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A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic, Inuit Circumpolar Council, April 2009.
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2009
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General
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Indigenous Peoples
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ICC
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Contains 4 main themes with 30 items.
1. Inuit and the Arctic
2. The Evolving Nature of Sovereignty in the Arctic
3. Inuit, the Arctic and Sovereignty: Looking Forward
4. A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic
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Declaration
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641_declaration12x18vicechairssigned.pdf
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642
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Alaska Federation of Natives 2017 Annual Convention Resolution 17-20 Title: In Support of Creating an Oil Spill Response Initiative
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2017
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Emergenncy
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Indigenous Peoples
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Alaska Federation of Natives
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The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska and its membership includes 185 federally recognized tribes, 177 village corporations, 12 regional corporations and 11 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and compact to run federal and state programs: and WHEREAS: the mission of AFN is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic, and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community: and WHEREAS: an increase in offshore vessel and tanker traffic is occurring, and with that, the increased potential for a catastrophic oil or contaminants spill: and WHEREAS: such a spill would have severe impacts on the ocean, coastal and riverine environments, as well as to any subsistence resources that may occupy those environments: and WHEREAS: Tribes and communities throughout Alaska are ill-prepared to handle and do not have the resources available to help mitigate such a disaster. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the delegates of the 2017 Annual Convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives that AFN supports the commitment of greater attention and increased resources by responsible federal and State of Alaska officials in order to address the common concern with regards to preparedness for, responses to, and recovery from spills of oil and hazardous substances that is shared among those whose existence is reliant upon the well-being of our coastal areas. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that AFN is to take all measures possible to facilitate an initiative for marine spill prevention and response along Alaskaƒ??s coasts.
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642_2017 AFN Convention Resolution 17-20 Oil Spill Initiative.pdf
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643
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ALASKAN INUIT FOOD SECURITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: HOW TO ASSESS THE ARCTIC FROM AN INUIT PERSPECTIVE Technical Report Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska 2015
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2015
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Science Research IK
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Indigenous Peoples
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Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska
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define food security, identify what the drivers (or causes) of
food (in)security are, create a conceptual framework and
provide an assessment process to determine Alaskan Inuit
food security A Project Led by Alaskan Inuit
Over a three-and-a-half-year period, a group of IK holders, regional youth representatives and two cultural anthropologists acted as the Food Security Advisory Committee. The Committee guided ICCAlaska through the development, implementation and analysis of information gathered. The final products of the project are the result of 146 Inuit contributing authors ƒ?? a title fitting for those who provided all concepts, philosophies and recommendations that have come out of this project.
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Report
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Government, Organizations, Indigenous peoples, local communities
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Indigenous knowledge, co-management
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Indigenous knowledge, self governance, co-management
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Planning, Throughout operations
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semi-directive interviews: community engagement: public participation: workshops
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Move toward a co-production of knowledge approach, based
on the use of both IK and science. Through this approach,
IK and science are not translated into each other. Overall Recommendations
Recommendations generated from this project are meant to inform possible actions that should be taken by Inuit organizations, state and federal agencies, environmental non-governmental organizations, policymakers, resource managers and all others who engage in the Alaska Arctic. Some recommendations address large-scale changes needed in decision-making processes or information needed to build baseline data, while others address issues of inequality. Each recommendation is categorized under baseline data and research needs or under the dimensions and tools that make up the food security conceptual framework.
There are 11 Suggested Actions to Support Assessments, Creation of Baseline Data and Research, There are 11 Suggested Actions Listed Under the Inuit Culture Dimension of Food Security, there are 6 Suggested Actions Listed Under the Availability Dimension of Food Security, There are 4 Suggested Actions Listed Under the Accessibility Dimension of Food Security, There are 7 Suggested Actions Listed Under Health and Wellness Dimension of Food Security, There are 4 Suggested Actions Listed Under Stability Dimension of Food Security, There are 3 Suggested Actions Listed Under the Decision-Making Power and Management Dimension of Food Security, and there are 16 Suggested Actions Listed Under Tools That Support the Six Dimensions of Food Security
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643_Food-Security-Full-Technical-Report.pdf
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644
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Application of IK in the Arctic Council, Inuit Circumpolar Council
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General
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Indigenous Peoples
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ICC
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Indigenous knowledge is a systematic way of thinking applied to phenomena across biological, physical, cultural and spiritual systems. It includes insights based on evidence acquired through direct and long-term experiences and extensive and multigenerational observations, lessons and skills. It has developed over millennia and is still developing in a living process, including knowledge acquired today and in the future, and it is passed on from generation to generation. Outline 7 fundamental concepts.
1. Research needs and objectives to be identified by both Permanent Participants (PPs) and Arctic States. Under such an approach both will benefit equally from the project, respecting that each group may have differing views on value of outputs.
2. Project funding utilized to gather data from both sources of knowledge and to employ IK holders and scientific experts.
3. PPs provide evaluation of which projects or work themes include the need to utilize IK and to which extent.
4. Culturally appropriate methodologies are utilized to gain information from IK holders such as, semi-directive interviews, three-dimensional modeling through the creation of maps, etc.
