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  Nunavut - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nunavut (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ;) is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada: it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries were established in 1993.
The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) on Baffin Island in the east.
A land claims agreement was reached in September, 1992 and ratified by nearly 85% of the voters in Nunavut.
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 Nunavut - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nunavut (Inuktitut syllabics:) is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada: it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries were established in 1993.
If Nunavut were a sovereign nation, it would be the least densely populated in the world: nearby Greenland, for example, has almost the same area and twice the population.
Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change when and if the Yukon, which is only marginally larger in population, becomes a province.
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 Nunavut -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If Nunavut were a sovereign nation, it would be the least densely populated in the world: nearby (The largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark) Greenland, for example, has almost the same area and twice the population.
Nunavut means our land in (additional info and facts about Inuktitut) Inuktitut, the language of the (A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')) Inuit.
Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change when and if the (A territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s) Yukon, which is only marginally larger in population, becomes a province.
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 MSN Encarta - Nunavut
Nunavut is the native homeland of the Inuit, who make up nearly 85 percent of the total population.
Nunavut was created as part of a long process that originated with the Canadian government’s decision in the early 1970s to negotiate settlements with aboriginal groups that file land claims.
Nunavut is in the northeastern part of Canada; Greenland is to the east of it and the Northwest Territories to the west.
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 Canada in the Making - Constitutional History
The passing of the Constitution Act, 1982, did not mean an end to the constitutional evolution of Canada.
This act excluded Québec from section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
This was based on the largely Inuit makeup of the population and the history of the region.
www.canadiana.org /citm/themes/constitution/constitution16_e.html   (678 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Nunavut Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Nunavut Motto : Nunavut Sanginivut Capital Iqaluit Official Language English, French, Inuktitut, and Inuinnaqtun Area - Total - % fresh water 1st largest 2 093 190 km²; 7.5% Population - Total - D...
Nunavut is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada: it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries were established in 1993.
Nunavut encompasses the entirety of the District of Keewatin (which had differing boundaries from the Keewatin region), the majority of the District of Franklin and a small portion of the District of Mackenzie.
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 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - History
Viking landings, the exploits of Basque whalers, centuries of military and religious strife, confederation with Canada, and countless other events sandwiched in between.
Centre for Rupert's Land Studies Facilitates scholarly research and publishing concerning the human history of the Hudson's Bay Company territory, known from 1670 to 1870 as Rupert's Land.
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act An Act respecting an Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.
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