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How much land did the Inuit receive through the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement?
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Through the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, the Inuit were granted outright control of more than 135,000 square miles (350,000 square km) of territory. This agreement, which was finalized in 1993, also included provisions for cash payments from the federal government to be distributed over a 14-year period.1