Table 1.
Examples of formal agreements and co-management institutions protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Arctic and boreal biomes across North America regarding land, hunting, and use of wildlife.
| Type of agreement | Specific examples of agreements |
|---|---|
| Agreements with federal government of Canada | Inuvialuit final agreement; Nunavut land claims agreement; James Bay and Northern Québec agreement and the Northeastern Québec agreement; Nunavik inuit land claims agreement; Eeyou marine region land claims agreement; Labrador Inuit land claims agreement; Umbrella final agreement (Yukon first nations), Historic treaties and agreementsa across the boreal, including Treaty No. 5 (Manitoba), Treaty no. 8 (Alberta, Northwest Territories, British Columbia), James Bay treaty–treaty no. 9 and adhesions made in 1929 and 1930 (Ontario), Treaty no. 10 (Saskatchewan) |
| Agreement with national government of the United States | Alaska native claims settlement act |
| Indigenous Nation to Nation agreements | Inuvialuit-Inupiat polar bear management agreement (IIA); Alaska and inuvialuit beluga whale committee (AIBWC) |
| Indigenous advisory and wildlife co-management institutions (not exhaustive) | Alaska: alaska eskimo whaling commission (AEWC); Alaska beluga whale committee (ABWC); Iceseal committee (ICS); Alaska nannut co-management council (ANCC); Eskimo walrus commission (EWC); Indigenous people's council for marine mammals (IPCoMM); Association of traditional marine mammal hunters of chukotka (ATMMHC); Wildlife management advisory council; kitikmeot regional wildlife board Canada: Nunavut wildlife management board, Inuvialuit game council, Fisheries joint management committee, Hunting fishing trapping coordinating committee, Nunavik marine region wildlife board, Eeyou marine region wildlife board, Torngat wildlife & plants co-management board, Sahtu renewable resources board, Gwich'in renewable resources board, Wek'eezhii renewable resources board, wildlife management advisory council (NT, NS), Yukon fish and wildlife management board, makavik corporation |