Nunavut Grocery Prices = Insane!!!!
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- Published: 02 Jan 2010
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A humourous look at the exorbitant prices people pay for groceries in Canada's high arctic.
Nunavut
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Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known as Björk ( respell| in English), is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actress and music producer, whose work includes three albums as lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, seven solo albums, and two film soundtracks, contributing to numerous others including the 1994 film Léon, in which "Venus as a Boy" was featured.
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Dennis Patterson
Dennis Glen Patterson (born December 30, 1948) is a politician and lawyer. He served as MLA for Frobisher Bay and Iqaluit from 1978 to 1995, as NWT Minister of Education, Justice and Municipal Affairs and was chosen as the fifth consensus Government Leader (now Premier) of Northwest Territories, Canada from 1987 to 1991. He headed the campaign that led to the creation of Nunavut in 1999.
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Edna Elias
Edna Elias is a Canadian politician from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. On 12 May 2010 she was appointed as the 4th Commissioner of Nunavut by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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English people
The English (from ) are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens.
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Eva Aariak
Eva Aariak, MLA is a Canadian 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.
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First Nations
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First Nations is a term of ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The total population is nearly 700,000 people. Under the Employment Equity Act, First Nations are a "designated group", along with women, visible minorities, and persons with physical or mental disabilities. They are not defined as a visible minority under the Act or by the criteria of Statistics Canada.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson (c. 1560/70s – 1611?) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to India, Hudson explored the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to Asia under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company. He explored the river which eventually was named for him, and laid thereby the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region.
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Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut), Denmark (Greenland), Russia (Siberia) and the United States (Alaska). The Inuit language is grouped under Eskimo-Aleut languages. An Inuk is an Inuit person.
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Inuvialuit
The Inuvialuit (in Inuvialuktun : the real people) or Western Canadian Inuit are Inuit people who live in the western Canadian Arctic region. They, like all other Inuit, are descendants of the Thule who migrated eastward from Alaska. Their homeland - the Inuvialuit Settlement Region - covers the Arctic Ocean coastline area from the Alaskan border, east through the Beaufort Sea and beyond the Amundsen Gulf which includes some of the western Canadian Arctic Islands, as well as the inland community of Aklavik and part of the Yukon. The land was demarked in 1984 by the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
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Jordin Tootoo
Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (; born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). His middle name Kudluk means "thunder".
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Leona Aglukkaq
Leona Aglukkaq, PC, MP (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative in the 2008 Canadian federal election for the riding of Nunavut.
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Martin Frobisher
Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535 or 1539 – 15 November 1594) was an English seaman who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. All landed in northeastern Canada, around today's Resolution Island and Frobisher Bay. On his second voyage, Frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be worth a profit of £5.1 per ton. Encouraged, Frobisher returned to Canada with an even larger fleet and dug several mines around Frobisher Bay. He carted 1,350 tons of the ore back where, after years of smelting, it was realized that both that batch of ore and the earlier one he had taken were worthless. As an English privateer/pirate, he collected riches from French ships. He was later knighted for his service in repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588.
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Norsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. ("Norse", in particular, refers to the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.)
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Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin, Jr., is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Paul Okalik
Paul Okalik MLA (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, pronounced ) (born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician. He is the first Premier of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, the only multiple-term Premier of any Canadian territory, and continues to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit West in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.
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Peter Jull
Professor Peter Jull is a Canadian political scientist and academic who has specialised and advised in Commonwealth constitutional politics, particularly in relation to peoples indigenous to Canada and Australia
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Susan Aglukark
Susan Aglukark, OC (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ), (born 27 January 1967) is an Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. Her most successful single is "O Siem", which reached #1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995. Overall, she has released seven studio albums and has won two Juno Awards.
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Tanya Tagaq
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William Baffin
William Baffin (died 23 January 1622) was an English navigator and explorer. Nothing is known of his early life, but it is conjectured that he was born in London of humble origin, and gradually raised himself by his diligence and perseverance. (Britannica 11th Edition gives a year of birth as 1584, but this is simply a guess, without any documentary basis.)
