Inuit Statements and Press Releases

Arctic Sovereignty

The Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty
A Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic
Source http://inuitcircumpolar.com/files/uploads/icc-files/declaration12x18vicechairssigned.pdf

Inuit Circumpolar Council - Presserelease Arctic Sovereignty
Inuit Launch Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty, Press Release, April 28, 2009
Source http://inuitcircumpolar.com/files/uploads/icc-files/PR-2009-04-28-CircumpolarInuitLaunchDeclarationonArcticSovereignty.pdf

Arctic Policy

UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
National Inuit Leader welcomes Government of Canada´s Endorsement on “UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-release/national-inuit-leader-welcomes-government-canada%E2%80%99s-endorsement-un-declaration-rights-i

Mary Simon - Remarks to Canada´s opposition to UN Declaration
Remarks by Mary Simon to the Canadian Council on International Law on Climate Change, Canada´s opposition to the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights and the EU import ban on seal products, October 19, 2010
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/speeches/remarks-canadian-council-international-law-conference

Arctic Coastal State Summit - Inuit Critic
Inuit Organization calls on Ottawa to include Inuit in Arctic Coastal State Summit in Gatineau 2010
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/national-inuit-organization-calls-ottawa-include-inuit-arctic-summit

Northern Strategy
Inuit respond to Federal Government´s “Northern Strategy”, July 28, 2009
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-release/inuit-respond-federal-government%E2%80%99s-northern-strategy-partnership-inuit-should-be-stren

Inuit Circumpolar Council - Nuuk Declaration 2010
Nuuk Declaration of the Inuit Circumpolar Council “Inoqatigiinneq – Sharing Life”, adopted by the 11th General Assembly in Nuuk, June 28 – July 2, 2010
Source http://inuitcircumpolar.com/files/uploads/icc-files/nuukdeclaration.pdf

Economic Development

Inuit Declaration on Resource Development, May 2011
Inuit Declaration on Resource Development, May 2011
Source http://inuitcircumpolar.com/files/uploads/icc-files/Declaration_on_Resource_Development_A3_FINAL.pdf

Inuit seek Temporary Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling
Inuit call for moratorium in off shore oil drilling, 26. Mai 2010
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/national-inuit-leader-says-canada-should-invoke-temporary-moratorium-off

EU-Ban on Seal Products

1 ITK Statement on EU Seal Ban, Sept. 2011
Inuit Statement concerning court ruling on EU Seal Ban, Sept. 14, 2011
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-release/itk-statement-inuit-disappointed-eu-court-ruling-seal-ban

2 Inuit Sue EU on Seal Ban, Jan. 2010
Inuit Sue EU on Seal Ban , January 13, 2010
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/inuit-sue-european-union-eu-overturn-seal-product-import-ban-defending-i

3 Inuit Call EU Seal Product Ban Cynical, July2009
Inuit call EU Ban Cynical and Unjustified, July 27, 2009
Source ttp://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/inuit-call-eu-seal-product-ban-cynical-and-unjustified

4 Inuit Call for WTO Action against EU Seal Ban, May 2009
Inuit Call for WTO Action, May 5, 2009
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-release/inuit-call-canada-take-immediate-action-wto-following-eu-vote-banning-seal-imports

5 Inuit on proposed EU Seal Ban, March 2009
Inuit: EU knows that Seal Ban would be Unlawful, March 27, 2009
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/itkicc-press-release-inuit-canada-european-union-knows-proposed-seal-ban

6 Inuit Reject Call For EU Seal Ban, July 2008
Inuit reject call for EU Seal Ban, July 15, 2008
Source http://www.itk.ca/media-centre/media-releases/inuit-reject-call-european-union-wide-seal-ban