Indigenous & Circumpolar Affairs

Indigenous & Circumpolar Affairs 

Indigenous Affairs manages and advises on government policies and positions relating to the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement; relations with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the implementation of the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and the Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement; and the negotiation of the Dene overlap agreements in Nunavut. It also coordinates, advises, and works with relevant GN departments on federal-provincial-territorial initiatives pertaining to Indigenous issues such as the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls, as well as relations with the federal, provincial and territorial governments on other Indigenous issues as they arise. Circumpolar Affairs is responsible for the coordination of Arctic Council related work, bilateral relations with circumpolar governments, regions and organizations, and relations with circumpolar Indigenous groups.