Yol xxYr - The Arctic Circle

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THE ARCIIC CIRCUIAR' - VOL. )O(II No' 2 - Jr:ne 1978
Ttre ajm is to minimize the i:rpact on the Yr:kon river due to increasing
river travel wtrile the planning team frorn YIG and Parks Canada conpletes
a concept plan for the long-term protection and use of the riverrs
heritage reso.:rces. Pr:JcIic consultation will take place during tie
vise and rewieuz the on-going program. A reviev,r will also be r:ndertaken
of the existing protective legislation and regulations. Cost of the
program will be shared initially on a 50-50 basis bettleen Parks Canada
and ttre Yukon Governnent, urrder the tAgreerent for Recreation and
Conserrrationr. Ttre Parks Carnda ARC program provides for the preservation
of a heritage resource, onned by a province, but of national
historical significance, 'those presenration requires cao[Erative planning
and crcst sharing.
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MI{E CHANGE A}JT{OINICED
llne Minister of Indian Affairs and Norttrern Developrent, J. Hugh
FauJJcner, has anrcr:ned a change in nane of tlre Departnentrs
Indian ard Eskino Affajrs Progrram. Ttre Program will ncr^r officially
be refen:ed to as the Indian ard Inuit Program.
The word "fnt..it" means "the people". In recent years, Inuit
leaders have gererally expressed a preference for tJlis term ratlrer
than "Eskimo".
In Canada today there are mcre than 22rOO Inuit residing in
settlsrents in ttre likrrthrrest Territories, Labrador ard l{ort}rern
Quebec. the Inrrit strare a ccrmpn cultr:re and one basic fanguaf
called Inuktitut. There are several regional dialects. ftE program,
ho,ve'rer, provides djrect senrice only to scne 4r@O Inuit in
Nortlern O:ebec. Ihe balarce are the responsiJriliQz of tlre
Coverrnent of the Nortlnrest Territories and tlre Northern Affairs
Program.
frcrn: Indian Ne!,ls, v.19, rro.l