗᑎᑦ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ: uu Formalizing an Inuit Management Authority (IMA) and its terms of reference recognizing the Free, Prior uu ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓕᐅᕆᐊᙵᖅᑐᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ and Informed Consent (FPIC) of all communities, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᐊᒻᒫᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ which will be mandated to manage activities in the ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ marine environment that impact the Pikialasorsuaq; ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ and, ᑎᒥᖓ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ uu Creating a management plan including an Inuit-led ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ monitoring program. ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ.

uu ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑎᒥᑖᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ (IMA) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ (FPIC) ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᕈᑎᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

uu ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᕐᓗᓂ. u Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord) ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ Nunaqarfik Aujuittoq xiv Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq aqutsiveqarfimmik innersuussinerup avannaarsuanut iluaqutissamik Inuillu piujuartitsilluni aningaasarsiornerinut isumaat takussutississinnaavaat.

3. Naggueqatigiit Inuit killilersorneqaratik Pikialasorsuup eqqaatalu angallavigisarnissaannut aalajangersaasoqassaaq.

Paasissutissat annertunerusut soorlu assit, allagaqaatit tunuliaqutaasut oqariartuutillu www.pikialasorsuaq.org aqqutigalugu pissarsiarineqarsinnaapput. Taamatuttaaq Facebook-imi Pikialasorsuaq (https://www.facebook.com/pikialasorsuaq). Isumalioqatigiissitamut toqqaannartumik attaveqarnissamut tikilluaqquneqarpoq kinaluunniit uunga, Okalik Eegeesiak ([email protected]), Kuupik Kleist (kvk@ ggnuuk.gl), Eva Aariak ([email protected]), imaluunniit siunnersortinut Stephanie Meakin ([email protected]) aamma Alfred ER Jakobsen ([email protected]).

Pikialasorsuup eqqaatalu illersorneqarnissaanut isumasiuinerit pingaarutilimmik alloriarfiupput sulili suliassaqarpoq. Siumut alloriarnissat ilaatigut ukuupput: uu Innersuussutit atuutilersinneqarnissaannut Canadap Nunattalu akornanni isumaqatigiissummik pilersitsinissaq, kommunit, nunaqarfiit kattuffiillu attuumassutillit aqqutigalugit ilaatigut Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), Qikiqitani Inuit Association (QIA), Government of Nunavut (GN), KNAPP-qarfiit, ICC Kalaallit Nunaat aamma ICC Canada. uu Inuit Aqutsiveqarfiannik (IMA) pisortatigoortumik atuutilersitsinissaq taassumalu najoqqutassaanik inoqarfinni tamani Kiffaangissuseqartumik Siumoortumik Paasinnittumillu Akuersinermik toqqammavilimmik, taassumalu imartami Pikialasorsuarmut sunniutilimmi sammisat aqutsisuuffigissallugit pisinnaatitaaffigissavaa; aamma, uu Aqutsinissamik pilersaarusiorneq tassunga ilaatillugu Inuit aqutaannik nakkutiginninnermik najoqqutassaq Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers

Executive Summary ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑉ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ Pingaarnersiuilluni eqikkaaneq xv Acknowledgments ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖏᑦ

