Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Inuvialuit Self Government Office Tradition and Good Government Presentation to the First Northern Governance Policy Research Conference November 3-5, 2009
Inuvialuit Self Government Office Tradition and Good Government The presentation includes: • Background • Inuvialuit Regional Corporation • Inuvialuit Self Government Office • Research Towards Self Government • What has been done • Inuvialuit Government Representation • Powers of the Inuvialuit Government • What remains to be done to Final Agreement
The Inuvialuit (The Real People) Exist in our homeland for many generations It includes the following six communities: • Aklavik • Ulukhaktok • Sachs Harbour • Tuktoyaktuk • Paulatuk • Inuvik
The Inuvialuit (The Real People) Excerpts from an Archaeological report from 1998: “Archaeological excavation was undertaken at the Tiktalik site, located near Pearce Point on the southern coast of Amundsen Gulf. The site is named for a Sachs Harbour elder, Susie Tiktalik, now deceased. Artifacts recovered from Tiktalik suggest an early occupation date, perhaps in or near the 12th century A.D. “ “The Cache Point site, located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie River, is the earliest lnuvialuit beluga whale-hunting site known from the region. An unexpected surprise was the presence of several earlier Palaeo-Eskimo stone tools, which closely match similar Alaskan tools perhaps as much as 4000 years old.” (This Information copied from PWNHC website)
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and Inuvialuit Community Corporations. • IRC was established with the overall responsibility of managing the affairs of the Settlement as outlined in the IFA. • Through a democratic process, Inuvialuit beneficiaries directly control IRC and its subsidiaries. • Each Inuvialuit community - Aklavik, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok - has a community corporation (CC) with elected directors. • The directors of the six community corporations elect the Chair/Chief Executive Officer of IRC. The Chairs of each CC, together with the Chair of IRC, form the IRC Board of Directors.
Inuvialuit Corporate Group SACHS AKLAVIK INUVIK PAULATUK TUKTOYAKTUK ULUKHAKTOK HARBOUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CORPORATION CORPORATION COPORATION CORPORATION CORPORATION CORPORATION INUVIALUIT REGIONAL CORPORATION INUVIALUIT COMMUNITY ILA INUVIALUIT LAND SELF GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION OFFICE DIVISION INUVIALUIT INUVIALUIT INUVIALUIT INUVIALUIT LAND INVESTMENT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CORPORATION CORPORATION CORPORATION
Inuvialuit Self Government Office • This Office reports and receives direction from the IRC and Inuvialuit CC’s. Regional Staff: • Bob Simpson, Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation • Vince Teddy, Inuvialuit Self Government Negotiator • Kathy Wolki, Community Development Division and Self Government Assistant • John M. Olynyk, Lawson Lundell, Legal Counsel • Jean Guertin, Tax Advisor • Grahame Dargo, Implementation Advisor
Inuvialuit Self Government Office Community Staff: Community Development Facilitators (CDF’s): • Aklavik, Eva Gordon • Ulukhaktok, Janet Kanayok • Inuvik, Beverly Lennie • Paulatuk, Albert Ruben • Sachs Harbour, Lucy Kudlak • Tuktoyaktuk, Rose Mary Lundrigan
Inuvialuit Self Government Office • The Self government office receives funding from the federal government to negotiate a self government agreement on behalf of the IRC and Inuvialuit. • The Director of Intergovernmental Relations and the Inuvialuit Self Government Negotiator represent the IRC and Inuvialuit at the negotiation table. • The negotiation table meets on a monthly basis. The negotiation table produces an agenda and a ‘to do list’ for the monthly sessions.
Research Towards Self Government We have conducted surveys, research and studied a variety of matters for self government. Here is a sample of some research: 1. Survey: a question was on the model of government the Inuvialuit leadership would prefer: a stand alone aboriginal government; a public government; an integrated aboriginal and public government; 2. Survey: a question on the type of powers or jurisdictions for Inuvialuit to include within the self government agreement; 3. Administration of justice and policing: visited and interviewed people involved in the justice fields in Canada and northern Quebec (Makkivik region).
Research Towards Self Government 4. Nis’gaa Agreement: visited and discussed self government implementation with the Nis’gaa negotiators. 5. Government models, organizations and costing exercise: researched many other government organizational models including the GNWT governance system and organizational model. 6. Aboriginal constitutions: compared provisions of the Nis’gaa, T’licho and Labrador Inuit constitutions in relation to the Inuvialuit constitution.
Research Towards Self Government 7. Conducted a traditional governance research project with Gwich’in and Inuvialuit Elders and published the results. 8. Numerous subject matter research including: Education (kindergarten to Grade 12 education); Heritage Resources; Licensing and regulations used for Inuvialuit lands permitting system; Taxation powers; Financial arrangements for Aboriginal and Canadian government institutions; legal issues related to concurrency, conflict of laws and consultation provisions; Constitutional protection and legal standing for aboriginal agreements; and application of government standards; These activities have been ongoing since formal negotiations began in 1996 to present day and will continue to final agreement.
What has been done Generally the negotiating parties have completed a draft of an Agreement-in-Principle that expresses in final agreement detail the structure and powers of the Inuvialuit Government. In addition other work has begun on: • A draft Inuvialuit Constitution • An Intergovernmental Service Agreement and Agency for the Inuvialuit Self Government Agreement • Community and regional models of government and their core organizational requirements to determine self- government costs • Principles for the Financial Arrangements in the Inuvialuit Self Government Agreement
Inuvialuit Government Representation Ataniq (Leader) Elected 2 representatives 2 representatives by all Paulatuk Community Sachs Harbour Inuvialuit Council Community Council 2 representatives 2 representatives Tuktoyaktuk Inuvik Community Community Council Council Inuvialuit Government 2 representatives 2 representatives Council Aklavik Community Ulukhaktok Council 13 Community Council representatives
Powers of the Inuvialuit Government include: (listed in no particular order) • K-12 Education • Out of School Care • Post -Secondary Education • Student Support Services • Wills and Estates • Marriage • Economic Development and Tourism • Intergovernmental Relations and Arrangements • Community Public Government • Health
Powers of the Inuvialuit Government include (continued) • Adoption • Child and Family Services and Social Services • Income Support • Social Housing • Early Childhood Education • Guardianship & Trusteeship • Financing Agreement(s) & Own Source Revenue Agreement • Taxation • Use, Management and Control of Inuvialuit Final Agreement Rights, Benefits and Lands
Powers of the Inuvialuit Government include (continued) • Heritage Resources and Management • Justice and Policing • Culture and Language Other chapters include: • Definitions and Interpretations • General Provisions • Constitutional Protection - Orderly Process • Dispute Resolution • Review and Amendment • Implementation, Training and Capacity Building • Transition • Preamble and Schedules
What remains to be done There are a few major outstanding issues, primarily with GNWT to achieve an Agreement-in-Principle: • GNWT CPO’s and Inuvialuit Standards; • Intergovernmental Agreements and public health management; • Education Curriculum; • Post Secondary Education; • Heritage Resources; • Community Public Government – guaranteed participation; • Financial arrangements will need to be negotiated • Implementation Plan and Intergovernmental Agreement will need to be completed
Quyanainni... Thank you….
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