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Nunavut elder builds traditional sod house, as researchers uncover others from the past
Laimiki Innuaraq has fond memories of living in a traditional Inuit sod house, or qammaq, from 1943 to 1963. The sod house, with the aid of just a single qulliq (a traditional oil lamp), was ...
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Inuit housing: a survey of the literature
Tester, Frank J. (2009) Iglutaasaavut (Our New Homes): neither “new” nor “ours”: housing challenges of the Nunavut territorial government, Journal of Canadian Studies 43(2): 137-158 Keywords: Canada ...
Feds commit $1.5B to fulfill Nunavut Land Claim in historic deal
The federal government has committed to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to carry out promises it made in the Nunavut land ...
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Nunavut gov't form working group for Arctic sovereignty strategy
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Nunavut government have announced a working group to develop a strategy for Arctic sovereignty and security.In a joint news release Tuesday morning, they described the ...