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Hockey Nunavut was founded in 1999 and competes in the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship. ... One estimation states some 95% of police calls are alcohol ...
The history of Nunavut covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Eskimo thousands of years ago to present day. Prior to the colonization of the continent by Europeans, the lands encompassing present-day Nunavut were inhabited by several historical cultural groups, including the Pre-Dorset , the Dorsets , the Thule and their descendants ...
Iqaluit [a] is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northernmost city in Canada. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated.
In December, 1995, the Nunavut capital plebiscite was held, and the voters in the future Nunavut territory chose Iqaluit as their capital city, [33] defeating Rankin Inlet. [34] Iqaluit became the official capital on April 1, 1999, when Nunavut separated from the Northwest Territories.
On July 9, 1993 the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut Act were adopted by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent. In 1998, amendments to the Nunavut Act were adopted by parliament and received Royal Assent. In 1999 on April 1, Nunavut was established with an independent government. [5]
The territory of Nunavut was created from roughly the eastern half of the Northwest Territories. [n] [61] December 6, 2001 The province of Newfoundland was renamed Newfoundland and Labrador. [62] April 1, 2003 Yukon Territory was renamed Yukon, though it remained a territory. [63] December 19, 2023
Pages in category "History of Nunavut" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Foundation of the Goryeo Dynasty, the exonym Korea originated from the word Goryeo. 12 October 1962: Signing of the Sino–Korean Border Agreement with the People's Republic of China 25 December 1972: The Constitution of North Korea replaced Communism with Juche as North Korea's governing philosophy. [note 7] South Korea: 15 August 1948