Book overview
Nunavut is not a new land. It is an old Inuit homeland with a new territorial government. Tuniit worlds and Thule migration lead into seasonal life, whalers, trade posts, explorers, Inuit knowledge, relocations, schools, art, radio, land claims, the creation of Nunavut in 1999, and a warming, strategic Arctic. Land, language, animals, family, and government remain inseparable.
Did You Know?
- Did you know Nunavut means "our land" in Inuktitut?
- Did you know the territory covers roughly one fifth of Canada but has no roads linking its twenty-five communities?
- Did you know Inuit seasonal travel could connect vast regions while remaining rooted in precise local knowledge?
- Did you know Inuit witnesses were essential to understanding the Franklin expedition and the Arctic it crossed?
- Did you know government relocations and imposed settlements disrupted mobility, family life, and access to hunting grounds?
- Did you know the 1999 territory grew from a land claim agreement and decades of Inuit political organizing?
What This Book Includes
- Tuniit, Thule, whalers, relocations, art, land claims, and territorial government traced through land, family, and movement.
- Tuniit, Thule, Inuit, colonial, and territorial histories without forcing them into one simple timeline.
- Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, qimmiit, land claims, and governance connected to family life and movement on the land.
- Climate change, strategic interest, housing, travel, and governance tied to daily Arctic life.
