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 Nunavut became Canada's third territory April
1, 1999. For the first time since the entry of Newfoundland
into Confederation fifty years ago, the internal boundaries of Canada
have changed. Carved entirely out of the Northwest Territories,
Nunavut covers 2 million square kilometres, or approximately one-fifth
of Canada’s surface. Although the Northwest Territories has
been reduced several times in the course of Canadian history, this
most recent boundary change is unique in that it is the result of
an initiative by the Aboriginal inhabitants of the Territory. Indeed,
eighty-three percent of the 26 000 residents of Nunavut are Inuit.
"Nunavut" is an Inuktitut word meaning "Our Land."
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