“It’s a way to help get Inuit back on the land,” says Crystal Allen, cultural program manager with the Nunatsiavut Government. “This project is going to help them get out and get back to ...

One critical place this can happen when projects are proposed to take place on Inuit-owned lands is through the negotiation of Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreements. “We want to see Inuit lead in ...

The Inuit in the north were the last of the aboriginal peoples to arrive in North America, coming by sea from Siberia around 2,000 BC, long after the land bridge had disappeared. They settled in a ...

Inuit-owned businesses provide 25% of contracted services, driving local economic growth. The Agreement also includes a financial component, including profit sharing with local Inuit communities.

Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt. When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into the ocean, leaving fresh ...