Preamble

Parties

PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN:

NUNAVIK INUIT
as represented by Makivik Corporation

AND:

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA

Preamble

WHEREAS the Nunavik Inuit assert aboriginal rights, title, interests and jurisdiction in and to the Nunavik Inuit Settlement Area;

AND WHEREAS the Nunavik Inuit assert that the Nunavik Marine Region is a fundamental and integral component of Nunavik;

AND WHEREAS the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada;

AND WHEREAS the parties agree on the desirability of negotiating a treaty to address Nunavik Inuit rights and interests in the Nunavik Inuit Settlement Area;

AND WHEREAS the Parties have negotiated this Agreement to provide certainty respecting rights to ownership and use of lands and resources, including marine resources.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: