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Statement: 2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan
28 June 2023 The Nunavut Planning Commission has completed a monumental task in recommending a Nunavut-wide land use plan for approval. The Government of Nunavut thanks the Nunavut Planning Commission for their hard work in realizing this Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan. This important work would not have been possible without the contributions of Inuit, […]
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What We Heard Report released for the Recommended Dawson Regional Land Use Plan
28/06/2023 The Government of Yukon and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Government released the What We Heard Report on the Recommended Plan for the Dawson Region. The development of a land use plan for the Dawson region is a significant priority for both the Government of Yukon and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. The consultation period ran for 90 days […]
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Planning commission submits its new land use plan for Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 26, 2023 Plan for land use is a requirement of the Nunavut Agreement A new land-use plan focused on balancing Nunavut’s environmental and economic interests is now with the federal government, Nunavut government and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. for consideration. “We almost killed our team doing it, but we did it,” commission executive director Sharon […]
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Land use Plan blueprint for Nunavut one step closer
(June 20, 2023. Iqaluit, Nunavut.) The Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has submitted its 2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan for the territory. It’s an enormous plan that sets out requirements for how 3.3 million square kilometres of Nunavut’s land and marine areas will be used. The submission letter, along with the 2023 RNLUP and supporting […]
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Master plan finalized for a Range Point neighbourhood development
19/06/2023 Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) and the Government of Yukon are pleased to announce a finalized master plan for a new neighbourhood planned in Whitehorse’s Range Point. The master plan will guide future development on two pieces of land, one by KDFN and one by the Government of Yukon. Planning for Range Point started […]
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Gwich’in wellness camp set to reopen this winter, says grand chief – CBC
Jun 14, 2023 ‘People know that we get well back out on the land’ The Gwich’in wellness camp, which has been shut down for more than a decade, will be opening again this winter. The camp is located 15 kilometres from Inuvik, N.W.T., and is only accessible by boat or ice road. Gwich’in leaders gave […]
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Spring 2023 applications opening for IRC On the Land Support
May 1st, 2023 The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is proud to announce the opening of a new round of On the Land Support and Funding! Applications open today for Spring 2023 On the Land Support for Beneficiaries within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region who will be traveling on the land this Spring season. The deadline for applications […]
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Take a Family On the Land Program Returns
April 26, 2023 The Government of the Northwest Territories is once again offering funding to organizations to help get families out on the land. The Take a Family on the Land Program is designed to help offset the costs of participating in land-based experiences like camping, boating, fishing and hunting, and traditional activities, so more […]
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People in Mayo, Yukon, reflect on land claims milestone – CBC
Feb 16, 2023 ‘First Nations people were on one side of the fence, Caucasians were on the other side,’ chief says Members of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun — one of the first four First Nations in the Yukon to sign a land claim agreement decades ago — are reflecting on what self-governance means as the territory celebrates the 50th anniversary Together […]
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The unceded Yukon – CBC
Feb. 15, 2023 As Yukon marks 50 years since the start of land claim negotiations, one First Nation in the territory is not celebrating. The Kaska Dena in Ross River say settling a land claim in their traditional territory would go against their fundamental beliefs and values. Elder Norman Sterriah gazes out a window of […]
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