The Pikialasorsuaq Commissioners would like to recognize ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔪᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ and thank all the community members on the Canadian ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥ side of the Pikialasorsuaq from Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), ᓲᕐᓗᒃ ᐅᑯᓇᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Mittimatalik ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ (Pond Inlet), and Kanngiqtugaapik (Clyde River), and on the ᓯᐅᕋᐸᓗᒃ, ᖄᓈᖅ, ᓴᕕᔅᓯᕕᒃ, ᑯᖢᖅᓱᐊᖅ, ᓅᔅᓱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Greenlandic side from Siorapaluk, Qaanaaq, Savissivik, ᐅᐱᕐᓇᕕᒃ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq, and Upernavik. The hunters, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ knowledge holders, and community members gave their ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᒧᑦ ᐳᐃᒍᖁᙱᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ time freely and shared their knowledge and passion for ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ. the past, present, and future of the Pikialasorsuaq. They ᑐᙵᓱᐊᑎᑉᐸᓚᐅᕌᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓄᑦ welcomed us into their communities and homes with open ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖏᑦ. hearts. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕆᓪᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔩᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ Thanks also goes to the technical team of Alfred ER ᐊᓪᕗᕋᑦ ᔭᐃᑯᑉᓴᓐ, ᕕᔭᕐᓐ ᓕᕗᑦ, ᑯᕆᔅᑕᐳᕐ ᑎᐱᑭ, ᐹᓪ ᑯᕋᐅᓕ, Jakobsen, Stephanie Meakin, Bjarne Lyberth, Mads Ole ᓯᑕᐸᓂ ᒦᑭᓐ, ᕕᓐᓴᓐᑦ ᑎᔅᕈᓯᐅᕐᔅ, ᐊᓐᑕ ᕼᐊᓐᓴᓐ, ᕌᑉ ᐊᐅᑉ, Kristiansen, Tukuminngiaq Nykjær Olsen, Christopher ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖕ ᐃᐅᕐ ᐊᖁᑎᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑖᓲᕐᒥ ᐊᖁᑎᖓ Debicki, Paul Crowley, Vincent Desrosiers, Anda Hansen, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᓪᑉ ᔨᐊᓐᓴᓐ, ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᔩᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓵᔩᑦ Rob Aube, Claudio Aporta, Agata Durkalec, the King Air ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ pilots, the captain and crew of the Adolf Jensen, translators, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖡ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓐᑯᓐᓂ. interpreters, and the staff of ICC Canada and Greenland ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᒋᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᓛᖡᑦ who supported the Commission. The Commissioners also ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐋᓕᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᑲᑦᑐᐊᕐᕕᐊ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᓖᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ recognize the support from the Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ Piniartullu Kattuaffiat (KNAPK) local branches, the Hamlet ᑕᓖ ᓴᒻᐳ ᑐᕈ (ᐊᓛᓯᑲ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓ), ᑕᐃᓂ ᑐᒫᓐᑦ (ᕆᒧᔅᑭ Councils, Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), and Nunavut ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓ), ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᕚᕐᕗᕐ (ᒫᓂᑑᕙ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓ), Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI). Thanks to Dalee Sambo ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐃᔪᓪ ᕚᓐᒃᔅ (ᑲᓪᒍᕆ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᐊᖓ) ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ Dorough (University of Alaska), Dany Dumont (University of ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᑦ. Rimouski), David Barber (University of Manitoba), and Nigel Banks (University of Calgary) for technical and legal advice. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᙱᒃᑯᑎᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐋᓐ ᕼᐃᐊᓐᓵ This project would not have been possible without the ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ, ᒥᐊᕆ ᑑᕐᓂᑉᓰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒧᐊᕐ ᑎᒥᖓ, support of our funders The Oak Foundation, The Gordon ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ and Betty Moore Foundation, Oceans North Canada, and ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ − ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ. the World Wildlife Fund Canada – Arctic Region. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. ᖁᔭᓇᖅ. ᐊᐃᖓᐃ. Qujannamiik. Qujanaq. Aingai. xvi Qutsavigineqartut

Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitat Canadami inoqarfimmiut immikkut qutsavigerusuppai ukunaneersut: Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), Qausuittoq (Resolute Bay), Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) aamma Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) Kalaallit Nunaannilu ukunaneersut: Siorapaluk, Qaanaaq, Savissivik, Kullorsuaq, Nuussuaq, aamma Upernavik. Piniartut, immikkut ilisimasallit inoqarfimmiullu piffissaqarlutik nammineq soqutiginninnertik atorlugu ilisimasatik pereersunut, pisunut siunissamilu Pikialasorsuarmut tunngasut saqqummiummatigit. Nunagisaminnut angerlarsimaffimminnullu uummammit pisumik tikilluaqqusinerannut iluunngarluta qujangaarpugut.

