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Nearly 25 years after Nunavut became a territory, it has signed a final agreement with the government of Canada to have the final say over a long list of decisions that were, until now, usually made in Ottawa.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk signed the agreement at a ceremony in Iqaluit this afternoon.  It's the largest land transfer in Canada's history, Trudeau said — two million square kilometres of land and water. The 239-page document outlines how Canada will give control over Nunavut's land and resources to the government of Nunavut — a process known as devolution
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Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuit, Nunavut Territory, Canada, 1927-2013) - Six-Part Harmony (2012)
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FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Nunavut vs Maine
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"Eskimo Arts-Crafts Store" at Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada, between 1961-1964. Photo by Charles Gimpel.
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Igloolik Research Center
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Inuit girl, Helen Konek at her family's igloo entrance (which her father Pipqanaaq built) near Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, 1949. Photographer, Richard Harrington
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Peary caribou Rangifer arcticus pearyi
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An image of Roald Amundsen's sloop Gjøa, the first ship to successfully sail the Northwest Passage, framed in wood from the ship's library (New York Historical Society).
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Gjøa at Gjøa Haven, c. 1903-1906 (Fram Museum).
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Comparing Nunavut and Mexico.
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Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, was named after the father of Frederick William Beechey, a 19th century Arctic explorer with the Royal Navy.
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After nearly 25 years as a territory, Nunavut is expected to sign a devolution agreement Thursday with the federal government.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to arrive in Iqaluit Thursday to sign the agreement alongside the territorial government representatives and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.  The signing of this agreement essentially transfers responsibility of Crown lands and waters from the federal government to the territorial government.  The details of the agreement have not been released publicly, but will be available once the agreement is signed.
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weepingwidar · 3 months
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Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuit, Nunavut Territory, Canada, 1927-2013) - Hare Spirits (1960)
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GREAT NORTH AMERICAN LICENSE PLATE SHOWDOWN FINAL CHAMPION
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Nunavut!
Casting 1,400 votes in the final round, the people have spoken: the greatest license plate in North America is Nunavut's! Though Maine was a beloved plate, its chickadee and pines couldn't hold up against Nunavut's polar bear and aurora. Nunavut also boasts the only license plate in the contest to feature text written in an indigenous North American language.
Thank you to everyone who voted, commented, and shared the polls around. When I started my own version of this nearly two years ago, I worried no one would be interested, so it's gratifying to see other people put thought into the aesthetics of ordinary objects we mostly ignore in our day-to-day lives. Hopefully the future brings even better designs to our plates!
Thank you and congratulations!
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Radar station at Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada, circa 1960. (CCA)
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