1. Canadian Genealogy And History Links - Nunavut Canadian Genealogy and history Links. Canadian Genealogy and history nunavut. GenWeb.nunavut GenWeb The nunavut regional site of canada Genweb. history. http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/nunavut.html

Canadian Genealogy and History Links Nunavut Entries preceded by a indicate it is a new entry or the URL has changed or been updated within the last 14 days. Nunavut General Information Gateway to Nunavut Includes information on Culture and Cultural Societies in Nunavut. Information and facts about Nunavut. GenWeb Nunavut GenWeb The Nunavut regional site of Canada Genweb. History Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act An Act respecting an Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. Nunavut Planning Commission In the Inuit language of Inuktitut, Nunavut means "Our Land". It is the name given to the ancestral home of the Inuit of the central and eastern Arctic, and to the Territory of Nunavut in Canada's Eastern Arctic which came into bring in 1999. Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Main Page National Atlantic Provinces Newfoundland ... New Listings This page created by: jveinot@islandnet.com Total Accesses : 21463

2. Cyndi's List - Canada - Northwest Territories, Nunavut & The Yukon More than 209 300 links! 206 850 links, categorized crossreferenced, in over 160 categories. Another 2 450+ uncategorized new links in the works. Canadian Genealogy and history Links - nunavut . Canadian Genealogy and history Links FamilySearch.org. nunavut, canada, Explanation of Records and Their history From FamilySearch http://www.cyndislist.com/nw-yukon.htm

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3. Canada - Catholic Church Local History And Ancestors Genealogy Research Guiding links for genealogical and historical research of Catholic Churches and Catholic ancestors in canada. nunavut history by Kenn Harper. The Arctic nunavut Tourist Handbook Holy Cross http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/Catholic-Canada.htm

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4. Nunavut, Canada ..... History! Canadian history teaches that the gradual maturing of territories an essential partof the growth of canada. the Yukon, the Denendeh and nunavut; and build http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4832/nunhist.html

Awards I won Aboriginal People Canada Page (Main) Provinces ... View Guest Book Nunavut (p."noo na voot") meaning OUR LAND Facts Future Links This page is very text laden, but highly informative. In April 1999, a vast majority of the territory now held within the Northwest Territories will be passed to the Aboriginal people in the north of Canada: to become the first Aboriginal self-governed territory in Canada. Nunavut becomes the first territory to enter the Federation of Canada since Newfoundland joined in 1949. Nunavut, subject to the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, will be a public government with all of its citizens having the same rights. But because the population will be about 85 per cent Inuit, it will reflect that reality. Long negotiations with the Northern Aboriginal people (in particular the Inuit) resulted in a treaty process to finally give them dominion over their own lands. These lands in the Keewatin and Baffin Island Territories in Canada were largely ignored until the late 20th century. The Nunavut heartland of the eastern arctic had very few associations with the western N.W.T. until the early 1970s when administration based in Ottawa was moved to Yellowknife with development of the N.W.T. Territorial Administration. That administration had opened for business in 1967, but only concerned itself with the western area until it could digest the complications of a whole new government system. Not only had the eastern and western NWT been administered separately, but in the early 1960s both Conservative and Liberal governments had been in the process of dividing the N.W.T. to create an eastern Nunatsiaq territory.

5. Canada Welcomes Nunavut News and history. http://www.caldercup.com/CNEWSNunavut/

Inside CANOE.CA SLAM! Sports Jam! Showbiz CANOE Travel CNEWS CANOE Money C-Health LIFEWISE AUTONET flirt.canoe.ca Newsstand WHAM! gaming AllPop Search eBay.ca Find Old Friends Free E-Mail shop.canoe.ca CareerConnection Classified Extra Obituaries Today Restaurants Hotels Weather Horoscopes Lotteries Crossword Scoreboard News Ticker Sports Ticker TV Listings Movie Listings CLIVE Concerts Mutual Funds Stocks Feedback Index April 1, 1999 , marks a new beginning in Canada's North. It is the creation of Nunavut, a new territory born from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. It's the first time Canada's boundaries have changed since Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949. Inside this section, you can find out more about this new, vital part to the north's future. New territory facing same old problems IQALUIT, Nunavut (AP) No one expected miracles a year ago when a fifth of Canada became the Inuit homeland called Nunavut. Widespread poverty, unemployment, crime, substance abuse and a high suicide rate continue to beset the Arctic region as large as Western Europe with a population of 25,000. Yet the head of Nunavut's 19-seat legislature, the first in Canada or the United States to be dominated by native Americans, says tiny steps toward growth and development have occurred. Full story Inuit begin future by honouring tradition PM Jean Chretien's speech: The creation of Nunavut Exploring Nunavut Canada's Arctic has been getting a lot of attention lately, thanks to the official creation last week of the new territory of Nunavut, formerly the eastern and central portion of the Northwest Territories.

