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The ISR includes both Crown Lands and Inuvialuit Private Lands. Most of the ISR is represented by Nunakput, the territorial electoral district, meaning "our land" in Inuvialuktun. [5] The ISR is one of the four Inuit regions of Canada, collectively known as Inuit Nunangat, [6] represented by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK).
English: Locator map showing current (c. 2019) Indigenous settlement regions in Northwest Territories, Canada. Boundaries derived from written descriptions where possible. Physical geography derived from NaturalEarth dataset.
English: Locator map showing full (c. 2019) extent of the Inuvialuit settlement region across Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. Boundaries derived from textual and federal government sources. Boundaries derived from textual and federal government sources.
The area of the land covered by the Inuvialuit Settlement Region is 521,707.68 km 2 (201,432.46 sq mi). Aklavik ( Aklavik Indian Band , Ehdiitat Gwich’in Council ) and Inuvik ( Nihtat Gwich’in Council ) are shared with the Gwich’in people, who are represented by the Gwich’in Tribal Council .
Inuit Nunangat (/ ˈ ɪ nj u ɪ t ˈ n u n æ ŋ æ t /; Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ /inuit nunaŋat/; translated as "the place where Inuit live" [2]), formerly Inuit Nunaat, refers to the land, water, and ice of the homeland of Inuit in Canada.
Aklavik is one of the few places in the NWT to be included within two different land claims areas, being part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and the Gwich'in Settlement Region. [11] [12] The Inuvialuit, whose claim, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement was settled in 1984, [13] are represented by the Aklavik Community Corporation. It forms part ...
Inuvialuit still use the island seasonally for hunting, fishing, and as a place to camp while travelling. In 1978, a land claims agreement was reached in principle between the Inuvialuit and the Government of Canada. By 1984, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA), which led to the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, was in place.
Land and self-government treaties with First Nations, Inuvialuit , and Métis groups recognise a significant amount of authority for their governments to manage land use within agreed-upon areas. These areas are each much larger than the area fully owned by the indigenous government.