Inuit Outline Constitutional Position

Rosemarie Kuptana, (then) President of ITC, outlined the national Inuit position on constitutional change to Canada’s Minister of Constitutional Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark.

The position focused on three fundamental constitutional imperatives

• The constitutional entrenchment of the inherent right of Aboriginal peoples to self-government
• The recognition of Aboriginal peoples as distinct societies
• The guaranteed representation of Aboriginal peoples in all First Ministers Conferences and other federal-provincial processes on the constitution, economy and other fundamental matters.