Nunavut In Canada
Nunavut is more than the name of our province. The word means ‘our land’ in Inuktitut, and it is a reflection of Canada, from its distinctive culture and way of life, to its vast and beautiful expansiveness. Its greatest assets are the welcoming communities that have banded together to conquer the simultaneously awe-inspiring and often harsh northern landscape.
Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada, becoming recognized through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act in 1999, yet its history spans thousands of years and plays a unique and vital role in Canada’s success as a federal, bilingual, multicultural state and diverse society.
It is home to a young and growing population; the fastest growing provincial and territorial …show more content…
To meet the basic needs for food and warmth, Inuit have relied on the land, and the fish, fowl and mammals it provides. Everyday life in modern Inuit communities, some established only a few decades ago, still reflect the five-thousand-year-old history of a nomadic hunter-gatherer tradition that allowed us to achieve one of the most remarkable human accomplishments of all time — the successful population of the Arctic.
The connection between Inuit and our environment has always been strong. Traditional values shape today’s guiding principles of hunting in Nunavut: it must be sustainable, humane, and use the entire animal as a locally sourced resource for food, clothing, and art.
The North has become a compass for Canada, with Inuit communities playing a key role in the country’s claims of sovereignty in the Far North. The government of Canada has historically relied heavily on the Inuit population for artic sovereignty. Our people have had to endure sacrifices to help past Canada initiatives, , like the High Artic Relocation that moved Inuit from communities including Baffin Island to Resolute Bay. Today, the Canadian Rangers combine traditional Inuit knowledge with modern military to patrol and protect the Far North, playing an indispensable role in asserting sovereignty. Meanwhile, Northern towns like Resolute Bay have become home to three generations of Canadian
Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada, becoming recognized through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act in 1999, yet its history spans thousands of years and plays a unique and vital role in Canada’s success as a federal, bilingual, multicultural state and diverse society.
It is home to a young and growing population; the fastest growing provincial and territorial …show more content…
To meet the basic needs for food and warmth, Inuit have relied on the land, and the fish, fowl and mammals it provides. Everyday life in modern Inuit communities, some established only a few decades ago, still reflect the five-thousand-year-old history of a nomadic hunter-gatherer tradition that allowed us to achieve one of the most remarkable human accomplishments of all time — the successful population of the Arctic.
The connection between Inuit and our environment has always been strong. Traditional values shape today’s guiding principles of hunting in Nunavut: it must be sustainable, humane, and use the entire animal as a locally sourced resource for food, clothing, and art.
The North has become a compass for Canada, with Inuit communities playing a key role in the country’s claims of sovereignty in the Far North. The government of Canada has historically relied heavily on the Inuit population for artic sovereignty. Our people have had to endure sacrifices to help past Canada initiatives, , like the High Artic Relocation that moved Inuit from communities including Baffin Island to Resolute Bay. Today, the Canadian Rangers combine traditional Inuit knowledge with modern military to patrol and protect the Far North, playing an indispensable role in asserting sovereignty. Meanwhile, Northern towns like Resolute Bay have become home to three generations of Canadian