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Alaska
Alaska () is the largest state of the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 698,473 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2009, Alaska remains the least densely populated state of the U.S.
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Arctic Bay, Nunavut
Arctic Bay (2006 Population: 690) (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ikpiarjuk "the pocket") is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic Bay is located in the Eastern Time Zone although it is quite close to the time zone boundary. The predominant languages are Inuktitut and English. As of the 2006 census the population has increased by 6.8% from the 2001 census.
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Arviat, Nunavut
Arviat (2006 population 2,060; UA Population 1,785) (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead Whale". Earlier in history, its name was Tikirajualaaq ("a little long point"), and Ittaliurvik, ("a place where the people make tents").
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Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake (Qamani’tuaq ("where the river widens"), Inuktitut syllabics:ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, "big lake joined by a river at both ends"), is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community. The hamlet is located at the mouth of the Thelon River on the shore of Baker Lake. The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
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Canada
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Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Churchill, Manitoba
Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.
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Greenland
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Greenland ( meaning "Land of the Kalaallit people"; ) is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Physiographically, it is a part of the continent of North America. The largest island in Greenland is also named Greenland, and makes up most of the country's land area.
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Grise Fiord, Nunavut
Grise Fiord, (Inuktitut: Aujuittuq, "place that never thaws"; Inuktitut syllabics: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ) is a small Inuit hamlet, Qikiqtaaluk Region in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. Despite its low population (141 residents as of the Canada 2006 Census,), it is the largest community on Ellesmere Island. It is one of the coldest inhabited places in the world, with average yearly temperature of -16.5 Celsius.
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Iceland
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Igloolik, Nunavut
Igloolik, (Syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, sometimes spelled Iglulik), is an Inuit hamlet, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because it is on the small island, one of Canada's national historic sites, of the same name, in Foxe Basin that is very close to the Melville Peninsula (and to a lesser degree, Baffin Island), it is often thought to be on the peninsula. The name "Igloolik" means "there is a house here" (from iglu meaning house or building, and referring to the sod houses - not snow igloos - that were originally in the area) in Inuktitut and the residents are called Iglulingmiut (~miut - "people of"). The mayor of Igloolik is Lucassie Ivalu.
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Iqaluit
Iqaluit (pronounced , ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics; often in English) is the territorial capital and the largest community of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay. As of the 2006 census the population was 6,184, an increase of 18.1 percent from the 2001 census; it has the lowest population of any capital city in Canada. Inhabitants of Iqaluit are called Iqalummiut (singular: Iqalummiuq). Prior to 1987 the community was named Frobisher Bay.
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Jericho Diamond Mine
The Jericho Diamond Mine is a defunct diamond mine located in Canada's Nunavut territory. Jericho is Nunavut’s first and only diamond mine. It is located 420 km northeast of the City of Yellowknife and is accessible by air all year and by winter road from Yellowknife. The project was mined from 2006 to 2008, and produced of diamonds from 1.2 million tonnes of kimberlite mined from the open pit operation. Over $200 million was invested in the development of the Jericho operations including the construction of a 2,000 tonne per day diamond recovery plant, maintenance facility, fuel farm, and offices and accommodation for 225 personnel.
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Kivalliq Region
Kivalliq Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional seat is Rankin Inlet (pop. 2,358).
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Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun: Qurluktuk, "the place of moving water"; Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, formerly Coppermine until 1 January 1996) is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. It is the westernmost community in Nunavut, almost on the border with the Northwest Territories.
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Lupin Mine
Lupin Mine was a gold mine in Nunavut Territory, Canada. It opened in 1982 and was originally owned and operated by Echo Bay Mines Limited, who in 2003 became a fully owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation.
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Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other major industries are transportation, manufacturing, mining, forestry, energy, and tourism.
