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Creation of Nunavut
On April 1, 1999, the new territory of Nunavut was born, finally making the controversial dream of the Northwest Territories' Inuit a reality. It meant the Inuit gained self-rule and control over their own institutions. This was the result of years of lobbying Ottawa and numerous plebiscites overwhelmingly in favour of self-determination. But along with the territory come the challenges: combating suicide, reversing assimilation and regaining a sense of identity.
Topic image with inukshuk courtesy of the Government of Nunavut.
14 television clips
6 radio clips
Where will the boundaries be?
Broadcast Date: Nov. 28, 1982
The CBC's Peter Mansbridge and Whit Fraser discuss mapping out the new territory.Where will the boundaries be?
Medium: Television
Program: Sunday Report
Broadcast Date: Nov. 28, 1982
Guest(s): John Amagoalik, John Munro
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Whit Fraser
Duration: 5:20
Last updated:
Nov. 19, 2004
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Radio
4:57
Jan. 18, 1967
Ottawa hands over more power to the territory, but retains control of its natural resources.
Television
2:13
Aug. 18, 1979
The highway that John Diefenbaker championed two decades earlier is completed two days after his death.
Where will the boundaries be?.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Nov. 19, 2004.
[Page consulted on Feb. 15, 2012.]