The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) (Greenlandic: Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisooqatigiiffiat), formerly Inuit Circumpolar Conference, is a multinational non-governmental organization (NGO) and Indigenous Peoples' Organization (IPO) representing the 180,000 Inuit, Yupik, and Chukchi peoples (sometimes referred to as Eskimo) people living in Alaska (United States), Canada, Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark), and Chukotka (Russia). ICC was ECOSOC-accredited and was granted special consultative status (category II) at the UN in 1983.
President of ICC Alaska Marie Greene President of ICC Canada Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk President of ICC Greenland Kuupik V. Kleist President of ICC Russia Irina Mishina[1]
Main organ
ICC International
Website
www.inuitcircumpolar.com
Former logo of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference
The Conference, which first met in June 1977 in Barrow, Alaska (now Utqiaġvik), initially represented Native Peoples from Canada, Alaska and Greenland. In 1980 the charter and by-laws of ICC were adopted. The Conference agreed to replace the term Eskimo with the term Inuit. This has not however met with widespread acceptance by some groups, most pre-eminently the Yupik (see Background section below). The goals of the Conference are to strengthen ties between Arctic people and to promote human, cultural, political and environmental rights and polities at the international level.[2]
ICC holds a General Assembly every four years. ICC is one of the six Arctic indigenous communities to have the status of Permanent Participant on the Arctic Council.
All of these peoples are sometimes collectively referred to by the exonym Eskimo, the use of which is frowned upon by many of the Inuit, especially in eastern Canada. ICC uses the term Inuit to refer to them all, which has its own problems. One of those is administrative: an Inuk in the United States could be considered "Native American," "Alaskan Native" or "Aboriginal American." The Yupik of both Alaska and Russia generally prefer being called Yupik. Inuit is currently used in Alaska but it is not a word in the Yupik languages, nor a word which they traditionally used to describe themselves. Eskimo, which was formerly used in Alaska is generally dying out.[3]
Structure and functions
The main goals of the organization are to strengthen unity among Inuit, to promote their human rights (Indigenous and linguistic) and interests, and to ensure the development of Inuit culture.
Structurally, the organization is made up of four separate offices in each of the four Inuit nations, chartered individually under their national rules. The Presidents of ICC Chukotka, ICC Alaska, ICC Canada, and ICC Greenland, along with one Executive Council Member elected from each of the nations, make up the eight-member ICC Executive Council. The Executive Council is presided over by an International Chair (formerly International President—the title was changed in 2002).
ICC holds a General Assembly every four years, bringing together Inuit from across the northern circumpolar region to discuss issues of international importance to their communities, provide direction for the work of the organization over the next four years, and divide responsibility for issue areas between the national offices. Assembly delegates appoint an international chair from the General Assembly host-country, along with the members of the Executive Council, and develop policies and resolutions for the coming term.
The General Assembly, and thus the International Chair position, rotates between the four Inuit nations quadrennially at the General Assemblies. At the 2002 General Assembly in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Canada, the Chair passed from Greenland, where it had been held for the previous seven years by Aqqaluk Lynge, now a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, to Canada, where Sheila Watt-Cloutier, formerly the President of ICC Canada, took the position.
In 2006, the Chair passed to ICC Alaska at the General Assembly in Barrow, and was then occupied by Patricia L. Cochran, formerly executive director of the Alaska Native Science Commission. At that Assembly, ICC also voted to change its name to Inuit Circumpolar Council as there has been perennial confusion over an organizational name that sounds more like a past meeting.[1]
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council ICC Greenlandic Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisooqatigiiffiat formerly Inuit Circumpolar Conference is a multinational non governmental organization NGO and Indigenous Peoples Organization IPO representing the 180 000 Inuit Yupik and Chukchi peoples sometimes referred to as Eskimo people living in Alaska United States Canada Greenland Kingdom of Denmark and Chukotka Russia ICC was ECOSOC accredited and was granted special consultative status category II at the UN in 1983 Inuit Circumpolar CouncilInuit Circumpolar Council Inuit Issittormiut Siunnersuisooqatigiiffiat Greenlandic Conference circumpolaire inuite French Inuitskij Pripolyarnyj Sovet Russian ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ Inuktitut The logo of the Inuit Circumpolar CouncilStylised motif of a frame drum with a handle and a stickMember states and regions of the Inuit Circumpolar Council AbbreviationICCFormationJune 1980Founded atNuuk GreenlandTypeInter and multinational non governmental organization NGO Legal statusactivePurposeTo promote and to ensure rights interests and the development of Inuit culture and languages HeadquartersAnchorage AlaskaOttawa CanadaNuuk