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Nanisivik Mine
Nanisivik Mine was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of Nanisivik, Nunavut, north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island. It was Canada's first mine in the Arctic.
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Nanisivik, Nunavut
Nanisivik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ, translation for the place where people find things) was a company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite was located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about east of the community of Arctic Bay in Canada's Nunavut Territory.
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Northern Canada
Northern Canada, colloquially the North, is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics. Politically, the term refers to the three territories of Canada: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Similarly, the Far North (when contrasted to the North) may refer to the Canadian Arctic: the portion of Canada north of the Arctic Circle.
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Nunavik
Nunavik () comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. Covering a land area of 443,684.71 km² (171,307.62 sq mi) north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the Inuit of Quebec. Almost all of the 11,627 inhabitants (2006 census) of the region, of whom 90% are Inuit, live in fourteen northern villages on the coast of Nunavik and in the Cree reserved land (TC) of Whapmagoostui, near the northern village of Kuujjuarapik.
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Ontario
Ontario is a Province of Canada located in the east-central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area, (Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are larger in area, but they are not provinces.) The province's largest metropolitan area and Canada's most populous city, Toronto, is the capital city of Ontario. The national capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located in Ontario as well.
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Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) is an Inuit hamlet, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. As of the 2006 census the population was 1,325, an increase of 3.8% from the 2001 census. Pangnirtung is situated on a coastal plain at the coast of Pangnirtung Fjord, a fjord which eventually merges with Cumberland Sound. The area of the town is 7.54 square kilometres. The mayor is Mosesee Qappik.
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Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada () is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and organisation. The governor general summons and appoints each of the 105 members of the upper house on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, while the 308 members of the lower house are directly elected by eligible voters in the Canadian populace, with each Member of Parliament representing a single electoral district.
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Polaris Mine
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Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Pond Inlet (Inuktitut: Mittimatalik, in English the place where Mitima is buried) is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada and is located at the top of Baffin Island. As of the 2006 census the population was 1,315, an increase of 7.8% from the 2001 census making it the largest of the four hamlets above the 72nd parallel. Pond Inlet was named in 1818 by explorer John Ross for John Pond, an English astronomer. The mayor is Abraham Kublu. Toonoonik-Sahoonik Cooperative Limited most often referred to simply as the Co-op, also operates a local hotel and other endeavors.
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Quebec
Quebec or ( ) is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.
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Resolute, Nunavut
Resolute or Resolute Bay ( literally “place with no dawn”) is a small Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is situated at the northern end of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage and is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.
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Yellowknife
Yellowknife () (2006 population: 18,700) is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. It is located on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River. Yellowknife and its surrounding water bodies were named after the local Yellowknives Dene First Nation, who made tools from regional copper deposits. The current population is ethnically mixed. Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five are spoken in significant numbers in Yellowknife: Dene Suline, Dogrib, South and North Slavey, English, and French. In the Dogrib language, the city is known as 'Somba K'e' ("where the money is").
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York University
York University () is a university located in Toronto, Ontario. It is Canada's third-largest university and has produced several of the country's top leaders across the humanities, in the social sciences, environmental studies and law, and in physical sciences such as chemistry, meteorology and space science.
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Arctic Bay, Nunavut
I received the awesome chance to travel to Arctic Bay, Nunavut last week. It's a small town of around 600 and it's in a very isolated but beautiful location. Arctic Bay is the northern-most community on Baffin Island and it is also the only community in Nunavut that is connected to another community by a road. To reach Arctic Bay we had to fly from Iqaluit to Nanisivik, and from there we drove about 30 minutes in a snow storm to Arctic Bay. The people there are extremely friendly and they were very eager to meet me. Enjoy!
