Indigenous Governance Speakers Series: Jamie Snook, Inuit land claim-based co-management governance in Nunatsiavut

The Indigenous Governance Speaker Series is pleased to welcome Dr. Jamie Snook for a public lecture on Inuit land claim-based co-management governance in Nunatsiavut

Dr. Jamie Snook (he/him) will present on some of the key highlights and milestones of the Labrador Inuit Land Claim Agreement co-management system. In this presentation Jamie will cover some governance examples from both marine and land animals, and the human qualities of fish and wildlife co-management.

About the speaker: Jamie Snook, PhD, has spent his life as a leader, politician, researcher, and community development advocate in Labrador. His work revolves around fish and wildlife conservation and management, governance, health, and Indigenous well-being. He is a proud Labradorian with Inuit and British ancestries and is a member of the NunatuKavut Community Council. The majority of his professional career has been dedicated to furthering Inuit self-determination and reclamation along Labrador’s coast.

He is currently the Executive Director of the Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat, where he is responsible for implementing sections of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement that focus on wildlife and commercial fisheries co-management. In this capacity, Jamie has participated in many interdisciplinary, intergovernmental, and international forums and, under his leadership, the Secretariat has grown its research capacity to better serve the needs of Inuit in Nunatsiavut. Jamie completed a PhD Public Health at the University of Guelph, working with the Secretariat to understand and examine the ways in which fish and wildlife co-management impacts Inuit health and well-being.

More information and Zoom meeting link available at yukonu.ca/igss.