A Time To Celebrate

On April 1, 1999 the map of Canada will change forever. The Northwest Territories will be divided to create Nunavut Territory and the new Northwest Territories in the west. The two new territories are the first new jurisdictions to be created in Canada since Newfoundland joined Confederation half a...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Abele, Frances
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1999
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Inuit
Self-determination
Government
Nunavut
Abele, Frances
A Time To Celebrate
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Inuit
Self-determination
Government
Nunavut
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Inuit
Self-determination
Government
Nunavut
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