Establishment of The Pingo Canadian Landmark. The Pingo Canadian Landmark site was identified as a Natural Site of Canadian Significance in 1978 and was proposed at that time for official status under the National Landmark Program. National Landmarks were originally envisioned to protect specific natural features considered to be outstanding, exceptional, unique or rare to this country. These natural features would most often be isolated entities and typically of scientific interest. However, the program was never implemented and the proposal for the Pingo site was neglected until the adoption of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act, also known as the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA). The IFA stipulated that the Landmark was to be managed under the National Parks Act in consultation with the Inuvialuit Land Administration and the people of Tuktoyaktuk, as a joint management regime (Section 7(73)). Since the early 1990's, Parks Canada and the Inuvialuit have been working to fulfill the requirement of the IFA, first through the establishment of the Pingo Joint Management Committee and then the Pingo Working Committee. Both groups have worked towards the establishment and development of the Pingo Canadian Landmark. The current Pingo Working Committee includes members from the Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committee, Tuktoyaktuk Community Corporation, Inuvialuit Land Administration, Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, and Parks Canada. The Pingo Canadian Landmark is cooperatively managed by Parks Canada and the above organizations. Where, in the management actions below, the text speaks of Parks Canada and its partners undertaking a management action, it should be understood that this is a short form, and that the partners include those organizations represented on the Pingo Working Committee.
