Nunavut Territory, 1993

Nunavut, which in Inuktitut means "our land," is the new territory created in 1993 out of a portion of the Northwest Territories. 73% of the inhabitants speak Inuktitut and 85% are Inuit. The first government of Nunavut was elected on February 15, 1999, and took office on April 1.

Catalogue entry:
Canada. Indian and Northern Affaires.
Inuit owned lands: Nunavut = Terres inuit: Nunavut. — Scale 1:12 000 000. — [Ottawa] : Indian and Northern Affaires Canada, [1993]. — 1 map : col. ; 27 x 43 cm. — Accompanies report: Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. Ottawa : Published under the joint authority of the Tungavick and the Hon. T. Siddon, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1993. —

Ref. No.: NMC 161029