Self+Government

On April 1, 1999, the new territory of Nunavut was born, finally making the controversial dream of the Northwest Territories' Inuit a reality. It meant the Inuit gained self-rule and control over their own institutions. This was the result of years of lobbying Ottawa and numerous plebiscites overwhelmingly in favour of self-determination. But along with the territory come the challenges: combating suicide, reversing assimilation and regaining a sense of identity. Document outlining the differences between Specific and Comprehensive Land Claims The Nisga'a people have lived in the Nass River Valley since time immemorial. In 1998, a signing ceremony at New Aiyansh signalled the completion of a quarter century of negotiations and the birth of the Nisga'a Final Agreement, British Columbia's first modern treaty. [|Nisga'a Final Agreement]
 * Creation of Nunavut**