Arctic Message Arctic Messenger: A Review and Commentary

(Published: 6 November 2015)Citation: T. Fenge. ‘‘Arctic Message Arctic Messenger: A Review and Commentary.’’ Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2015, pp. 178–182. http://dx.doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v6.16

Implementing the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Following more than 20 years of research and negotiation, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) was ratified by Inuit and the Government of Canada in 1993. The territory of Nunavut and the Government of Nunavut were established in 1999 pursuant to the Agreement. In exchange for a wide range of constitutionally protected rights and benefits, the Inuit of Nunavut ceded to the Crown «all their aboriginal claims, rights, titles and interests ... to lands and waters anywhere within Canada ...» While much has been accomplished through the Agreement, huge implementation challenges remain. Successful implementation of the Agreement requires a firm and enduring partnership between the Inuit of Nunavut and the governments of Canada and Nunavut. To ensure that this partnership is effective and to safeguard the «honour of the Crown,» the Government of Canada should adopt policies and inter-agency and inter-governmental processes to ensure the Agreement is fully implemented.Keywords: Inuit, Nunavut Agreement, Implementation, Government of Canada, LitigationCitation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 2, 1/2011 p. 25–51. ISSN 1891-625

Environmental Conservation in Northern Canada: Policy Needs in a Time of Climate Warming and Shifting Political, Cultural and Economic Realities

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Northern Lights against POPs: Combatting Toxic Threats in the Arctic

In addition to co-editing, David Downie is a contributing author, “Global POPs Policy: The 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and (with Terry Fenge), “Introduction . Book description: Representatives of 111 nations gathered in Stockholm in May 2001 to sign a legally binding convention to eliminate or reduce emissions of pesticides, insecticides, and other industrial combustion by-products. Long-range transport by air and water carries many of these pollutants to the circumpolar north, where they threaten the health and cultural survival of Inuit and other northern Indigenous peoples. Northern Lights against POPs tells the many-faceted scientific, policy, legal, and advocacy story that led to the Stockholm convention. Unique in its perspective, scope, and breadth, it reveals the key links among environmental and health science, international politics, advocacy, law, and global negotiations. Never before have public health concerns articulated by northern Indigenous peoples in Canada and throughout the circumpolar Arctic had such a direct impact on global policy-making. Authors show how research on POPs (persistent organic pollutants) in the Arctic from the mid-1980s influenced international negotiations and analyze the potential for the convention to be effective. Contributors include elected representatives, researchers, civil servants, Indigenous people who participated in the negotiations, and scientists who provided the compelling Arctic data that prompted the United Nations Environment Programme to sponsor negotiations.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/politics-books/1012/thumbnail.jp