It’s Nunavut Day! 

July 9 marks the anniversary of the establishment of Nunavut as a separate territory in northern Canada, with Inuit taking control of their lives and lands. 

Nunavut — “our land” in the Inuktitut language – has been home to Inuit for millennia and part of Canada for more than a century. Embracing both traditional knowledge and values and the new opportunities presented by technologies like the Internet, the Government of Nunavut now provides a wide range of services tailored to the unique needs of approximately 37,082 residents.
About Nunavut | Government of Nunavut

Two stamps were issued in 1999 featuring Nunavut, although neither specifically for Nunavut Day. The first celebrated the creation of the new territory. The second was part of a larger series for Canada’s Confederation.  

 

Creation of Nunavut Territory
Issued by Canada 1999
Designer: Bonne Zabolotney and Susan Point

Nunavut 
This stamp was part of the 150th Anniversary. of the Confederation of Canada series issued in 1999
Designer: Subplot Design Inc.

It is also massive, covering 2 million km²  that includes both mainland and Arctic Archipelago, most of which is above the treeline. The majority of people in Nunavut are Inuit, living in approximately 25 communities scattered across the vast land. gn_info_packages-_nunavut_communities-sm.pdf.  4 languages are spoken in Nunavut, Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English and French, with the majority speaking Inuinnaqtun. 

Last year we dipped over to Russia – Grand Duchess Catherine Alekseyevna (Catherine the Great) led a coup that ousted her husband Peter III.