Canada Creates Nunavut Territory
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: April 1, 1999
Article abstract: In 1999, the map of Canada changed with the formation of Nunavut Territory, an area in the eastern and central Arctic regions of Canada where the majority of the population was Inuit.
A New Territory
Nunavut, an Inuit (Eskimo) word meaning “our land,” is the name of the territory in Canada that was officially designated on April 1, 1999. Nunavut was carved from the central and eastern part of Canada’s Northwest Territories; the western part of the Northwest Territories is still known by that name. Roughly one-fifth the size of...
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