About
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat - IPS
The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat is a support secretariat for the International Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations that are Permanent Participants to the Arctic Council .
IPS does not speak for the Permanent Participants. Instead, it creates opportunities for the Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations to speak for themselves, and helps provide them with necessary information and materials.
IPS work includes:
• Ensuring that Permanent Participants are sent documents and reports connected to the work of the Arctic Council and its working groups.
• Helping Permanent Participants to present their views to the Arctic Council and its Working Groups.
• Collecting and communicating information about the Arctic Council and its results to the Indigenous Peoples in the various parts of the Arctic.
• Providing co-ordination for the Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations to meet with each other, and to participate in the Arctic Council Working Groups.
The Governing Board of IPS
A Governing Board directs the work of IPS that approves the work of IPS each year.
The Chair of the Governing Board is chosen among the Permanent Participants.
The working language of IPS is English. However, in order to help with communication with the Russian Indigenous Peoples, communications are in both English and Russian. IPS is headed by an Executive Secretary, who is responsible to the Governing Board for the daily operations and in directing the staff of the Secretariat. The workplace rules and regulations and accounting and auditing procedures are in accordance with Danish Law.