Nunatsiavut

territory, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Nunatsiavut is an autonomous Inuit territory in northern Labrador, Canada, established in 2005. It borders the Labrador Sea to the east and Quebec's autonomous Inuit territory, Nunavik, to the west.1

This is distinct from Nunavut, a vast territory of northern Canada created in 1999, which means "Our Land" in Inuktitut and encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit people. Nunavut is located in the Canadian Arctic and is bordered by the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Quebec, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories.2

Newfoundland and Labrador, the newest of Canada's 10 provinces, joined confederation in 1949. It includes the island of Newfoundland and the mainland sector of Labrador. In 2005, a treaty with the Inuit created the territory of Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador.34

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…Inuit created the territory of Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador in 2005, and negotiations have continued with the Innu and, on the island, with the Mi’kmaq.
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…Inuit created the territory of Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador in 2005, and negotiations have continued with the Innu and, on the island, with the Mi’kmaq.
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