Inuvialuit Settlement Region
The Inuvialuit Settlement Region, abbreviated as ISR (Inuinnaqtun: Inuvialuit Nunangit Sannaiqtuaq – INS; French: Région désignée des Inuvialuit – RDI), located in Canada's western Arctic, was designated in 1984 in the Inuvialuit Final Agreement by the Government of Canada for the Inuvialuit people. It spans 90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi) of land, mostly above the tree line, and includes several subregions: the Beaufort Sea, the Mackenzie River delta, the northern portion of Yukon ("Yukon North Slope"), and the northwest portion of the Northwest Territories. The ISR includes both Crown Lands and Inuvialuit Private Lands.
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Inuvialuit Nunangit Sannaiqtuaq | |
|---|---|
Region | |
Inuvik, the largest community in the region | |
ISR in Yukon and NWT | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territories | Northwest Territories Yukon |
| Inuvialuit Final Agreement | 1984 |
| Subregions | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Directors |
| • Chair & CEO | Duane Ningaqsiq Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 435,000 km2 (168,000 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,336 |
| • Density | 0.012/km2 (0.032/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Indigenous | Inuvialuktun Siglitun Uummarmiutun Inuinnaqtun Inuit Uukturausingit (?) |
| • Settler | English |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Website | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation |
| The Northwest Territories area of the ISR is on MST but Herschel Island, Yukon is on PST (UTC−08:00) and PDT (UTC−07:00) | |
| Inu- ᐃᓄ- / nuna ᓄᓇ "person" / "land" | |
|---|---|
| Person | Inuvialuk |
| People | Inuvialuit |
| Language | Inuvialuktun; Uukturausingit |
| Country | Inuvialuit Nunangit, Inuit Nunangat ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ |
The ISR is one of the four Inuit regions of Canada, collectively known as Inuit Nunangat, represented by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). The other regions include Nunatsiavut in Labrador, Nunavik in northern Quebec, and the territory of Nunavut. The ISR is the homeland of the Inuvialuit. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, established in 1986 as the receiver of the lands and financial compensation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, is controlled by the Inuvialuit population and is responsible for ISR operations. From 1996 until 2016, Nellie Cournoyea, former Premier of the Northwest Territories, was the Chair and CEO of the Board. She had been elected nine times before declining to run again. In 2016, Duane Ningaqsiq Smith, was elected to replace her and was re-elected in 2019.
The Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database contains descriptions of thousands of publications and research projects about the ISR. It is maintained by the Joint Secretariat—Inuvialuit Renewable Resource Committees and the Arctic Science and Technology Information System. Funding comes from Shell Canada and MGM Energy.