6. Research Guidance V2.0 R C H G U I D A N C E. nunavut, canada, Explanation of Records and Their history Until 1 April 1999, nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&G

7. Nunavut, Canada ..... Facts! The nunavut Implementation Commission (NIC) is currently meeting to the North, therest of canada and from and have created havoc throughout history when they http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4832/nunfacts.html

Awards I won Aboriginal People Canada Page (Main) Provinces ... View Guest Book Nunavut (p."noo na voot") meaning OUR LAND History Future Links The Nunavut Implementation Commission (NIC) is currently meeting to begin the selection of the emblems for this new territory. Contests and requests for ideas from the public have generated much interest and many designs and suggestions have been received from all parts of the North, the rest of Canada and from other places in the world. There are so many cultural and historic icons to select from: The Inukshuk : stones piled up to look like men. These markers can be found all over the Arctic, used by the Inuit to mark channels, point to important physical hazards and used to scare animals and fish during food gathering expeditions. The Polar Bear The Iceberg : These mammoth monsters dominate life in the north and have created havoc throughout history when they break away and sail omminously south. The Whale : Almost depleted during the huge whaling years in the 1800s, this intriguing mammal continues to fascinate us to this day. The Aurora Borealis : Such a beautiful phenomena found only in the north and best viewed from Canada.

8. Pullman Kids: Geography: Canada: Nunavut Pullman Kids Geography canada Nunavet contains pictures and descriptions of the territory Nunavet, canada. of the territory nunavut, canada. nunavut became canada's third territory history nunavut history. nunavut history. nunavut history. The Road to nunavut A Chronological history http://www.pullmankids.com/geo/can/nunavut.html

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9. Canadian Genealogy And History Links - History purpose is to help students doing history research find Area and Her Majesty the Queenin right of canada. nunavut Planning Commission In the Inuit language of http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/history.html

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10. Nunavut: Canada's Inuit Territory nunavut canada'S INUIT historymaking nunavut land claim agreement. The nunavut Implementation Commission The NIC is a federally appointed body set up to advise the governments of canada http://www.nunanet.com/~nunat/pages/nunavut.html

N UNAVUT: C ANADA'S I NUIT T ERRITORY Visit Nunavut Tunngavik's new web site in Cambridge Bay. Jack Lupic's Arctic Page A long list of useful Arctic and NWT links. The Nunavut Land Claim Agreement From this site you can download copies of the history-making Nunavut land claim agreement. The Nunavut Implementation Commission The NIC is a federally appointed body set up to advise the governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories, along with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc, on the creation of Nunavut. The Government of the Northwest Territories: Until April 1, 1999, the people of Nunavut will be governed by the Yellowknife based Government of the Northwest Territories. Sakku Arctic Technologies: Our friends in Rankin Inlet are now connected to the Internet, through a site maintained by the Keewatin's Inuit birthright corporation. Tudjaat: Nunavut's latest singing stars at this site, maintained by Sony Records, you can download .wav and .au clips from their recent CD. Iqaluit's Joamie School: A set of web pages designed by elementary students at one of Iqaluit's schools. Rankin Inlet's Leo Ussak School: The first Nunavut school to have its own home page.

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12. WWW-VL History Index - Canada The history of canada. canada Hall Canadian history exhibition. canada history. The history of the Dominion of canada Inuit and Englishmen The nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/CANADA/canada2.html

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13. Canadian History Inuit Englishmen The nunavut Voyages of Martin the Imagination Digital projectof the Canadian National Library 20,000 images dealing with the history of the http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/canada.html

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14. Canada territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon, and as of April 1, 1999, nunavut). history.The first inhabitants of canada were native Indian peoples, primarily the http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107386.html

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16. Nunavut: Canada's Newest Territory Written by Joanne Hoople Copyright 2002 by PageWise, Inc. Your are here PagewiseHome history historyPlacesUS nunavut canada s newest territory. http://il.essortment.com/nunavutcanadat_rdkb.htm

Nunavut: Canada's newest territory Nunavut, Canada is a new territory carved out by the Inuit of the northeastern Arctic. One-fifth of the land mass of their official home is now called Nunavut. On April 1, 1999, the Government of Canada enacted final legislation to establish a third territoryNunavut ("our land")in its northernmost lands, slated to join the Northwest Territories (now reduced by one-third of its land base) and the Yukon. For centuries, the Inuit (formerly known as Eskimos), have occupied and survived this barren landcomposed mainly of rock, tundra, ice, fjords, and mountains. Now, at long last, they have their own recognized domain, and self government confirmed in law. Most importantly of all, according to their leaders, they have earned the freedom to create their own destiny as a people, within Canada, North America, and the world. bodyOffer(26895) Nunavut, occupying nearly two million square kilometers of land in the northeastern Arctic, is twice the size of the province of Ontario, and its total Inuit population is about 18,000 (An additional 5,000 persons in the region are non-Inuit). A plebiscite held in December of 1995 established Iqualuit (formerly known as Frobisher Bay) as their seat of government. Iqualuit is the largest community in Nunavut, with a population of 3,600 people. The ten provinces of Canada exist in their own right, created by the Constitution Acts (1867-1982), but its territories are created by federal law. Normally, they do not have as much control over their own affairs as the provinces do, but, as a result of lengthy negotiations preceding a land claims agreement, the Inuit have won control in areas of jurisdiction that the other territories do not have. And whereas the rest of Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), Nunavut's official language is Inuktitut, for this is the mother tongue of 85% of its population.

