Yol xxYr - The Arctic Circle

contdnplated with them. Anyone mo had a negistered trapline in the area of
Mackenzie Delta and their descendants who continue to trap in the Western
Arctic Region, or anyone operating reg'istered trapl ines, vrou'ld not be
affected.
In add'ition to acquiring certain hunting rights the Inuvialuit would participate
jn the overall manaEement of w'ildl ife 'in the llestern Arctic P.egion
thtough advisory bodies such as a Game Councll and Local Hunters'and
Trappers' Conunittees as wel I as the Land Use Planning Conu,nission.
Financial Compensat'ion and Economic luleasures
The financial compensatlon descrjbed jn this Aqreement has a present value
of $ 45 mill jon,A serjes of payments w'i11 be made yeariy from'1981 to 1994.
tb tax will be levied on these payments, although all other earnings of the
corporatjons rculd be taxable. Interest-free loans on the security of these
payments are available to the Inuvialuit from the date of thjs Aqreement
unti'l December, 1981.
The proposed settlement indluced certajn socjo-economic measures to helo
the Inuvialuit achieve stable econornic self-re'l iance and build a sol id
economic base. The commitments consist of general measures to give priority
to In-uvialuit products, resources, employment, services, and support
for
posgibl e Inu'ivaluit minera'l activity; and specific orogran supprt
for individual projects to be described in ilre Final Agreement. t\b financial
outlays in excess of projected government budgeted levels rculd be required.
Soqial Develognent
To help meet the pnoblems of social transjtion faced by the Inuvialuit
there would be a Socjal Development Prcgrarn, utjlizing the Inuvjaluit perspective,
language and customs, and uou'ld deal vr jth social concerns sucn
as housing, health and welfare. It r^ould also advise government on programs
concernjng such matters as alcoho'l , dental care, nutrjt'ion; and jnitiale and
develop special education programs. Each community rarould be involved in
deve'loping the-program and the Inuvialuit would manage the various projects.
The present value of the funding proposed to carry out this program is 3.5 mil-
I ion.
Pol'itical Institutions
Although the Inuvialuit do not seek specjal po'litical status, the Government
recognizes the need for greater decentralization of dec'ision-making and
services to the people of the region. The Inuvia'luit agree that the question
of po1 itical institutjons should be considered under the Constitutional
Develognent process established by the Federal Government in Auqust, 1971.
Commi n'ioue
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