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1 February 6, 2018 Attn
February 6, 2018 Attn: Kofi Boa-Antwi, Technical Advisor II Kelli Gillard, Acting Manager, Technical Services Nunavut Impact Review Board P.O. Box 1360 (29 Mitik) Cambridge Bay, Nunavut X0B 0C0 Re: Additional Information Request by NIRB - Update on Consultation with Community of Rankin Inlet Kahuna Property Field Camp - NIRB File No.: 15EN028 - Application No.: 125186 This letter is in response to a January 26, 2018 notice from the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) to Dunnedin Ventures Inc. (Dunnedin) requesting additional information and an update on consultation with Community of Rankin Inlet. This request was made pursuant to subsection 144(1) of the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act, S.C. 2013, c. 14, s. 2 (NuPPAA). A separate letter that addresses public concern submitted to NIRB during the commenting period for the proposed “Kahuna Property Field Camp” was sent to NIRB on February 6, 2018. Dunnedin has used Rankin Inlet as a base of summer operations for exploration programs since 2015. In response to community wishes to minimize daily helicopter transits to the property from Rankin Inlet, and for safety concerns during winter work conditions, Dunnedin proposed amending its current permits to authorize a temporary field camp central to the Kahuna Property and close to exploration work areas. The following letter summarizes and updates NIRB on consultation meetings held in community of Rankin Inlet on January 11 and 12, 2018 regarding Dunnedin’s application for a temporary field camp (NIRB File No.: 15EN028). 1. SUMMARY OF MEETINGS, RANKIN INLET – JANUARY 11 AND 12, 2018 Dates, locations and consultations with parties, Rankin Inlet • CBC Radio North, Dunnedin CEO Chris Taylor was interviewed by both CBC Rankin Inlet and CBC Iqaluit on January 11. -
200811-NB Community Group Reply To
August 11, 2020 Kaviq Kaluraq Chairperson c/o Karen Costello Nunavut Impact Review Board Cambridge Bay, NU Sent via Email: [email protected] Re: North Baffin Community Group Reply to Baffinland Iron Mines (“Baffinland”) August 4, 2020 Motion Re Setting of Hearing Dates for Mary River Phase 2 Assessment Dear Ms. Kaluraq: In response to the Motion circulated by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) or Board) with a request for replies, the North Baffin Community Group, made up of the Hamlets and Hunters and Trappers Organizations of the five communities potentially affected by the Mary River Phase 2 proposal, submit based on the grounds below, that the August 4, 2020 Notice of Motion filed by Baffinland, should be dismissed. Baffinland suggested in its motion that it is fair to all parties for the Board to reconvene the Public Hearing for the Phase 2 Proposal on October 30, 2020. We submit that it would be premature to schedule a Hearing until such time as a Technical Meeting and Pre-Hearing Conference are held to determine whether the proposal is sufficient to be heard at a hearing, and to determine issues such as the timing, location and format of a Hearing. It would also be inappropriate for the NIRB to determine next steps based on a mo- tion from Baffinland. It is not fair to all parties to reconvene the Public Hearing in October. Many organizations par- ticipating in the ongoing assessment of Phase 2, including our Hamlets and HTOs, have suf- fered significant limitations on our ability to engage in a normal workload while still remaining vigilant in addressing Covid-19 related safety measures. -
1 Standing Committee on Legislation Hearings on Bill 25, an Act To
Standing Committee on Legislation ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ Hearings on Bill 25, An Act to Amend the ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ Education Act and the Inuit Language ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Protection Act ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ Iqaluit, Nunavut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ November 26, 2019 ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 26, 2019 Members Present: ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑐᑦ: Tony Akoak ᑑᓂ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ Pat Angnakak ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ Joelie Kaernerk ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ Mila Kamingoak ᒦᓚ ᖃᒥᓐᖑᐊᖅ Pauloosie Keyootak ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ Adam Lightstone ᐋᑕᒻ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ John Main, Chair ᐋᕐᓗᒃ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ Margaret Nakashuk ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᑭᓐᖑᐊᖅ David Qamaniq ᒫᒡᒍᓚ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ Emiliano Qirngnuq ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ Paul Quassa ᐃᒥᓕᐊᓄ ᕿᓐᖑᖅ Allan Rumbolt ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ Cathy Towtongie, Co-Chair ᐋᓚᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᑦ ᖄᑕᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᓐᖏ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ Staff Members: ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ: Michael Chandler ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᓵᓐᑐᓗ Stephen Innuksuk ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ Siobhan Moss ᓯᕚᓐ ᒫᔅ Interpreters: ᑐᓵᔩᑦ: Lisa Ipeelee ᓖᓴ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ Andrew Dialla ᐋᓐᑐᓘ ᑎᐊᓚ Attima Hadlari ᐊᑏᒪ ᕼᐊᑦᓚᕆ Allan Maghagak ᐋᓚᓐ ᒪᒃᕼᐊᒐᒃ Philip Paneak ᐱᓕᑉ ᐸᓂᐊᖅ Blandina Tulugarjuk ᐸᓚᓐᑏᓇ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ Witnesses: Melissa Alexander, Manager of Planning, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ: Reporting and Evaluation, Department of ᒪᓕᓴ ᐋᓕᒃᓵᓐᑐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐸᕐᓇᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, Education ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, Jack Ameralik, Vice-Chairman, Gjoa Haven ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ District Education Authority ᔮᒃ ᐊᒥᕋᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᓪᓕᐊ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ James Arreak, Interim Executive Director, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ Coalition of Nunavut District Education ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, Authorities ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ 1 Okalik Eegeesiak, Board Member, Iqaluit ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ District Education Authority ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ John Fanjoy, President, -
NUNAVUT: BIRTH of a TERRITORY .Contents
NUNAVUT: BIRTH OF A TERRITORY .Contents "From sea unto sea unto sea" takes on even more significance as 25 000 people, mainly indigenous, celebrate the birth of their new territory and a new government within the Canadian confederation. This special News in Review report documents the division of the former North West Territories into two separate legislative entities. Largely unknown to most southerners, Nunavut in many respects is a vast and new frontier. Its creation however has raised a new awareness of Canada's far north. Introduction Updating the Canadiana Quiz Broadening Your Knowledge Steps to Independence Creating a Government In Their Own Words Northern Lights Challenges to Overcome Reclaiming A Culture Discussion, Research, And Essay Questions. Indicates material appropriate or adaptable for younger viewers. Comprehensive News in Review Study Modules Using both the print and non-print material from various issues of News in Review, teachers and students can create comprehensive, thematic modules that are excellent for research purposes, independent assignments, and small group study. We recommend the stories indicated below for the universal issues they represent and for the archival and historic material they contain. "Canada Now: A Diverse Landscape," A 1992 Hour-long Special "Arctic Plane Crash: The Perilous North," December 1991 "Davis Inlet: Moving From Misery" March 1993 "NWT Election: The North In Transition," November 1995 "Ice Station Sheba: The Warming Arctic," September 1998 NUNAVUT: BIRTH OF A TERRITORY .Introduction On April 1, 1999, Canadian history was made. The new territory of Nunavut was welcomed into Canada, and the face of the Canadian map was changed for the first time in 50 years. -
Nunavut's Education
