The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) was established after the Inuvialuit settled their land claim in 1984. The primary goal of IRC is ‘to continually improve the economic, social and cultural well-being of the Inuvialuit through the implementation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and by all other available means.’ One of the corporate goals of IRC is ‘the identification and successful implementation of economic, social, cultural, educational, training and employment programs that benefit Inuvialuit.’ IRC achieves its cultural goals primarily through the Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre (ICRC) and the Inuvialuit Communications Society (ICS). The Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre is a primary partner of the Inuvialuit Living History Project. The Inuvialuit Communications Society accompanied our project team to Washington DC in November 2009 and has produced a two-part documentary about this visit and the ongoing life of the project called "A Case of Access: The Inuvialuit Smithsonian Project", which will be featured on this website in early 2012.
