Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to make a statement on the upcoming Inuit Circumpolar Conference. As the co-ordinating agency for the 1992 Inuit Circumpolar Conference, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation would like to thank the Government of the Northwest Territories, the Government of Canada, Inuvik Town Council and residents for their financial and kind support of the conference. The theme of the conference is "One Arctic, One Future."
The Inuit Circumpolar Conference general assembly and elders conference will take place in Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk during the week of July 20 to 24. There will be about 900 delegates related to the conference in Inuvik and Tuk and an estimated number of about 2000 tourists which will be in the region at that time,
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and myself would like to extend an invitation to everyone to come up to the conference, not only for the sessions that will deal with self-government, economic development social and health concerns but to also enjoy the many cultural activities to be performed by people coming from Greenland, Alaska, Chukotka and Canada. Chukotka is in Russia.
Each evening will feature a gala event of entertainers. On Monday they will have Canada night; Tuesday will be Alaska night; Wednesday will be Inuvik day, and they will also have the rock band from Quebec called Kashtin; Thursday is Greenland night; and Friday Chukotka night and a grand finale.
Other activities that will occur during the conference will be a northern games demonstration and food; Amway's Masters of the Arctic carving exhibit; Prince of Wales Northern Heritage cultural travelling exhibit; the Great Northern Arts and Music Festival and the Western Arctic Crafts Society exhibits....