Common use of Culturally Significant Sites Clause in Contracts

Culturally Significant Sites. 8.2.1 The GN shall identify and manage Culturally Significant Sites identified pursuant to subsection 14.4.10 within Territorial Parks in ways that: (a) ensure their protection and conservation, and preserve and promote Inuit culture and heritage, including Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and oral history related to these Sites; and (b) respects and is compatible with the role and significance of these Sites in Inuit culture. 8.2.2 The GN and the Relevant CJPMC shall consult with elders and other Inuit in the Affected Community having an interest in the cultural and archaeological resources of the Park in the design and implementation of measures to protect or manage each Culturally Significant Site. 8.2.3 The GN shall seek the advice of the Inuit Heritage Trust (“IHT”) and the NJPMC in the design and implementation of measures to protect or manage each Culturally Significant Site. 8.2.4 The GN shall take all measures that are reasonably required to protect or manage Culturally Significant Sites in furtherance of section 8.1 and subsection 8.2.1, including making regulations and imposing permit conditions. 8.2.5 In consultation with the CJPMC, the GN shall take such interim measures as are needed to protect a Culturally Significant Site prior to the enactment of appropriate regulations or other protective measures. 8.2.6 The GN shall report to the NJPMC and the IHT on the measures taken in accordance with subsections 8.2.4 and 8.2.5. 8.2.7 Upon receiving notification from any person about a concern regarding the protection or management of a Culturally Significant Site, the GN shall inform the NJPMC, the Relevant RIA and the Relevant CJPMC about the concern. The GN and the CJPMC shall jointly: (a) consult with elders and other Inuit in the Affected Community having an interest in the cultural and archaeological resources of the Park, and seek the advice of the IHT, before making a decision about how to respond to the concern; and (b) take appropriate steps to address the concern and inform the NJPMC, the IHT and the Relevant RIA of their decision. 8.2.8 If a Culturally Significant Site is potentially threatened, the GN shall fully document the matter and submit a report in writing to the IHT with a copy to the NJPMC. 8.2.9 For greater certainty, the NJPMC and CJPMC may advise the Superintendent on all matters related to the management and protection of the archaeological and ethnographic resources within the Park.