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Inuit Values and Worldview: Their Importance in Protecting the Arctic
- 1. Inuit Values and Worldview Our Importance in Protecting the Arctic EECOM 2011
- 4. National Parks in Nunavut Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada Sirmilik National Park of Canada Auyuittuq National Park of Canada Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada
- 24. Questions??? Garry Enns External Relations Manager, Parks Canada (867) 975 4660 [email_address]
Editor's Notes
- The words – protect and present, public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment and present and future generation are bolded because these are like integrating into one another.
- Inuktitut –two different Inuktitut languages to consider throughout the territory The 2 different Inuktitut Languages are Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun (mainly in Kitikmeot region). Inuktitut is common across Nunavut, with many different dialects.
- The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement – and the impact of the NLCA on the work of Parks Canada’s Nunavut Field Unit The Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement – and the impact of the IIBA’s on the work of Parks Canada’s Nunavut Filed Unit
- Make a list of values, ethics, and guiding principles - you were taught and that you grew up with Compare and discuss Their Origins Their impact on personal and professional decision Their application in your work as an environmental educator
- The 8 guiding principles
- Application of these principles Through the NLCA Through IIBA’s In community and family decision making Example: There is no one word in Inuktitut for conservation – this is one of the areas where the Inuit belief is wordless but it is practiced
- Four National Parks have been created from the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement – seen as vital to the protection and preservation of the Inuit way of life Organization within Parks Canada’s NFU To preserve and protect – responsibility of the Resource Conservation Division as well as of each park’s operational unit Natural as well as cultural and historic resources involves protecting ecological integrity To present and promote – this to encourage visitation but also to develop an understanding and awareness Organization within the NFU To prevent and protect – this is a safety role we take very seriously in NFU Eg Polar bear safety Avalanche awareness To present and promote – to encourage visitation but also to develop a public awareness and understanding of Canada’s special places – natural and cultural
- Nunavut Field Unit needs their approval and input in new and existing projects
- Comprise of community members who usually report back to the local community
- Inuit Knowledge Project –recording from Inuit elders about Inuit Knowledge including sea ice conditions, place names, using seal oil lamp and others
- This workshop was created to inform Inuit about Species at Risk legislation and process There was a lot of negativity with this legislation due to improper understanding of the process This project was created to work with Inuit values and understanding, to get more input from the north if a species were to be listed
- 1) Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Parks Canada coordinated and created a Species at Risk presentation for Nunavut residents and to follow Nunavut guidelines. Nunavut has specific guidelines and process compared to the other Territories and provinces. 2) Inuktitut terminology committee was formed - this included the federal departments, translators and an elder - this committee main objective was to revise and create words in Inuktitut that did not exist in the Species at Risk language Inuktitut terminology committee was formed - this included the federal departments, translators and an elder
- 3) This project was piloted with Nunavut federal organizations staff- to see what works and what will not work for the Inuit culture 4) Pilot workshop was done in Iqaluit with the Hunters and Trappers Organizations and some wildlife organizations – again to see what works and what doesn’t 5) Delivered in some communities and Nunavut wildlife organizations
- It will be 3 Committees in the fall.
- QIA – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is aimed at representing the interests of the Inuit of the Baffin Region, High Arctic and Belcher Islands in a fair and democratic way. ITK – Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national Inuit organization in Canada, representing four Inuit regions – Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories. Inuit Heritage Trust - The Inuit Heritage Trust is dedicated to the preservation, enrichment and protection of Inuit cultural heritage and identity embodied in Nunavut's archaeology sites, ethnographic resources and traditional place names. The Trust's activities are based on the principle of respect for the traditional knowledge and wisdom of our Elders. Inuktitut Living Dictionary – English-French-Inuktitut online dictionary