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The Canadian territory of NUNAVUT
Tereza Vargová, FNSPE CTU
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General Information
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General Information
• the largest, northernmost, newest and least populous Canadian territory
• Nunavut means 'our land' in Inuktitut, the Inuit language
• Inuit means 'the people', singularly Inuk• covers 1,877,787 km2 of land and 160, 935 km2
of water => almost 20% of Canada
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General Information
• the capital city: Iqaluit (formerly known as Frobisher Bay)
• population of 31,906, mostly Inuit, with population density being one of the lowest in the world – 0.015 persons per square kilometre
• highest point: Barbeau Peak – 2,616 m on Ellesmere Island
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Alert, Canada
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Nunavut Flag
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Coat of Arms
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Climate
• most of the area is frozen and snow-covered for more than half the year
• the earth of the Arctic tundra has a permanently frozen subsoil (= permafrost)
• in summer, a thin layer of topsoil thaws and creates many pools, lakes, and marshes => attracts mosquitoes, midges, black flies => attracts migrant birds
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Polar bear
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Arctic fox
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Beaver
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Canadian Lynx
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Moose
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Grey wolf
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Wolverine
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Wolverine
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(short) History of the Inuit
• the first well-documented post-Columbian contact between Europeans and the Inuit was during Martin Frobisher’s 1576 search for the Northwest Passage– sought as a possible trade route to East Asia
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The Northwest Passage
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(short) History of the Inuit
• the discovery of oil in the northern regions of Canada during the 1960s and 1970s stimulated aboriginal groups to bring several land claims against the Alaskan and Canadian governments
• transition completed on April 1, 1999
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The Inuit People
• there are 4 Inuit regions in Canada, collectively known as ‘Inuit Nunangat’– Nunatsiavut (Labrador)– Nunavik (Québec)– Nunavut– Inuvialuit (Northwest Territories)
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The Inuit People
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The Inuit People
• there are 8 main Inuit ethnic groups: the Labrador, Ungava (= Québec), Baffin Island, Igloolik, Caribou, Netsilik, Copper and West Arctic Inuit
• Inuktitut, the Inuit language, has five main dialects in Canada
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The Inuit People
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The Inuit People
• traditionally hunters, fishers, and gatherers who moved seasonally from one camp to another– hunt whales, walrus, caribou, seal, polar bears,
birds, and fish– gather naturally available plants – grasses, roots,
stems, berries, and seaweed
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Bowhead whale
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Walrus
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Caribou
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Seal
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The Inuit People
• somewhat traditional gender roles• marriage was common for women at puberty
and for men when they became productive hunters
• family structure is quite flexible– several households form communities
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The Inuit People
• the Inuit use dog sleds for transportation on both land and sea ice – the Canadian Eskimo Dog (the official animal of
Nunavut), the Greenland Dog, the Siberian Husky, and the Alaskan Malamute are favoured by the Inuit
• Inukshuk - human-made stone landmarks used where natural landmarks are insufficient
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Inuit dog sleds
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Inuit dog sleds
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Inukshuk
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The Inuit People
• traditional law:– maligait – refers to what has to be followed– piqujait – refers to what has to be done– tirigusuusiit – refers to what has to be avoided
• should an individual’s actions go against the traditional laws, the shaman would usually intervene
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The Inuit People
• in a culture with oral history, elders are the keepers of communal knowledge, the community library => cultural taboos against sacrificing elders
• among the Igloolik Inuit, however, death of elders by suicide is not uncommon
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Quiz
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Quiz
• In 1576, Martin Frobisher was searching for:
• A) the Northeast Passage• B) the Southwest Passage• C) the Northwest Passage• D) the Southeast Passage
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Quiz
• In 1576, Martin Frobisher was searching for:
• C) the Northwest Passage
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Quiz
• The traditional law does not consist of:
• A) piqujait• B) inugait• C) tirigusuusiit• D) maligait
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Quiz
• The traditional law does not consist of:
• B) inugait
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Quiz
• Death of elders by suicide is not uncommon among:
• A) the Netsilik Inuit• B) the Ungava Inuit• C) the Igloolik Inuit• D) the Baffin Island Inuit
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Quiz
• Death of elders by suicide is not uncommon among:
• C) the Igloolik Inuit
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References
• http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/• http://www.ducksters.com/history/
native_americans/inuit_peoples.php• various Wikipedia pages– https://en.wikipedia.org/
• various infoplease pages– http://www.infoplease.com/
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