Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast of which the city is situated. In 1987, its traditional Inuktitut name was restored.
Paul Okalik is a Canadian politician. He is the first Inuk to have been called to the Nunavut Bar and the first Premier of Nunavut.
Iqaluit Airport serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the city. It is operated by the government of Nunavut. It hosts scheduled passenger service from Ottawa, Montreal, Rankin Inlet, and Kuujjuaq on carriers such as Canadian North, and from smaller communities throughout eastern Nunavut. It is also used as a forward operating base by the CF-18 Hornet. In 2011, the terminal handled more than 120,000 passengers.
Nakasuk was an Inuk who was born at a sealing camp near Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories in the early 20th century and grew up around Kimmirut. He assisted a US Navy party wintering on Baffin Island during the 1941–1942 winter to find a suitable location for a US air base.
Inuksuk High School is the high school of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It offers grades 9 through 12 to a student population of about 450. The focus of the school is on teaching Inuit language and culture. The original name of the school was the Gordon Robertson Education Centre, or GREC. In the early 1990s it was renamed for the Inuksuk monuments that dot the region and are a symbol of the territory.
Kimmirut is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet.
Iqaluit West was a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
Nunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since incorporating the province of Newfoundland in 1949.
Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km2 (725,017.85 sq mi). In the 2016 census the population was 35,944, up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906. In 2016, 30,135 people identified themselves as Inuit, 190 as North American Indian (0.5%), 165 Métis (0.5%) and 5,025 as non-aboriginal (14.0%).
Apex is a small community in Iqaluit located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Iqaluit on a small peninsula separating Koojesse (Kuujussi) Inlet from Tarr Inlet. Historically Apex was the place where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site and off-limits to anyone not working at the base. The community is accessed by bridge or causeway, and bordered by a local creek (kuujuusi) and waterfall (kugluktuk). Located here are the women's shelter, a church, Nanook Elementary School, and a bed-and-breakfast, along with housing for about 60 families.
Joamie Ilinniarvik School is a public elementary school located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. It is one of the few public schools in the territorial capital, along with Inuksuk High School, Nakasuk School, Aqsarniit Ilinniarvik School, École des Trois-Soleils, and Nanook Elementary School in Apex. The school is an elementary school serving Grades 1 to 5 and named after Inuit hunter Joamie.
Aqsarniit Ilinniarvik School is a public middle school located in Iqaluit, Nunavut Grades 6 to 8. The school's name means Northern Lights in Inuktitut.
Madeleine Redfern is a Canadian Inuit politician, who was elected mayor of Iqaluit, Nunavut in a by-election on December 13, 2010. She was the city's mayor until 2019.
Qikiqtani School Operations is one of three public school districts in Nunavut and headquartered in Pond Inlet.
Iqaluit-Manirajak is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
Iqaluit-Tasiluk is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu is a territorial electoral district(riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
Iqaluit-Sinaa is a territorial electoral district(riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada.
Pat Angnakak is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election and reelected in 2017. She represents the electoral district of Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu.