Nunavut (Kronos Quartet and Tanya Tagaq)
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Grammy-winning, genre-bending ensemble, Kronos Quartet present Nunavut, which includes a spectacular musical collaboration with groundbreaking Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq and a world première piece by Hurdy-Gurdy, commissioned by Luminato. Isabel Bader Theatre. Buy Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca For more info about Nunavut at Luminato: www.luminato.com
Sights and sounds of Arviat Nunavut
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Images and traditional music from around Arviat Nunavut on the Hudson's Bay coast, Canada
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Life in Iqaluit Nunavut
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Our very last stop on our social media powered exploration of Canada and the United States took us to the remote northern territory of Nunavut in Canada. The very new territory is little known by most North Americans, so we set out to explore and share our findings for your behalf. Watch as we walk around the city of Iqaluit (Nunavut's capital city) and discover all sorts of interesting and sometimes quirky things.
Inuit Culture in Gjoa Haven - Nunavut, Canada
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The community of Gjoa Haven is located approximately 250 kilometers above the Arctic Circle, in central Nunavut. Join local residents, as they discuss the rich Inuit culture of this region. Want to plan your trip to Canada? Visit uscw.canada.travel Join us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
eureka, nunavut 1of2
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my 3 months tour to eureka, nunavut.....enjoy....
eureka, nunavut (2 of 2)
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my 3 months at eureka, ELLESMERE island nunavut has a (HEO)heavy equipment operator, artic wolfs enjoy...
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Welcome to Nunavut
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Welcome to Nunavut. As you can see in this video our culture is very important.
Babe Winkleman Tree River Nunavut
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Nunavut Culture
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Nunavut Culture on display - throat singing, fine arts and crafts. Adventure is waiting for you in Nunavut, just a little bit north of incredible! Want to plan your trip to Nunavut? Visit www.nunavuttourism.com
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon
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4 Minute Review of the sites, music and history of Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Written & Produced by John Lovelace John Lovelace's Canada - 1 hour Special This unique odyssey is a special heartfelt collection of John Lovelace's journeys from the eastern seaboard to the Pacific Coast of Canada. www.wingsovercanada.ca
Nunavut turns 10 in Pond Inlet 256K
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On April 1st, 2009, Nunavut became a territory. Ten years later, Premier Eva Aariak and her party visited Pond Inlet to kick off a round of community celebrations. Sheena Akoomalik and the Tununiq Arsarniit Theatre Group provided musical entertainment, with our Ben Penashue of Labrador as a special guest performer. Shot and edited by Stephen Fielding for drumsong communications inc.
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Wehave selected 100 unique places on Earth that are projected to undergo profound changes within the next few generations. We based our selection of the 100 places on the 4th Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Simply by drawing attention to the beauty of these places, 100 Places to Remember Before they Disappear creates an argument to preserve them. The 100 Places we have chosen to highlight, and the people who live in them, are in serious danger because of rising sea levels, rising temperatures and extreme weather events triggered by climate change. Among ambassadors are Joss Stone, Desmond Tutu for more info visit www.100places.com - Nunavut · Canada An Arctic Community for Millennia Northern Canada is home to an indigenous population of some 26000 Inuit. For thousands of years, they have co-existed with walruses, polar bears and seals in the two million square kilometre Arctic area known as Nunavut. For much of the year, animals and Inuit alike depend for survival on the ice that covers coastal waters. The large mammals live, hunt and reproduce on the ice. The Inuit travel and hunt on it. Within the next century, the average annual temperature in the Nunavut area is expected to rise by up to 5ºC, which will mean there will be no Arctic sea ice for most of the year. This would threaten the walrus, polar bear and seal with extinction. With the animals gone, the Inuit tradition and way of life that has survived for thousands of <b>...</b>
Nunavut waterskiing
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Snomobiling on water in nunavut.
Nunavut Whale Hunt.wmv
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Inuit Traditional Whale Hunt, Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada
Arctic Willow Trees and Flowers - Nunavut, Canada
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Cruise North Expeditions provides visitors with an opportunity to explore the Arctic, and study the region's spectacular variety of wild flowers and plant life. Want to plan your trip to Canada? Visit uscw.canada.travel Join us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
Faces of Nunavut: Martin Kreelak
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"Faces of Nunavut" is a special series of short introductions to some of the people in Nunavut. This clip features Martin Kreelak, a Wildlife Monitor for AREVA's Kiggavik project in Nunavut. Martin explains what he does and why he made a transition after 20-odd years in the television industry.
