What is the territory of Nunavut?
On April 1, 1999, the territory of Nunavut came into being when the former NWT was divided in two. The central and eastern part became Nunavut; the western part is still called the NWT. Both territories have their own public governments. The provision to establish the territory of Nunavut was part of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, signed in 1993. About 85 percent of Nunavut s population is Inuit. They govern a territory of more than 2 million square kilometres, one fifth of Canada s land mass.
