1. Progress in the context of the NLCA and how to keep moving forward
Senator Dennis Patterson
Nunavut Trade Show
Iqaluit, NU
September 21, 2016

2. 25 Years of Progress

3. Signing of Agreement in Principle in 1993
April 1, 1999
Signing of Agreement in Principle in 1993
(L-R) Dennis Patterson, Paul Quassa, Tom Siddon

4. (L-R) Tom Siddon, Brian Mulroney, Dennis Patterson

5. “New Owners in their Own Land”
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‘New Owners in their Own Land: Minerals and Inuit Land Claims’ is a well-researched treatment of the institutional, political, and personal conflicts that guided the process of the Nunavut land claim negotiations. McPherson carefully considers the connection between resource development stemming from the days of oil and gas exploration in the Arctic in the 1960s and the the Inuit’s ensuing battle for self determination.

6. “In the eastern Arctic, the Inuit have bargained hard to acquire areas of high mineral potential, including existing mining claims and leases. Their land-claim agreement is quite specific in its requirement for developers to pass benefits of resource development on to Inuit residents.”
- Tom Hoefer, 1992

7. Inuit Owned Lands

8. “Unlike a great many aboriginal peoples world-wide, the Inuit did not have to resort to litigation to have their rights acknowledged. That alone made the time and effort worthwhile. The Nunavut Agreement is a testament to good faith. It’s an agreement about people living and working together – not only for the benefit of Inuit, but for all Canada.”
- Tom Molloy

9. “…social, cultural, and economic endeavours of the human community must be central to land use planning and implementation…the primary purpose of land use planning in the Nunavut Settlement Area shall be to protect and promote the existing and future well being of those persons ordinarily resident and communities of the Nunavut Settlement Area taking into account the interests of all Canadians.”
- Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, Article

10. “Nunavut has led the other two neighbouring territories in exploration expenditures and, in 2015, accounted for the tenth largest exploration expenditures in Canada, right after the province of Ontario. “

11. Total Live Births in Nunavut by Region - 2013
*In 2013, there were 893 births in Nunavut. This graph shows the breakdown by region.

12. NPC 2014 Draft Land Use Plan Report, p. 13

14. Map According to 2014 DNLUP

15. Map According to 2016 DNLUP

16. Attendance numbers of National Parks & Marine Conservation Areas in Nunavut 2011-16
“Visitor numbers to parks in the far north are very low and any variation causes a large change in a graph. In 2001 a cruise ship with 60 people stopped at AulavikNational Park for a day. This caused the spike evident in the graph. In 2005, more private groups, several from Europe, visited these parks.”

18. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur
UN Special Report Says NGOs Displace Indigenous Peoples in the Name of Conservation
“Projects supported by major conservation organizations continue to displace local peoples from their ancestral homes.”
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur

19. Traditional Indigenous lands tend to be particularly precious because they make up less than one quarter of the Earth's land surface but contain 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity

20. Canada’s 2020 Biodiversity Targets

21. = highest total protected areas in Canada
Total Percentage of terrestrial area protected by province and territory, Canada, 2015
= highest total protected areas in Canada
Of the 20 "mega-parks and protected areas" (exceeding 1 million hectares) in Canada, 14 are in the territories, 8 of those 14 are in Nunavut. These parks make up 30 percent of all parks in Canada.

23. “Nunavut is now a stable jurisdiction that has a positive pro-mining philosophy. It’s exciting to witness the tremendous effort of the Inuit people, as their doors of business open wider and wider for global mining opportunities.”
- Murray Pyke

25. Major land holdings through the Nunavut land claim, a major voice in development and an incentive to find ways to minimize and mitigate development impacts through a guaranteed share of resources royalties have helped Nunavut evolve into the territory that it is today. I believe that continuing to honour the spirit and intent of the NLCA through balanced development is the key to ensuring the further progress of Nunavut over the next 25 years.

26. Thank you. Qujannamiik.