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Northeast coast of Baffin Island.
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Polar bear, Ursus maritimus; climbing on ice flow (Ukkusiksalik National Park, Nunavut, Canada)
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The town of Iqaluit, Nunavut Territory, Canada, about 200 miles (321 kms) south of the Arctic Circle is seen on Monday, Feb. 26, 2007.
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Victoria Island (Canada)
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Qarmaq relics (Thule site)
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Nunavut
| Name | Nunavut |
|---|---|
| Alternatename | ᓄᓇᕗᑦ |
| Fullname | |
| Flag | Flag of Nunavut.svg |
| Entityadjective | Territorial |
| Coatofarms | Coat of Arms of Nunavut.png |
| Map | Nunavut, Canada.svg |
| Label map | no |
| Motto | ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕗᑦ(Nunavut Sannginivut)(Inuktitut: "Our land, our strength") |
| Officiallang | Inuit Language (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun), |
| Flower | Purple Saxifrage |
| Tree | n/a |
| Bird | Rock Ptarmigan |
| Capital | Iqaluit |
| Largestcity | Iqaluit |
| Largestmetro | Iqaluit |
| Premier | Eva Aariak |
| Premierparty | Consensus government |
| Viceroy | Edna Elias |
| Viceroytype | Commissioner |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Nunavut| PostalAbbreviation = NU |
| Postalcodeprefix | X |
| Area footnotes | |
| Gdp rank | 13th |
| Gdp per capita | C$39,383 |
| Gdp per capita rank | 8th |
| Admittanceorder | 13th |
| Admittancedate | April 1, 1999 |
| Timezone | UTC-5, UTC-6, UTC-7 |
| Houseseats | 1 (Leona Aglukkaq) |
| Senateseats | 1 (Dennis Patterson) |
| Isocode | CA-NU |
| Website | www.gov.nu.ca |
Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada, and most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, making it the fifth-largest country subdivision in the world. The capital Iqaluit (formerly "Frobisher Bay") on Baffin Island, in the east, was chosen by the 1995 capital plebiscite. Other major communities include the regional centres of Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay. Nunavut also includes Ellesmere Island to the north, as well as the eastern and southern portions of Victoria Island in the west and Akimiski Island in James Bay to the far south.
Nunavut is both the least populous and the largest in geography of the provinces and territories of Canada. One of the most remote, sparsely settled regions in the world, it has an estimated population of over 33,000, mostly Inuit, spread over an area the size of Western Europe. Nunavut is also home to the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, Alert.
Geography
.]] Nunavut covers of land and of water in Northern Canada. The territory includes part of the mainland, most of the Arctic Archipelago, and all of the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, and Ungava Bay (including the Belcher Islands) which belonged to the Northwest Territories. This makes it the fifth largest subnational entity (or administrative division) in the world. If Nunavut were a country, it would rank 15th in area.Nunavut has land borders with the Northwest Territories on several islands as well as the mainland, Manitoba to the south of the Nunavut mainland, Saskatchewan to the southwest and a tiny land border with Newfoundland and Labrador on Killiniq Island. It also shares maritime borders with the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba and with Greenland.
Nunavut's highest point is Barbeau Peak ( on Ellesmere Island. The population density is 0.015 persons per square kilometre, one of the lowest in the world. By comparison, Greenland has approximately the same area and nearly twice the population.