Teknikikkullu suleqataasut aamma qutsavigerusuppavut ukuusut: Alfred ER Jakobsen, Bjarne Lyberth, Mads Ole Kristiansen, Tukumminnguaq Nykjær Olsen, Christopher Debicki, Paul Crowley, Stephanie Meakin, Vincent Desrosiers, Anda Hansen, Rob Aube, Claudio Aporta, Agata Durkalec, King Air-imi timmisartortartut, Adolf Jensenip naalagaa inuttaalu, nutserisut, aamma ICC Canadami nutserisut sulisullu, Kalaallit Nunaannilu Isumalioqatigiissitamut tapersersuisunut. Isumalioqatigiissitaniillu Kalaallit Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Kattuffiata immikkoortortaasalu, Hamletini Ilaasortat, Qikiqtani Inuit Association (Qeqertaalummi Inuit Peqatigiiffiata) aamma Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated-ip tapersersuinerannik. Qujavuguttaaq Dalee Sambo Dorough-mut (University of Alaska), Dany Dumont-mut (University of Rimouski), David Barberimut (University of Manitoba), Nigel Banks-imullu (University of Calgary) teknikikkut inatsisinullu tunngatillugu siunnersuinerannut.

Suliniut manna piviusunngorsinnaalerpoq tapersersuisoqarallartillugu aningaasalersuisoqarallartillugulu ukunannga: Oak Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Oceans North Canada aamma World Wildlife Fund Canada – Arctic Region. Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers Qujannamiik. Qujanaq. Aingai.

u Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord) ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ

Qutsavigineqartut xvii Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers xviii

Photo credit: Vincent Desrosiers Vincent credit: Photo People of the ice bridge: The future of the Pikialasorsuaq ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ: ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᑉ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓ Sikukkut ikaartut kinguaavi: Siunissamilu Pikialasorsuaq

Authors / ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᒥᓃᑦ / Allaaserinnittut Okalik Eegeesiak, Eva Aariak, Kuupik V. Kleist

Technical support / ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔩᑦ / Teknikikkut ikiuuttut Stephanie Meakin, Alfred ER Jakobsen, Bjarne Lyberth, Christopher Debicki, Paul Crowley, Pitseolalaq Moss-Davies, Dalee Sambo Dorough, Lori Idlout, Nigel Banks, David Barber, Dany Dumont

Translators / ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᔩᑦ / Nutserisut Kuupik V. Kleist, Bjarne Lyberth, Alfred ER Jakobsen, Eileen Kilabuk

Transcribers / ᓇᕿᑦᑕᖅᑏᑦ / Oqaaserineqartunik allattut Tukuminngiaq Nykjær Olsen, Alfred ER Jakobsen

Editing support / ᓇᑲᑎᕆᔩᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖏᑦ / Ilusilersueqataasoq Joanna MacDonald, Agata Durkalec

Layout / ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ / Ilusilersuisoq Agata Durkalec

The Pikialasorsuaq Commission was made possible through the financial support of the Oak Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the World Wildlife Foundation and Oceans North Canada.

ᐱᑭᐊᓚᓱᖅᓱᐊᖅ ᑲᒥᓴᙱᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐆᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ, ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕕᐊᑎ ᒧᐊᕐ ᑎᒥᖓᖓ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕ.

Pikialasorsuaq pillugu Isumalioqatigiissitat sulisinnaalerput aningaasaateqarfinniit ukunaniit aningaasaliiffigineqarnikkut: Oak Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the World Wildlife Foundation kiisalu Oceans North Canada.

© 1986 Panda symbol WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund) / © ᓴᐃᓃᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓅᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᔾᔪᐊᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓲᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᓯᖏᓄᑦ (ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᔾᔪᐊᒻᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᑦ) ® “WWF” is a WWF Registered Trademark / “WWF” ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᔾᔪᐊᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ WWF-ᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᓂᖓᓐᓂᒃ

t Facing page, clockwise from top: Eva Aariak with her family relatives from Avanersuaq; Rhoda Koonoo at the community hearing in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet); Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᒪᑉᐱᒐᖓᓂ, ᖁᓛᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᒻᒧᑦ: ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᕙᓂᖅᓱᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ; ᕉᑕ ᑯᓄ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᖅᑎᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ; ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ

Qulaaniit nalunaaqutaq malillugu: Eva Aariak, avanersuarmilu ilaqutartaani assiliseqatigai. Rhoda Koonoo, Mittimatalimmi innuttaasunik ataatsimiititsinermit. Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay)

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