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Inuit Circumpolar Conference or ICC, is an multinational nongovernmental organization representing 150,000 Inuit, living in Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory), the United States (Alaska), Greenland, and on the Russian peninsula of Chukotka. The word multinational can refer to several things. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization which is not a part of a government. ... Inuit woman Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: áƒá“„áƒá‘¦, singular Inuk or Inuq / áƒá“„á’ƒ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 kmÂ² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 kmÂ² Water 163,021 kmÂ² (12. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 kmÂ² (1st) Land 1,936,113 kmÂ² Water 157,077 kmÂ² (7. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) - Land 474,391 km² - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 miÂ² / 1,717,854 kmÂ² (1st) - Land 1,481,347 kmÂ² - Water 236,507 kmÂ² (13. ... Chukotka Autonomous District (Russian: Ð§ÑƒÐºÐ¾ÌÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ð°Ð²Ñ‚Ð¾Ð½Ð¾ÌÐ¼Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ...

The main goals of the organization are to strengthen unity among Inuit, to promote their rights and interests, and to ensure the development of Inuit culture. The word unity simply means oneness and is used in a variety of ways: In mathematics, unity refers to the number one. ... For the direction right, see left and right or starboard. ... Inuit woman Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: áƒá“„áƒá‘¦, singular Inuk or Inuq / áƒá“„á’ƒ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ...

A General Assembly, which also serves as a discussion forum, is held every four years, bringing together Inuit from across the northern circumpolar region. Assembly delegates elect a president and an executive council, and develop policies and resolutions for the coming term. The term general assembly can refer to The largest unit of organisation in the polity of a (national) Presbyterian church, containing several synods or presbyteries. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... An Executive Council in Commonwealth constitutional practice based on the Westminster system exercizes executive power and is the top tier of a government led by a Governor-General, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or Administrator (all governors). Until the advent of responsible government, Executive Councils existed primarily to advise the governor of... A policy is a plan of action for tackling issues. ... The word resolution has several meanings, depending on context. ...

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ICC official website

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Inuit Circumpolar Conference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (526 words)
	Inuit Circumpolar Conference or ICC, is an multinational non-governmental organization representing the 150,000 Inuit living in Canada (Inuvialuit (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (Labrador)), Inupiat and Yupik living in Alaska in the United States, Kalaallit living in Greenland, and Siberian Yupik living on the Russian Chukchi Peninsula.
	ICC holds a General Assembly every four years, bringing together Inuit from across the northern circumpolar region to discuss issues of international importance to their communities, provide direction for the work of the organization over the next four years, and divide responsibility for issue areas between the national offices.
	The Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Youth Council (2006-2010) is Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle.

Inuit - Free net encyclopedia (4860 words)
	The Inuit living in North America have in the past been grouped together with other Native Americans, but they are now thought to have arrived in the Americas entirely separately from other indigenous Americans, long after the disappearance of the Bering land bridge.
	The Inuit looked into the aurora borealis, or northern lights, to find images of their family and friends dancing in the next life, and they relied upon the shaman, while the nearest thing to a central deity was the Old Woman (Sedna), who lived beneath the sea.
	Inuit culture is alive and vibrant today in spite of the negative impact of the Arctic exiles, residential schools, the TB epidemic and exiles, the paternalistic meddling in all their affairs including the current serious concerns regarding the removal of Inuit children from their homes by the CAS.

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