History
The region now known as Nunavut has supported a continuous indigenous population for approximately 4,000 years. Most historians identify the coast of Baffin Island with the Helluland described in Norse sagas, so it is possible that the inhabitants of the region had occasional contact with Norse sailors.In September 2008, researchers reported on the evaluation of existing and newly excavated archaeological remains, including yarn spun from a hare, rats, tally sticks, a carved wooden face mask depicting Caucasian features, and possible architectural material. The materials were collected in five seasons of excavation at Cape Banfield. Scholars have determined these are evidence of European traders and possibly settlers on Baffin Island not later than 1000 CE. They seem to indicate prolonged contact, possibly up to 1450. The origin of the Old World contact is unclear; the article states: "Dating of some yarn and other artifacts, presumed to be left by Vikings on Baffin Island, have produced an age that predates the Vikings by several hundred years. So [...] you have to consider the possibility that as remote as it may seem, these finds may represent evidence of contact with Europeans prior to the Vikings' arrival in Greenland."
The written historical accounts of Nunavut begin in 1576, with an account by an English explorer. Martin Frobisher, while leading an expedition to find the Northwest Passage, thought he had discovered gold ore around the body of water now known as Frobisher Bay on the coast of Baffin Island. The ore turned out to be worthless, but Frobisher made the first recorded European contact with the Inuit. Other explorers in search of the elusive Northwest Passage followed in the 17th century, including Henry Hudson, William Baffin and Robert Bylot.
Cornwallis and Ellesmere Islands feature in the history of the Cold War in the 1950s. Concerned about the area's strategic geopolitical position, the federal government relocated Inuit from the High Arctic of northern Quebec to Resolute and Grise Fiord. In the unfamiliar and hostile conditions, they faced starvation but were forced to stay. Forty years later, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples issued a report titled The High Arctic Relocation: A Report on the 1953-55 Relocation. The government paid compensation to those affected and their descendants, but it did not apologize.
In 1976, as part of the land claims negotiations between the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (then called the "Inuit Tapirisat of Canada") and the federal government, the parties discussed division of the Northwest Territories to provide a separate territory for the Inuit. On April 14, 1982, a plebiscite on division was held throughout the Northwest Territories. A majority of the residents voted in favour and the federal government gave a conditional agreement seven months later.
The land claims agreement was completed in September 1992 and ratified by nearly 85% of the voters in Nunavut. On July 9, 1993, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act
Demographics
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:310px; display:block; float:right;" |+ Ten largest communities ! width=150 |Municipality ! width=50 |2006 ! width=50 |2001 ! width=50 |growth |- |Iqaluit |6,184 |5,236 |18.1% |- |Rankin Inlet |2,358 |2,177 |8.3% |- |Arviat |2,060 |1,899 |8.5% |- |Baker Lake |1,728 |1,507 |14.7% |- |Igloolik |1,538 |1,286 |19.6% |- |Cambridge Bay |1,477 |1,309 |12.8% |- |Pangnirtung |1,325 |1,276 |3.8% |- |Pond Inlet |1,315 |1,220 |7.8% |- |Kugluktuk |1,302 |1,212 |7.4% |- |Cape Dorset |1,236 |1,148 |7.7% |}As of the 2006 Census the population of Nunavut was 29,474, with 24,640 people identifying themselves as Inuit (83.6% of the total population), 100 as First Nations (0.34%), 130 Métis (0.44%) and 4,410 as non-aboriginal (14.96%).
The population growth rate of Nunavut has been well above the Canadian average for several decades, mostly due to birth rates which are significantly higher than the Canadian average, which is a trend that continues to this day. Between April and July 2010, Nunavut saw the highest population growth rate of any Canadian province or territory, at a rate of 1.01%. The second highest was Yukon, with a growth rate of 0.90%. However, Nunavut has a large net loss from migration, due to many native Inuit leaving the territory for better economic opportunity elsewhere.
