Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement

The Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement addresses the use and ownership of Nunavut land and resources in James Bay, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay, as well as a portion of northern Labrador and an offshore area adjacent to Labrador. Signed on December 1, 2006 by the Governments of Canada and Nunavut and Makivik Corporation (that represents AbOUT 10,000 Inuit in Nunavik), .

The Nunavik Inuit Settlement Area comprises two areas:

The Nunavik Marine Region, which covers the Nunavut offshore islands adjacent to Québec, the intervening waters, and the offshore islands including the ice that separates them.

The Labrador portion of the Nunavik Inuit Settlement Area, which covers an offshore area adjacent to Labrador from Killinik Island to just north of Hebron and an onshore portion in northern Labrador, consistent with the boundaries of the Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve of Canada.

The Nunavik Inuit own and have surface and subsurface rights to 80 percent of the total area comprised by the islands in the Nunavik Marine Region, an expanse of approximately 5100 square kilometers. In addition, approximately 400 square kilometres are shared with the Crees of Eeyou Istchee in a joint zone. Nunavik Inuit Lands include all lands above the ordinary high water mark, and the mines and minerals found within, upon or under them.

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fr:L’Accord sur les revendications territoriales des Inuit du Nunavik