Claims and Treaties

1993 – Act – Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act (c. 29)

Electronic version of an Act respecting an Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Creation of Nunavut – CBC Archives

Video archives from the CBC on the creation of the new territory of Nunavut, finally making the controversial dream of the Northwest Territories' Inuit a reality.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Modern Treaties and Governance – The Canadian North

Increases Northern aboriginal peoples' opportunities to review public policy, share knowledge and help form new policies that flow from their modern treaties.

Source: Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation

North, The

Provides research, advice, policy and legislative support for public governance, and northern political development.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Electronic version of the Agreement Between The Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal

The Tribunal has set a goal of providing the fairest possible mechanism for the resolution of disputes within the context of the Agreement and draft legislation.

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated mission statement: Inuit Economic, Social and Cultural Well-Being through the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

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