I was not aware that Nunavut was not the only new territory that had been assigned or in development. There are three other Innuit Land Claims near completion: Labrador is signing an Agreement for Nunasiavut (Our Beautifull Land), Quebec's will be completed in a couple of years (Nunavik), and The Yukon (Inuvialuit). These, in total, will be 1/3 the land mass of Canada and 1/2 of it's shore line! Curiously, Canada, along with the US, Australia, and New Zealand did not sign the UN adoption of of The Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, stating it was too vague and unhelpful. I got this info from a magazine called "Inuktitut, Giving voice to the Innuit experience". I need to research this cosmic Canadian picture more.
On a different note, I have learned that the Innuit have made many considerable contributions to our modern world: snow goggles, insect repellant, traditional bow-drills, to name a few.
Yesterday we did some puttering around in Iqaluit, taking in some art galleries, and the main museum, along with the cemetery. We had a great lunch with our new friend Joan, whom we met in Pang (but is from Vancouver) at The Fantasy Palace where you can have lunch, buy an ice cream AND get a tan and a cappuccino! We had a delicious Red Thai soup and a sandwich...such fun! Then we needed to go home and collapse from all the puttering around on foot.
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4th attempt in a week to ge this to stick to the blog: I have really enjoyed the detail of the countryside, art and history of the people. Pictures and wow! a Raven feather! Can't wait to see and hear more. Have a safe return trip
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