Language
Along with the Inuit Language (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun), English, and French are also official languages.In his 2000 commissioned report (Aajiiqatigiingniq Language of Instruction Research Paper) to the Nunavut Department of Education, Ian Martin of York University states that a "long-term threat to Inuit language from English is found everywhere, and current school language policies and practices on language are contributing to that threat" if Nunavut schools follow the Northwest Territories model. He provides a 20-year language plan to create a "fully functional bilingual society, in Inuktitut and English" by 2020. The plan provides different models, including:
Of the 29,025 responses to the census question concerning 'mother tongue', the most commonly reported languages were: Only English and French were counted as official languages in the census. Nunavut's official languages are shown in bold. Figures shown are for the number of single-language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.
In the 2006 census it was reported that 2,305 people (7.86%) living in Nunavut had no knowledge of either official language of Canada (English or French).
Religion
The largest denominations by number of adherents according to the 2001 census were the Anglican Church of Canada with 15,440 (58%); the Roman Catholic Church (Roman Catholic Diocese of Churchill-Baie d'Hudson) with 6,205 (23%); and Pentecostal with 1,175 (4%). In total, 93.2% of the population are Christian.
Economy
Lupin Mine—1982–2005—gold (located near the Northwest Territories boundary near Contwoyto Lake)
Government
.]]Nunavut's Chief Executive is a Commissioner appointed by the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. As in the other territories, the commissioner's role is symbolic and is analogous to that of a Lieutenant-Governor. While the Commissioner is not formally a representative of Canada's head of state, a role roughly analogous to representing The Crown has accrued to the position.
Nunavut elects a single member of the Canadian House of Commons. This makes Nunavut the largest parliamentary riding in the world by area, just ahead of the American state of Alaska.
The members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Nunavut are elected individually; there are no parties and the legislature is consensus-based. The head of government, the premier of Nunavut, is elected by, and from the members of the legislative assembly. As of November 14, 2008, the premier is Eva Aariak.
Faced by criticism of his policies, former Premier Paul Okalik set up an advisory council of eleven elders, whose function it is to help incorporate "Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit" (Inuit culture and traditional knowledge, often referred to in English as "IQ") into the territory's political and governmental decisions.
Owing to Nunavut's vast size, the stated goal of the territorial government has been to decentralize governance beyond the region's capital. Three regions—Kitikmeot, Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk/Baffin—are the basis for more localized administration, although they lack autonomous governments of their own.
The territory has an annual budget of C$700 million, provided almost entirely by the federal government. Former Prime Minister Paul Martin designated support for Northern Canada as one of his priorities for 2004, with an extra $500 million to be divided among the three territories.
In 2001, the government of New Brunswick collaborated with the federal government and the technology firm SSI Micro to launch Qiniq, a unique network which uses satellite delivery to provide broadband Internet access to 24 communities in Nunavut. As a result, the territory was named one of the world's "Smart 25 Communities" in 2006 by the Intelligent Community Forum, a worldwide organization which honours innovation in broadband technologies.
Licence plates
on Victoria Island]] The Nunavut licence plate was originally created for the Northwest Territories in the 1970s and has long been famous worldwide for its unique design: shaped like a polar bear. Nunavut opted to use the same licence plate design in 1999 when it became a separate territory.
Notable Nunavummiut
Susan Aglukark is an Inuit singer and song writer. She has released six albums and has won several Juno Awards. She blends the Inuktitut and English languages with contemporary pop music arrangements to tell the stories of her people, the Inuit of Arctic.On May 3, 2008, the Kronos Quartet premiered a collaborative piece with Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq, entitled "Nunavut", which makes use of an Inuit folk story. Tagaq is also known internationally for her collaborations with Icelandic pop star Björk.
Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. His middle name Kudluk (kalluk in standard Roman spelling) means "thunder." Although born in Manitoba, Tootoo grew up in Rankin Inlet, where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father, Barney. Growing up in Rankin Inlet also allowed Tootoo to learn the traditional Inuit lifestyle that includes hunting and camping. As the first Inuk to play in the National Hockey League he has become a role model for youth in Nunavut.
See also
Footnotes
Effective 12 November 2008.
References
Further reading
External links
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