Nunavut’s Education Act: Education, Legislation, and Change in the Arctic Heather E. McGregor Abstract: The 2008 Nunavut Education Act endeavours to call Nunavut’s public education system to account for linguistic, cultural, and local relevance to the majority Inuit population. Development of the Act involved lengthy scrutiny of existing and proposed education legislation to ensure consistency and compatibility with the new vision of education. Implementation of this Act is now necessitating system transformation on a substantial scale, on the part of educators, administrators, district education authorities, and territorial government officials. This article explores the historical roots of the 2008 Act. Renewal of the education system was made possible and necessary by the creation of Nunavut Territory in 1999, which grew out of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and negotiations for increased Inuit self-government. However, situating the Act in the history of Nunavut’s educational policy and decision making, it can be seen as a milestone in a longer change process aimed at creating schools that better reflect communities and the needs of northern students. Considering the inherent potential of education to reflect and sustain Inuit self-determination, linguistic protection, and cultural promotion, the intersection of education with politics through the Act was long in coming. Education is now seen to be one of the Nunavut government’s most important priorities. This is well worth recognizing in the history of education in Nunavut, and in Canada as well. The 2008 Nunavut Education Act (the Act) is the first provincial or territorial education legislation in Canada that represents the educational vision of an Indigenous population. -
February 22, 2021
NUNAVUT HANSARD UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021 IQALUIT, NUNAVUT Hansard is not a verbatim transcript of the debates of the House. It is a transcript in extenso. In the case of repetition or for a number of other reasons, such as more specific identification, it is acceptable to make changes so that anyone reading Hansard will get the meaning of what was said. Those who edit Hansard have an obligation to make a sentence more readable since there is a difference between the spoken and the written word. Debates, September 20, 1983, p. 27299. Beauchesne’s 6th edition, citation 55 Corrections: PLEASE RETURN ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Paul Quassa (Aggu) Hon. David Akeeagok Joelie Kaernerk David Qamaniq (Quttiktuq) (Amittuq) (Tununiq) Deputy Premier; Minister of Economic Development and Transportation; Minister Pauloosie Keyootak Emiliano Qirngnuq of Human Resources (Uqqummiut) (Netsilik) Tony Akoak Hon. Lorne Kusugak Allan Rumbolt (Gjoa Haven) (Rankin Inlet South) (Hudson Bay) Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Minister of Health; Minister Deputy Speaker and Chair of the responsible for Seniors; Minister Committee of the Whole Pat Angnakak responsible for Suicide Prevention (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu) Hon. Joe Savikataaq Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Adam Lightstone (Arviat South) (Iqaluit-Manirajak) Premier; Minister of Executive and Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister of (Cambridge Bay) John Main Energy; Minister of Environment; Minister of Community and Government (Arviat North-Whale Cove) Minister responsible for Immigration; Services; Minister responsible for the Qulliq Minister responsible for Indigenous Hon. Margaret Nakashuk Energy Corporation Affairs; Minister responsible for the (Pangnirtung) Minister of Culture and Heritage; Utility Rates Review Council Hon. -
Nunavut, a Creation Story. the Inuit Movement in Canada's Newest Territory
Syracuse University SURFACE Dissertations - ALL SURFACE August 2019 Nunavut, A Creation Story. The Inuit Movement in Canada's Newest Territory Holly Ann Dobbins Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/etd Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Dobbins, Holly Ann, "Nunavut, A Creation Story. The Inuit Movement in Canada's Newest Territory" (2019). Dissertations - ALL. 1097. https://surface.syr.edu/etd/1097 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the SURFACE at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations - ALL by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Abstract This is a qualitative study of the 30-year land claim negotiation process (1963-1993) through which the Inuit of Nunavut transformed themselves from being a marginalized population with few recognized rights in Canada to becoming the overwhelmingly dominant voice in a territorial government, with strong rights over their own lands and waters. In this study I view this negotiation process and all of the activities that supported it as part of a larger Inuit Movement and argue that it meets the criteria for a social movement. This study bridges several social sciences disciplines, including newly emerging areas of study in social movements, conflict resolution, and Indigenous studies, and offers important lessons about the conditions for a successful mobilization for Indigenous rights in other states. In this research I examine the extent to which Inuit values and worldviews directly informed movement emergence and continuity, leadership development and, to some extent, negotiation strategies. -
