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- The creation of Nunavut in 1999 (the region was previously part of the Northwest Territories) represented the first major change to the political map of Canada since the incorporation of Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949.
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Aug 11, 2017 · On April 1, 1999, the map of Canada was redrawn: the Northwest Territories divides into two territories to allow for the creation of Nunavut, a homeland for Inuit of Canada. The creation of Nunavut is testament to the strength of Inuit political leaders and to the flexibility of Canadian political institutions.
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The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) was admitted in 1949. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Arctic Archipelago.
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- Eastern and Western Arctic
- Nunavut Land Claim
- Nunavut Enters Confederation
People first populated the land of Nunavut about 5,000 years ago, when the Tuniit crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Russia. About 1,000 years ago, the Thulemoved into the area and displaced the Tuniit. The Thule, later called Inuit, left the High Arctic about 500 years ago and hunted caribou and seal further south. At the time of Confedera...
In the 1930s, the Inuitsuffered an economic setback when the fur market collapsed. The Canadian government made Inuit wards of the state in the 1940s and moved Inuit into more centralized villages in the 1950s. Between 1959 and 1963, the territorial council discussed dividing the Northwest Territories (NWT) into eastern and western halves so that t...
In 1967, Yellowknife (located in the western half of the NWT) was declared capital of the territory — the new home of its government and civil service. Although government had now moved north from Ottawa, many people in the eastern Arctic felt Yellowknife was still too far for their concerns to be heard. In 1979, Inuit leaders ran as candidates in ...
Over the next six years a federally appointed commission, led by Inuit leader and Chief Commissioner John Amagoalik, worked to establish government institutions, including a civil service, for the new territory. In 1999, the people of Nunavut elected their first 19-member assembly, which named Paul Okalikas premier. Helen Maksagak became the first ...
3 days ago · Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada (known as Eskimo in the United States); its name means “Our Land” in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit.
Aug 9, 2007 · On 1 April 1999, Nunavut officially separated from the Northwest Territories to become the newest Canadian territory. Did You Know? Nunavut Day is celebrated annually on July 9, even though Nunavut officially became a territory of Canada on April 1, 1999.
Present-day Nunavut was initially administered as a part of the Northwest Territories, although by the end of 1912, the territory only administered the lands north of the 60th parallel north and east of Yukon.
6 days ago · Following a transitional period, Nunavut came into being on April 1, 1999. After its inception, the Nunavut experiment in ethnic-based territorial government had mixed success. The economy grew, but it remained almost entirely dependent on transfers of income from the federal government.