GreenlandAnadyr RussiaRegion served4 regions AlaskaCanadaGreenlandRussiaMembership180 000Official languagesEnglish FrenchChair of the Inuit Circumpolar CouncilSara Olsvig 1 Vice Chairs of the Inuit Circumpolar CouncilPresident of ICC AlaskaMarie GreenePresident of ICC CanadaLisa Qiluqqi KoperqualukPresident of ICC GreenlandKuupik V KleistPresident of ICC RussiaIrina Mishina 1 Main organICC InternationalWebsitewww wbr inuitcircumpolar wbr comFormer logo of the Inuit Circumpolar ConferenceThe Conference which first met in June 1977 in Barrow Alaska now Utqiaġvik initially represented Native Peoples from Canada Alaska and Greenland In 1980 the charter and by laws of ICC were adopted The Conference agreed to replace the term Eskimo with the term Inuit This has not however met with widespread acceptance by some groups most pre eminently the Yupik see Background section below The goals of the Conference are to strengthen ties between Arctic people and to promote human cultural political and environmental rights and polities at the international level 2 ICC holds a General Assembly every four years ICC is one of the six Arctic indigenous communities to have the status of Permanent Participant on the Arctic Council Contents 1 Background 2 Structure and functions 3 Chairs 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditThe Inuit population includes the following groups and regions Canada Nunavut the Inuvialuit Northwest Territories Nunavik Northern Quebec and Nunatsiavut Labrador United States Alaska the Inupiat and Yupik Greenland the Kalaallit Inughuit and Tunumiit Russia Chukchi Peninsula the Siberian Yupik and ChukchiAll of these peoples are sometimes collectively referred to by the exonym Eskimo the use of which is frowned upon by many of the Inuit especially in eastern Canada ICC uses the term Inuit to refer to them all which has its own problems One of those is administrative an Inuk in the United States could be considered Native American Alaskan Native or Aboriginal American The Yupik of both Alaska and Russia generally prefer being called Yupik Inuit is currently used in Alaska but it is not a word in the Yupik languages nor a word which they traditionally used to describe themselves Eskimo which was formerly used in Alaska is generally dying out 3 Structure and functions EditThe main goals of the organization are to strengthen unity among Inuit to promote their human rights Indigenous and linguistic and interests and to ensure the development of Inuit culture Structurally the organization is made up of four separate offices in each of the four Inuit nations chartered individually under their national rules The Presidents of ICC Chukotka ICC Alaska ICC Canada and ICC Greenland along with one Executive Council Member elected from each of the nations make up the eight member ICC Executive Council The Executive Council is presided over by an International Chair formerly International President the title was changed in 2002 ICC holds a General Assembly every four years bringing together Inuit from across the northern circumpolar region to discuss issues of international importance to their communities provide direction for the work of the organization over the next four years and divide responsibility for issue areas between the national offices Assembly delegates appoint an international chair from the General Assembly host country along with the members of the Executive Council and develop policies and resolutions for the coming term The General Assembly and thus the International Chair position rotates between the four Inuit nations quadrennially at the General Assemblies At the 2002 General Assembly in Kuujjuaq Nunavik Canada the Chair passed from Greenland where it had been held for the previous seven years by Aqqaluk Lynge now a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Canada where Sheila Watt Cloutier formerly the President of ICC Canada took the position In 2006 the Chair passed to ICC Alaska at the General Assembly in Barrow and was then occupied by Patricia L Cochran formerly executive director of the Alaska Native Science Commission At that Assembly ICC also voted to change its name to Inuit Circumpolar Council as there has been perennial confusion over an organizational name that sounds more like a past meeting 1 Chairs EditSara Olsvig 2022 present Dalee Sambo Dorough 2018 2022 Okalik Eegeesiak 2014 2018 Aqqaluk Lynge 2010 2014 James Stotts 2009 2010 Patricia Cochran 2006 2009 Sheila Watt Cloutier 2002 2006 Aqqaluk Lynge 1997 2002 Rosemary Kuptana 1995 1997 Caleb Pungowiyi 1992 1995 Mary Simon 1986 1992 Hans Pavia Rosing 1980 1986 See also Edit Alaska portal Canada portal Russia portalArctic Council Saami Council West Nordic Council Arctic cooperation and politics United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples Working Group on Indigenous Populations Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention 1957 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesReferences Edit a b c ICC Executive Council Members Retrieved 2022 08 13 Pound Richard W 2005 Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates Fitzhenry and Whiteside Kaplan Lawrence Inuit or Eskimo Which name to use www uaf edu Alaska Native Language Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Retrieved 2021 04 02 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inuit Circumpolar Council Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada Inuit Circumpolar Council Greenland Inuit Circumpolar Council Chukotka Archived 2015 04 01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inuit Circumpolar Council amp oldid 1137367589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
