Inuvialuit Perspectives on MPA Standards in the ISR National Advisory Panel on MPA Standards

June 1, 2018 Bob Simpson & Jennifer Parrott Inuvik, NT

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Principles of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement

• The 3 major goals of the IFA are:

• to preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity and values within a changing northern society;

• to enable Inuvialuit to be equal and meaningful participants in the northern and national economy and society; and

• to protect and preserve the Arctic wildlife, environment and biological productivity.

IFA & MPA Standards

• Article 16.(2) Canada and the Inuvialuit agree that the economic measures set out in this section should relate to and support achievement of the following objectives:

(a) full Inuvialuit participation in the northern Canadian economy; and

(b) Inuvialuit integration into Canadian society through development of an adequate level of economic self-reliance and a solid economic base.

• Jurisprudence: The Crown has a duty to consult and accommodate decisions made with respect to settlement lands and marine areas where rights may be negatively impacted.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

• Article 3 Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

• Article 18 Indigenous peoples have the right to participate in decision-making in matters which would affect their rights, through representatives chosen by themselves in accordance with their own procedures, as well as to maintain and develop their own indigenous decision-making institutions.

• Article 32 (1) Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources.

Occupancy in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

1976 Land Use and Occupancy 1976 Land Use and Occupancy

Leaders in Conservation

2008 Community Conservation Plans 2018 Areas of Conservation

Actions to Support Baseline Monitoring

Areas of Significance for Harvest

Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC)

Six community Hunters and Trappers Committees (HTC)

Wildlife Management Advisory Council (NWT)

Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope)

Fisheries Joint Management Committee

Environmental Impact Screening Committee

Environmental Impact Review Board

Wildlife Harvesting and Management

Principles for Wildlife Harvesting and Management - Sections 14(1) to 14(5), include: • 14. (1) Conservation Principles • 14. (2) Integrated wildlife and land management

regime • 14. (3) Consultation • 14. (4) Integration of Inuvialuit into all bodies,

functions and decisions pertaining to wildlife management is recognized as a key means of protecting and preserving the Arctic environment.

• 14. (5) Employ Traditional and Scientific knowledge Photo Credit?

Current MPAs in the ISR: TNMPA & ANMPA

On-Going Consideration for MPA Management

• Research • Need for science & TLK to establish MPAs with any degree of accuracy • Need for an on-going research capacity • Need for on-going and consistent indicators to monitor existing MPAs • Need for on-going community-based monitoring program

• Process • Respect for local & regional processes

• Ahead of international standards

• Respect for Rights under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement • Results from RSEA should form the basis of any new MPA selection