L’Arctique et l’internationalisme inuit
The driving force behind Inuit interest in international affairs has been the determination to solve the problems of under-development, environmental damage, social injustice, inadequate legal recognition and limited or non-existent self-government. To assist in the solution of these problems, the I...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:702463ar 2023-05-15T14:55:01+02:00 L’Arctique et l’internationalisme inuit Jull, Peter 1989 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/702463ar https://doi.org/10.7202/702463ar fr fre Institut québécois des hautes études internationales Érudit Études internationales vol. 20 no. 1 (1989) Tous droits réservés © Études internationales, 1989 text 1989 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/702463ar 2013-03-29T19:13:57Z The driving force behind Inuit interest in international affairs has been the determination to solve the problems of under-development, environmental damage, social injustice, inadequate legal recognition and limited or non-existent self-government. To assist in the solution of these problems, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) was founded in 1977. The Conference, which is presently headed by a Canadian Inuit (Mary Simon), holds a general assembly every three years and serves as the vehicle for overall Inuit identity and interests in the world. This identity has been developed in spite of international boundaries and East-West conflicts. Thus, the next general assembly, to be held in Sisimiut (Green-land) in 1989, will be the first where Soviet Inuit will join their kin from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They will continue to address such fundamental issues as: the development of an overall Arctic policy the protection of the environment; sustainable development; international aboriginal rights; and the ongoing militarization of the Arctic, which is a cause of great concern to all Inuit. Text Arctic Greenland inuit Sisimiut Alaska Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Arctic Canada Greenland Sisimiut ENVELOPE(-53.674,-53.674,66.939,66.939) Études internationales 20 1 115 130 |
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The driving force behind Inuit interest in international affairs has been the determination to solve the problems of under-development, environmental damage, social injustice, inadequate legal recognition and limited or non-existent self-government. To assist in the solution of these problems, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) was founded in 1977. The Conference, which is presently headed by a Canadian Inuit (Mary Simon), holds a general assembly every three years and serves as the vehicle for overall Inuit identity and interests in the world. This identity has been developed in spite of international boundaries and East-West conflicts. Thus, the next general assembly, to be held in Sisimiut (Green-land) in 1989, will be the first where Soviet Inuit will join their kin from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They will continue to address such fundamental issues as: the development of an overall Arctic policy the protection of the environment; sustainable development; international aboriginal rights; and the ongoing militarization of the Arctic, which is a cause of great concern to all Inuit. |
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