Co-operative Management of Auyuittuq National Park: Moving Towards Greater Emphasis and Recognition of Indigenous Aspirations for the Management of Their Lands

• Main Authors: Jacobson, C L, Manseau, Micheline, Mouland, Gary, Brown, Amy, Nakashuk, Andrew, Etooangat, Billy, Nakashuk, Matthew, Siivola, Delia, Kaki, Leesee-Mary, Kapik, Jaypetee, Evic, Manasa, Kennianak, Abraham, Koonelieusee, Davidee
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2016
• Subjects: FoR 1604 (Human Geography); protected areas management; Aboriginal knowledge; co-operative management; Aboriginal land claim; Nunavut; Canada; Pangnirtung; Auyuittuq National Park; inuit; Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25035-9_1

Auyuittuq National Park (Nunavut, Canada) was first established in 1976 as a national park reserve under the National Parks Act of Canada. It was subsequently established as a national park in 2001 pursuant to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA). Park governance is currently a co-operative mana...