Inuit of Nunavut
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Lands
Nunavut, Canada: the Qikiqtaaluk, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions
Countries Canada
Facts 3
Land
Under the agreement Inuit own about 350,000 square kilometres of land, including about 35,000 square kilometres with mineral rights.
As of 2026 Source: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Nunavut became Canada's newest territory on April 1, 1999, and Inuktitut is an official language of its government with Inuinnaqtun, English and French.
As of 2019 Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, About Canadian Inuit (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Signed on May 25, 1993, the Nunavut Agreement is the biggest Aboriginal land claims agreement ever made in Canada.
Source: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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