17. Kugaardjuq School, Pelly Bay, Nunavut, Canada A Short history of. Kugaaruk. Until April 1, 1999, Pelly Bay was part of the NorthwestTerritories. On that date, canada s newest Territory, nunavut was born. http://www.polarnet.ca/~pellybay/history.html

A Short History of Kugaaruk In 1968, the Canadian government transported thirty-two prefabricated houses into Pelly Bay. Until then, the Arviligjuaqmiut lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Small family groups, living in igluit (igloos) and skin tents, followed the caribou that sustained them. Occasionally, groups would come together to hunt and fish. In 1937, when the Catholic mission was established here, groups would meet for Christmas celebrations at Kugaarjuk (the mouth of the Kugajuk River), then separate again to pursue their nomadic cycle. The first Catholic missionary, Father Pierre Henri, arrived in 1935. He built a small stone chapel/house, but soon learned that stone wasn't a good insulator in this harsh climate. Instead, he adopted Inuit ways, living in an iglu and wearing traditional Inuit clothing during the cold months. He and Father Franz Van de Velde, who remained a powerful force in the community until 1965, built the stone church in 1941. Recently, the Hamlet of Pelly Bay received a government grant to restore the deteriorating church as a historic site. Until 1955, when the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line construction began, people here had almost no contact with the outside world. In 1829, English explorer John Ross camped nearby, but no whalers or Hudson's Bay Co. trading post ever came to Pelly Bay. Ice jams around the islands guarding the Bay's mouth made access almost impossible.

18. Civilization.ca - Change Of Address history of the Arctic expedition of Englishman Martin Frobisher, the first contacts between Inuit and Europeans, the search search for a Northwest Passage, the first mining venture in canada, and the earliest English efforts to establish a colony in North America. http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/canhist/frobisher/frint01e.html

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19. Kugaardjuq School, Pelly Bay, Nunavut, Canada Welcome to Kugaardjuq School Kugaaruk, nunavut, canada Look for Pelly Bay on themap. people about our students and school, to discover the history of Pelly http://www.polarnet.ca/~pellybay/

Welcome to Kugaardjuq School Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada Look for "Pelly Bay" on the map. Around School Around Town E-mail us... ... Hotmail Around School Kugaardjuq School has 185 students enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 10. In order to graduate, senior high students must go to live in larger communities, such as Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay, where there is a complete high school program. Eventually, Kugaardjuq School will offer classes all the way up to Grade 12, so no one will have to leave home to graduate A few words from our Principals Yummy! Yummy! School Scenery The Kindergarten Class ... School Projects and Events Back To Today 's Announcements or A Few Words from Co-principals Jeff McGinn and Tom Money Welcome to Kugaardjuq School's very first Website. Thank you for taking an interest in our school and our Arctic home, Kugaaruk. We designed this Website to help teach people about our students and school, to discover the history of Pelly Bay, and so that others could find out a little bit about life in the Canadian North. As you can see by the pictures, Kugaardjuq School is a fun place for everybody. Not only do our kids study Math, Language Arts and Science, but we also learn about our own culture and traditions, the Inuit way of life. Local elders and parents are very important in our school. In Kugaaruk, everybody is a teacher!

20. Northwest Territories - Canadian Culture And Canadian History Information On Thi With the creation of nunavut on April 1, 1999, the area of the In 1870, the Britishgovernment transferred control of the NorthWestern Territory to canada. http://canadainternational.gc.ca/Northwest_Territories_History-en.asp

Français Contact Us Help Search ... Home Quick Links Downloadable forms Government Contacts Embassies and Consulates Frequently Asked Questions ... Currency Converter Search Languages Services for... Newcomers to Canada Canadians Living Abroad Feedback Site Map ... Northwest Territories Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories lie north of the 60th parallel-above Saskatchewan, Alberta and eastern British Columbia-and between the Yukon and Nunavut. These dimensions represent a recent change. With the creation of Nunavut on April 1, 1999, the area of the former Northwest Territories, which stretched from the Yukon east to Baffin Island and included all of the Arctic archipelago, was reduced by approximately two-thirds, from 3 426 320 to 1 346 106 square kilometres. The ancestors of the Dene Indian people lived in the Northwest Territories some 10,000 years ago. The first Inuit are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait about 5,000 years ago. Expeditions in the 1570s were the first recorded visits by Europeans to the Northwest Territories. With the arrival of the fur traders in the late 1700s and the whalers in the 1800s, life began to change substantially for the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples located in the North. The Europeans reshaped the North, bringing with them a new economy and way of life. Communities grew around trading posts, mission schools and Royal Canadian Mounted Police stations. In 1870, the British government transferred control of the North-Western Territory to Canada. In 1905, both Alberta and Saskatchewan were created from the Territories. Finally, in 1912, the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec were enlarged and the Northwest Territories assumed its boundaries.

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