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Contents 1 Lake Hazen 2 Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti 3 disc numbers 4 Drawing a Line on a Map 5 Context of the Border 6 References

[edit] Lake Hazen

Arctic hares weigh up to 15 lbs and reach 5 ft in length when stretched out. Travel in groups of up to 1000 and stay white. Experimental wx station with temps to -70. Possible lake in area that stays open longer.

[edit] Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti

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Possible cause of E/W tension?

Parker's Notch The map of Canada was most recently modified with the creation of Nunavut in 1999. This new territory was created by dividing the existing Northwest Territories (NWT) into two parts. The boundary between the two territories was established through a long and sometimes difficult negotiation primarily between the Aboriginal groups of the two future territories. Traditional land use was a major criterion for decisions about where the line should be drawn, and in some areas where both Dene and Inuit peoples had lived or hunted, the negotiation process was extremely complex.

[edit] Drawing a Line on a Map

On current maps of Canada, the border between the NWT and Nunavut travels down the 110th longitude (W) from the North Pole to the central part of Victoria Island. From that point on there are several changes of direction in the line as it jogs its way toward the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border which forms the border's southern end. This article will explore some of the more intriguing stories reflected in that line.

[edit] Context of the Border

The NWT was formed as a territory in 1869 when the Government of Canada purchased the North-Western Territory (Northwest of Central Canada) and Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company under the terms of the Rupert's Land Act of 1868 for £300,000 British pounds. ^[1] and officially became part of Canada on July 15, 1870. The Arctic Archipelago was added in 1880, greatly expanding the area called now called simply 'The Northwest Territories'. Large portions of NWT were subsequently removed to create the provinces of Manitoba (1870), Saskatchewan (1905) and Alberta (1905); the Yukon Territory (1898); and to add to the areas of Manitoba (1880, 1912), Ontario (1912) and Québec (1912). The most recent change to the map of the NWT occurred in 1999 with the establishment of Nunavut out of the Eastern half of the NWT. It is the establishment of that most recent border that we will be exploring in this article.

The Carrothers Commission was one of the key developments which led to the general outline of the border between the NWT and Nunavut today. the former Commissioner of the NWT who was tasked with proposing the final boundary between Nunavut and the NWT that would be acceptable to all groups involved in the border negotiations. It was a daunting task, and one that Parker was perhaps uniquely equipped to undertake.

Stephen Kakfwi, later to become the Premier of the NWT, was part of the negotiations of the boundary line. Of the border discussions, Kakfwi says 'We negotiated the longest border in the world, and succeeded'

[edit] References

Parker, John. 1996. Arctic Power: The Path to Responsible Government in Canada’s North. Peterborough: The Cider Press.