The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,127,711.92 km2 (435,412.01 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 41,070,it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the second quarter of 2024 is 44,936. Yellowknife is the capital,most populous community,and the only city in the territory;its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967,following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami,previously known as the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada,is a nonprofit organization in Canada that represents over 65,000 Inuit across Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada. Their mission is to "serve as a national voice protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada."
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated is the legal representative of the Inuit of Nunavut for the purposes of native treaty rights and treaty negotiation. The presidents of NTI,Makivik Corporation,Nunatsiavut,and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation,the four regional land claims organizations,govern the national body,the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) as its board of directors. NTI continues to play a central role in Nunavut,even after the creation of the Government of Nunavut. As the successor of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut,which was a signatory of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement on behalf of Inuit,NTI is responsible for ensuring that the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is implemented fully by the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut and that all parties fulfill their obligations.
Tagak Curley is an Inuit leader,politician and businessman from Nunavut. As a prominent figure in the negotiations that led to the creation of Nunavut,Tagak is considered a living Father of Confederation in Canada. He was born in a hunting camp at Coral Harbour,Northwest Territories.
Levinia Nuqaalaq Brown is a Canadian Inuk politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2004 to 2008. She was elected as a MLA on February 16,2004,and further elected by other MLAs to serve on the Executive Council of Nunavut. Premier Paul Okalik named her as the Deputy Premier on March 9,2004. She also served as the territory's Minister of Community and Government Services.
Jose Kusugak was an Inuk politician from Repulse Bay,Northwest Territories,Canada. He was an activist for Inuit rights,language and culture.
The history of Nunavut covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Eskimo thousands of years ago to present day. Prior to the colonization of the continent by Europeans,the lands encompassing present-day Nunavut were inhabited by several historical cultural groups,including the Pre-Dorset,the Dorsets,the Thule and their descendants,the Inuit.
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost 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,which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015,organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Inuit are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America,including Greenland,Labrador,Quebec,Nunavut,the Northwest Territories,Yukon (traditionally),Alaska,and Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,Russia. Inuit languages are part of the Eskimo–Aleut languages,also known as Inuit-Yupik-Unangan,and also as Eskaleut. Inuit Sign Language is a critically endangered language isolate used in Nunavut.
Eva Qamaniq Aariaka is a Canadian Inuk politician,who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. She was subsequently chosen as the second premier of Nunavut,under the territory's consensus government system,on November 14,2008. Aariak was the fifth woman to serve as a premier in Canada.
The Inuvialuit Settlement Region,abbreviated as ISR,located in Canada's western Arctic,was designated in 1984 in the Inuvialuit Final Agreement by the Government of Canada for the Inuvialuit people. It spans 90,650 km2 (35,000 sq mi) of land,mostly above the tree line,and includes several subregions:the Beaufort Sea,the Mackenzie River delta,the northern portion of Yukon,and the northwest portion of the Northwest Territories. The ISR includes both Crown Lands and Inuvialuit Private Lands. Most of the ISR is represented by Nunakput,the territorial electoral district,meaning "our land" in Inuvialuktun.
Over the course of centuries,many Indigenous Canadians have played a critical role in shaping the history of Canada. From art and music,to law and government,to sports and war;Indigenous customs and culture have had a strong influences on defining Canadian culture. The Indspire Awards are the annual awards presented by Indspire,formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. The awards were first established in 1993 in conjunction with the United Nations declaring the 1990s "International Decade of the World's Indigenous peoples". June 21 is Canada's National Aboriginal Day,in recognition of the cultural contributions made by Canada's indigenous population. The day was first celebrated in 1996 following Governor General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc's proclamation.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Indigenous peoples in Canada,comprising the First Nations,Inuit and Métis peoples.
Inuit Nunangat,formerly Inuit Nunaat,refers to the land,water,and ice of the homeland of Inuit in Canada. This Arctic homeland consists of four northern Canadian regions called the Inuvialuit Settlement Region,the territory Nunavut (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ),Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) in northern Quebec,and Nunatsiavut of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Arctic policy of Canada includes both the foreign policy of Canada in regard to the Arctic region and Canada's domestic policy towards its Arctic territories. This includes the devolution of powers to the territories. Canada's Arctic policy includes the plans and provisions of these regional governments. It encompasses the exercise of sovereignty,social and economic development,the protection of the environment,and the improving and devolving of governance.
Unikkausivut:Sharing Our Stories is a 2011,two-volume DVD boxset,website and educational resource from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB),bringing together films by and about the Inuit of Canada. The collection traces the development of filmmaking in Northern Canada,from the ethnographic films by NFB filmmakers in the 1940s,to contemporary work by Elisapie Isaac and other Inuit filmmakers.
Rosemarie Esther Kuptana,LL.D. is a Canadian Inuvialuit politician,Inuit rights activist,broadcaster and journalist. Besides serving with several Inuit organisations she was president of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. She lives in the Ottawa area and has three children.
The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada is an English and French educational resource created by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society,published by Canadian Geographic,and funded by the Government of Canada. It was created to address calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,among them the development of "culturally appropriate curricula" for Aboriginal Canadian students. Its content includes information about indigenous lands,languages,communities,treaties,and cultures,and topics such as the Canadian Indian residential school system,racism,and cultural appropriation.
