Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is the largest and most prominent aboriginal land claim settlement in the Canadian history. When the Agreement was signed, legislation was also passed leading to the creation of a new territory called Nunavut on April 1, 1999. The new Canadian Territory was given th...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Government of Canada
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Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/1603/
http://library.arcticportal.org/1603/1/nlca.pdf
http://www.gov.nu.ca/hr/site/doc/nlca.pdf
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Summary:The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is the largest and most prominent aboriginal land claim settlement in the Canadian history. When the Agreement was signed, legislation was also passed leading to the creation of a new territory called Nunavut on April 1, 1999. The new Canadian Territory was given the self rule government to serve both Inuit and non-Inuit in Nunavut.