Inuvialuit Final Agreement

This Wednesday June 5, 2024, Inuvialuit celebrate 40 years of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement! The ICS team filmed some of the celebration earlier today in Inuvik and Sachs Harbour.

 Host Aiden Kunnizzi walks us through the Inuvialuit Day festivities in Inuvik, celebrating the 39th anniversary of the signing of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. We learn about the history of the the agreement (the first comprehensive land claim agreement signed north of the 60th parallel), get to hear some music from local artists, and some Inuvilauit drum dancers.… Leer más

Robert & Agnes Kuptana discuss the importance of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and the process involved in its negotiating and implementation spearheaded by COPE organizer Nellie Cournoyea. Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society. First broadcast on Uvagut TV on May 24th, 2023.