The Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) is an Indigenous led non-profit organization located in the Mi'kmaw community of Eskasoni on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island), Nova Scotia, Canada.
Education of and enforcing policies for commercial fisheries, forestry services, and resource management are among UINR's primary duties.
[2] The guiding principle that directs all of the work at UINR is a concept called Netukulimk, meaning the use of the natural bounty provided by the Creator for the self-support and well-being of the individual and the community.
The goal of governance lies in making networks for support and policy-enforcement available to enable equal participation of Mi’kmaq in natural resource management in Unama’ki and traditional territory.
[1] Partnerships simply means to network with other groups who share similar goals, of conserving and protecting all natural resources for future generations.