Herbert Nakimayak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to welcome my friend Sharon Firth to the gallery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Getting back to the mineral resources line, I see the reduction in there. I know in the territory when an exploration program is unsuccessful and the licence is still held, I'm just wondering if the departments are thinking about keeping the information of these exploration programs who do not succeed so there's a library of information for the next exploration company that may come in to help boost our economy, and ensure that we have accurate records of exploration across the territory? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently I had the opportunity to take part in a historic agreement between Inuit in Canada and the federal government.

Mr. Speaker, these terms of reference reflect the commitment by Inuit and the Crown to identify and take action on shared priorities through partnership. This partnership is based on the Government of Canada's special relationship with Inuit as Indigenous rights holders under the Constitution. Pursuant to this relationship, an Inuit Nunangat, the homeland, approach to policy development is necessary to advance shared priorities. The...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'd like to look at petroleum resources, the reductions. I've heard some explanation about the breakdown. I'm just wondering if the ban on drilling in the Arctic would have any further effects for 2017-18 on this program? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table four documents. The first document is Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee. The second document would be, Minister of Health Mandate Letter from the Prime Minister's Office to Minister Philpott, and also a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, a mandate letter, and also an office of the Prime Minister letter to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, a mandate letter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the response from the Minister. Getting back to medical travel, also in my region, sometimes language is a barrier, as well as across the territory. Sometimes medical travel requires the need for an escort and also medical travel to understand the specific needs of Indigenous peoples, and people who sometimes cannot speak or read English properly. I just want to hear what the Minister has to say on that portion of medical travel. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to table a document from the Government to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation: "Renewing the Comprehensive Land Claims Policy: Towards a Framework for Addressing Section 35 Aboriginal Rights."

As well, a "Statement of Principles on the Federal Approach to Modern Treaty Implementation." Modern Treaties are a key component of Canadian nation building. Also, "Cabinet Direction on the Federal Approach to Modern Treaty Implementation Roles and Responsibilities."

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my third question is: once the agreement is settled, how does the Minister expect the Inuvialuit's relationship with the GNWT to change?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier my Member's statement was on the rights under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and my questions are for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. Mr. Speaker, my first question is: what is the update on the status of the negotiations between the Inuvialuit, Canada, and the GNWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in 1984 the Inuvialuit Final Agreement became the Northwest Territories' first settled land claim.

It guarantees its members certain rights over a vast area of land that spans parts of the Mackenzie Delta, the Beaufort Sea, and the Amundsen Gulf. It includes the communities of Aklavik, Ulukhaktok, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, and Tuktoyaktuk. The people who have lived there for generations have the authority to govern matters such as wildlife harvesting rights, socioeconomic initiatives, and Inuvialuit participation in wildlife and environmental...