Nunavut Hansard 578
Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 3rd Session 3rd Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 10 Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Pages 578 – 621 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable Hunter Tootoo, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Hunter Tootoo (Iqaluit Centre) Hon. Eva Aariak Ron Elliott Fred Schell (Iqaluit East) (Quttiktuq) (South Baffin) Premier; Minister of Education; Deputy Chair, Committee of the Minister of Executive and Hon. Lorne Kusugak Whole Intergovernmental Affairs; (Rankin Inlet South – Whale Cove) Minister responsible for Government House Leader; Minister of Hon. Daniel Shewchuk Aboriginal Affairs; Minister Community and Government Services; (Arviat) responsible for Immigration; Minister of Energy; Minister Minister of Environment; Minister Minister responsible for the Status responsible for the Qulliq Energy of Human Resources; Minister of Women Corporation responsible for Nunavut Arctic College Hon. James Arreak John Ningark (Uqqummiut) (Akulliq) Louis Tapardjuk Minister of Culture, Language, (Amittuq) Johnny Ningeongan Elders and Youth; Minister of Deputy Chair, Committee of the (Nanulik) Whole Languages; Minister responsible Deputy Speaker and Chair of the for the Utility Rates Review Committee of the Whole Hon. Peter Taptuna Council (Kugluktuk) Hon. Keith Peterson Deputy Premier; Minister of Moses Aupaluktuq (Cambridge Bay) (Baker Lake) Economic Development and Minister of Finance, Chair of the Transportation Financial Management Board; Minister Hon. Tagak Curley of Justice Jeannie Ugyuk (Rankin Inlet North) -
To His Guns SOME CALL HIM a Bigot; This Version of Tagak Curley Bears Little Resem- Blance to the One I’D Watched 24 Hours Earlier, Others, a Brilliant Visionary
«our people» HE STICKS TO HIS GUNS SOME CALL HIM A BIGOT; This version of Tagak Curley bears little resem- blance to the one I’d watched 24 hours earlier, OTHERS, A BRILLIANT VISIONARY. stone-faced and dressed in a somber black suit MEET NUNAVUT’S MADDENING in the Nunavut legislature. The MLA for Rankin HERO, THE UNRELENTING, Inlet North, Curley was in top form, unleashing UNREPENTING TaGAK CURLEY. vitriolic criticism of the government for awarding a medevac contract to an Inuit-owned company BY MARGO PFEIFF that possessed neither a flight licence nor a plane. As he has for decades, Curley spat fire, decrying want to show you my harpoon-head collec- the “airline” as a money-grabbing scheme and the “ tion,” Tagak Curley says, scurrying into his government as a stooge. “I want experienced Inuit workshop. Among the drills, saws and files is companies to take the lead,” he demanded, “but I a worn wooden box from which he pulls doz- by getting a licence, owning a plane, buying into ens of brass and bronze spikes. Barbed and gleam- an existing airline and then playing ball.” ing, they’re designed to kill seals and walruses. Cur- A day later, relaxed and friendly, Curley gently ley crafted some himself; others are old, made by cradles his harpoon heads. He says, sincerely, “Real- his father. He’s particularly proud of a large one he ly, I’m just a simple hunter.” And that’s true on sev- made that landed a bowhead whale during Rankin eral fronts. He’s a traditional Inuk – he loves “coun- Inlet’s first modern bowhead hunt, in 2009. -
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1 Standing Committee on Legislation Hearings