5. Employment of a participatory approach, where appropriate. A participatory approach ensures that information is gathered from both sources of knowledge and the analysis of this information is done with both sources of knowledge, or ways of thinking. Under such an approach, a fish ecologist and IK holder with expertise in fish will work together from conception to analysis.
6. IK methodologies and final products are peer reviewed and validated by IK holders. With a clear understanding that IK holds its own methodologies and objectives one can begin to appreciate the importance in not attempting to translate one source of knowledge into the other. Scientific information is analyzed with a perspective uniquely trained to scientists. The same is true of IK. While the two sources of knowledge may complement each other in many cases, they are not the same and should be appreciated for what each is able to bring to the table.
7. Knowledge is exchanged mutually between scientists and IK holders in plain language (using translation where appropriate/required) with regards to the scientific aspect of the project.
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644_Application of Indigenous Knowledge in the Arctic Council.pdf
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645
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Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Way of Life
RAIPON contribution to the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Inari, 9-10 October 2002
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2002
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General
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Indigenous Peoples
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RAIPON - Arctic Council
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Contains some recommendations and builds on a survey (not included)
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645_MM03_Traditional_Way_English-RAIPON.pdf
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646
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Arctic IÇñupiat will speak for themselves, Opinion by Sayers Tuzroyluk, Sr.President, Voice of the Arctic Inupiat, July 14, 2016
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2016
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Resource Development
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Indigenous Peoples
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Voice of the Arctic Inupiat
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An opinion piece by the President of VOAI about a letter from 350 Scientists urging President Obama to not include the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas in the new 5-year lease schedule. Sayers accuses the scientists of using Inupiat to further their goals but did not consult or express the Inupiat view.
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ƒ?½ climate change and ecosystem policy
ƒ?½ Inupiat left out of the discussion
ƒ?½ Consultation (lack of)
ƒ?½ Engagement
ƒ?½ Sharing scientific results (lack of)
ƒ?½ Balance
ƒ?½ Traditional Knowledge
ƒ?½ Subsistence
ƒ?½ Cash Economy
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646_Opinion-by-S.-Tuzroyluk-Scientists-Ltr-Reaction.pdf
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647
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Bering Sea Elders-Trump-Alaska Delegation-repeal of Bering Sea Resilience Area EO, Alex DeMarban April 29, 2017, Alaska Dispatch News
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2017
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Management
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Indigenous Peoples
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Bering Sea Elders
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Bering Sea Elders scold the Alaska Congressional Delegation over not advising Tump to not overturn the establishment of the Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area and joint management board.
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New Opinion Piece
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647_Bering Sea Elders-Trump-Alaska Delegation-repeal of Bering Sea Resilience Area EO.docx
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648
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BLM NPRA REGIONAL MITIGATION STRATEGY COMMENTS Voice of the Arctic Inupiat by Sayers Tuzroyluk, Sr. President
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2016
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Resource Development
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Indigenous Peoples
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Voice of the Arctic Inupiat
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Comments to federal land managers on Regional Mitigation Strategy for National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
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Comments Government Strategy
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Short Quotes:
We are very disheartened by the Draft RMS because we feel our voice have been lost in the confusing and ambiguous RMS process. As the leadership of the North Slope, we simply do not understand why BLM is ignoring the local people whom the RMS is supposed to benefit. VOA/ is discouraged that the RMS process which was established to offset subsistence impacts to the Inupiat people has been removed from our control and, in the future, our input will continue to be eroded. BLM must prioritize feedback from local stakeholders and allow local stakeholders to shape this process. Without local buy in, VOA/ is concerned that the RMS will become a useless system which gets buried in bureaucracy and does not benefit the local people. Lastly, we need to slow the pace of the process to allow our entities and communities to catch-up to the RMS process and become more informed. Many of the general community members have not even been exposed to the Draft RMS and VOA! has not had sufficient opportunity to contribute to this process in a meaningful manner. VOAI is concerned that BLM is attempting to impose policies and processes on the Inupiat people and our region without even allowing an opportunity for us to engage in the process, comprehend the materials, or
propose meaningful feedback to be incorporated.
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648_VOAI-Draft-RMS-Comments-12-29-16.pdf
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649
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Circumpolar Inuit Economic Summit ƒ??Setting the Agenda for Our Futureƒ?, Okalik Eegeesiak | Anchorage, Alaska | March 28, 2017 An Inuit Vision for Arctic Economic Development
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2017
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General
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Indigenous Peoples
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ICC
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Touches on economic opportunities, cultural appropriation, mining, oil and gas, and others.
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Speech
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649_circumpolar_inuit_economic_summit_chairs_speeche_march_28.pdf
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650
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Indegenous and Local Ecological Knowledge and NOAA. A report from the NOAA Science Advisory Board.
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2017
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Governement, USA
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NOAA Science Advisory Board
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650_SAB Mtg Apr2017 ILEK report to NOAA.pdf
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