<P> In 1973 the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada ( ITC ) began research on Inuit land use and occupancy in the Arctic . Three years later in 1976 the ITC put forward the idea of creating a Nunavut Territory and the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission that recommended dividing the Northwest Territories into two electoral districts : the Western Arctic ( now the Northwest Territories ) and Nunatsiaq ( now Nunavut ) . The Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut ( TFN ) negotiated the land claims agreement with the federal government in 1982 . Voting in the Northwest Territories determined the creation of Nunavut with a passing vote of 56 % . The TFN and representatives from the federal and territorial governments signed the land claims agreement - in - principle in 1990 . In 1992 the TFN and federal negotiators agreed on the substantive portions of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement . On May 25 , 1993 , Paul Quassa , then president of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut and Brian Mulroney , then Prime Minister of Canada signed the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement . On July 9 , 1993 the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut Act were adopted by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent . In 1998 , amendments to the Nunavut Act were adopted by parliament and received Royal Assent . In 1999 on April 1 , Nunavut with an independent government became a reality . </P>
<P> In 1973 the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada ( ITC ) began research on Inuit land use and occupancy in the Arctic . Three years later in 1976 the ITC put forward the idea of creating a Nunavut Territory and the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission that recommended dividing the Northwest Territories into two electoral districts : the Western Arctic ( now the Northwest Territories ) and Nunatsiaq ( now Nunavut ) . The Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut ( TFN ) negotiated the land claims agreement with the federal government in 1982 . Voting in the Northwest Territories determined the creation of Nunavut with a passing vote of 56 % . The TFN and representatives from the federal and territorial governments signed the land claims agreement - in - principle in 1990 . In 1992 the TFN and federal negotiators agreed on the substantive portions of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement . On May 25 , 1993 , Paul Quassa , then president of the Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut and Brian Mulroney , then Prime Minister of Canada signed the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement . On July 9 , 1993 the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut Act were adopted by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent . In 1998 , amendments to the Nunavut Act were adopted by parliament and received Royal Assent . In 1999 on April 1 , Nunavut with an independent government became a reality . </P>
who won the right to nunavut in 1999
who won the right to nunavut in 1999
the Inuit
the Inuit