Standing Committee on Legislation ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ Hearings on Bill 25, An Act to Amend the ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ Education Act and the Inuit Language ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Protection Act ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ Iqaluit, Nunavut ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ November 28, 2019 ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28, 2019 Members Present: ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑐᑦ: Tony Akoak ᑑᓂ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ Pat Angnakak ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ Joelie Kaernerk ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ Mila Kamingoak ᒦᓚ ᖃᒥᓐᖑᐊᖅ Pauloosie Keyootak ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ Adam Lightstone ᐋᑕᒻ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ John Main, Chair ᐋᕐᓗᒃ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ Margaret Nakashuk ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᑭᓐᖑᐊᖅ David Qamaniq ᒫᒡᒍᓚ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ Emiliano Qirngnuq ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ Paul Quassa ᐃᒥᓕᐊᓄ ᕿᓐᖑᖅ Allan Rumbolt ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ Cathy Towtongie, Co-Chair ᐋᓚᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᑦ ᖄᑕᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᓐᖏ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ Staff Members: ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ: Michael Chandler ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᓵᓐᑐᓗ Stephen Innuksuk ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ Siobhan Moss ᓯᕚᓐ ᒫᔅ Interpreters: ᑐᓵᔩᑦ: Saran Bangoura ᓴᕌᓐ ᐸᖒᕋ Lisa Ipeelee ᓖᓴ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ Andrew Dialla ᐋᓐᑐᓘ ᑎᐊᓚ Attima Hadlari ᐊᑏᒪ ᕼᐊᑦᓚᕆ Allan Maghagak ᐋᓚᓐ ᒪᒃᕼᐊᒐᒃ Philip Paneak ᐱᓕᑉ ᐸᓂᐊᖅ Blandina Tulugarjuk ᐸᓚᓐᑏᓇ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ Witnesses: ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ: Thomas Ahlfors, Legislative Counsel ᑖᒪᔅ ᐋᓪᕗᐊᔅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨ Melissa Alexander, Manager of Planning, ᒪᓕᓴ ᐋᓕᒃᓵᓐᑐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᐸᕐᓇᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, Reporting and Evaluation, Department of ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, Education ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ David Joanasie, Minister of Education ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ Kathy Okpik, Deputy Minister of Education ᑳᑎ ᐅᒃᐱᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᓪᓕᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ >>Committee commenced at 9:01 >>ᑲᑎᒪᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᑦ 9:01ᒥ 1 Chairman (Mr. Main)(interpretation): Good ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᑉᓛᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑳ. ᒥᔅᑐ morning, colleagues. Mr. Keyootak, can you ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᐱᑎᒍ. ᒪ’ᓇ. say the opening prayer, please. Thank you. >>ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ >>Prayer Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᒥᔅᑐ ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ, ᒪ’ᓇ. ᐅᑉᓛᑦᓯᐊᖅ Keyootak. Good morning, colleagues. Good ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑎᓪᓗ morning, Minister Joanasie and your officials. -
Nunavut History*
Nunavut History* The Flag of Nunavut The blue and gold colors are symbolic of the riches of the land, sea and sky. The inuksuk is a symbol of the stone monuments that act as guides for people traveling on the land that also indicates sacred and special places. The North Star is a traditional reference for navigation and also alludes to the leadership of elders in the various communities. Image of inuksuk at Sundown MOTTO NUNAVUT SANGINIVUT means "Nunavut our strength". There was once a world before this, and in it lived people who were not of our tribe. But the pillars of the earth collapsed, and all were destroyed. And the world was emptiness. Then two men grew up from a hummock of earth. They were born and fully grown all at once. And they wished to have children. A magic song changed one of them into a woman, and they had children. These were our earliest forefathers, and from them all the lands were peopled. — Tuglik, Igloolik area, 1922 Nunavut means “our land" in the Inuit language of Inuktitut. Population (2006 census): 30,800m Total Area: 1,994,000km Date of creation of the territory: April 1, 1999 Nunavut Early History The earliest people to inhabit the region now known as Nunavut were the Tuniit (Dorset) people, believed to have crossed the Bering Strait–then a land bridge–from Russia approximately 5,000 years ago. The Tuniit were the sole occupants of the land until about 1,000 years ago, when the Thule, the ancestors of today's Inuit, began appearing in the area.