, (fonts required)) is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada; it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries were established in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's map since the incorporation of the new province of Newfoundland (including Labrador) in 1949.

The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) on Baffin Island in the east. Other major communities include Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay. Nunavut also includes Ellesmere Island in the north and the east of Victoria Island in the west. Nunavut is both the least populated and the largest of the provinces and territorities of Canada. It has a population of only 30,000 spread over an area the size of Western Europe. If Nunavut were a sovereign nation, it would be the least densely populated in the world: nearby Greenland, for example, has almost the same area and twice the population.

Nunavut means 'our land' in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit. Its inhabitants are called Nunavummiut, singular Nunavummiuq. Along with Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, and French are also official languages.

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#Inuit Sign Language study has $80k funding to help document, teach & supply service http://ow.ly/MnZa #Nunavut #NNSL
mediamentor (George Lessard ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:20:09 -0000
#Inuit Sign Language study has $80k funding to help document, teach & supply service http://ow.ly/MnZa #Nunavut #NNSL
#Iqaluit rejects "Frobisher Bay" Canuk Navy plaque #NNSL (Forgets airport code #YFB = Frobisher Bay) http://ow.ly/MnT0 #Nunavut
mediamentor (George Lessard ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:14:06 -0000
#Iqaluit rejects "Frobisher Bay" Canuk Navy plaque #NNSL (Forgets airport code #YFB = Frobisher Bay) http://ow.ly/MnT0 #Nunavut
I've shovelled more since we bought the house 2 weeks ago then during the past 4 years I've lived in Nunavut. What's up with that?
towniebastard (Craig Welsh) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:59:16 -0000
I've shovelled more since we bought the house 2 weeks ago then during the past 4 years I've lived in Nunavut. What's up with that?
RT @ITK_CanadaInuit: CTV.ca's Top 10 Canadian Films of the Decade lists #Atanarjuat as No.1 #inuit #IsumaTV #Nunavut #video #film
mediamentor (George Lessard ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:44:52 -0000
RT @ITK_CanadaInuit: CTV.ca's Top 10 Canadian Films of the Decade lists #Atanarjuat as No.1 #inuit #IsumaTV #Nunavut #video #film
RIP RT @mediamentor Frozen body of missing #Iqaluit woman found; dogs still at her side http://ow.ly/MmJy #Nunavut #YFB
RadicalOmnivore (Jae ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:25:42 -0000
RIP RT @mediamentor Frozen body of missing #Iqaluit woman found; dogs still at her side http://ow.ly/MmJy #Nunavut #YFB
Frozen body of missing #Iqaluit woman found; dogs still at her side http://ow.ly/MmJy #Nunavut #YFB
mediamentor (George Lessard ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:23:42 -0000
Frozen body of missing #Iqaluit woman found; dogs still at her side http://ow.ly/MmJy #Nunavut #YFB

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