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NUNATSIAVUT [7 records]

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Record 1 2026-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Scientific Research
  • Indigenous Peoples
OBS

The Nunatsiavut Research Centre was established in 2011 and... facilitates both field and lab-based research. The Centre is home to Nunatsiavut Government staff from multiple departments who work across a range of research areas and programs.

Key term(s)
  • Nunatsiavut Research Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Peuples Autochtones
OBS

Le Nunatsiavut Research Centre a été créé en 2011 et soutient la recherche tant sur le terrain qu'en laboratoire. Le Centre accueille des employés du gouvernement du Nunatsiavut provenant de plusieurs ministères qui travaillent dans divers domaines et programmes de recherche.

Key term(s)
  • Nunatsiavut Research Center

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami(ITK) is the national Inuit organization in Canada, representing four Inuit regions-Nunatsiavut(Labrador), Nunavik(northern Quebec), Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit region in the Northwest Territories.

OBS

[Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami] produces advice, knowledge, strategies, action plans, policy tools and learning resources to protect and advance the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada.

OBS

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: title in use since 2001.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami œuvre à la protection et à la promotion des droits et des intérêts des Inuits au Canada.

OBS

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami : titre en usage depuis 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Pueblos indígenas (Generalidades)
OBS

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) es la organización nacional inuit en Canadá y representa a las cuatro regiones inuit: Nunatsiavut (Labrador), Nunavik (norte de Quebec), Nunavut e Inuvialuit (Territorios del Noroeste).

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Record 3 2026-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

... four regions make up Inuit Nunangat : the Inuvialuit Settlement Region(northern Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik(northern Quebec) and Nunatsiavut(northern Labrador). It includes 53 communities and encompasses roughly 35 per cent of Canada's land mass and 50 per cent of its coastline.

OBS

... Inuit in Canada use the Inuktitut term "Inuit Nunangat" for "homeland," referring collectively to land, water, and ice and expressing the centrality of the waters in an Inuit world view, rather than the Greenlandic term "Inuit Nunaat," referring only to land ...

OBS

At its annual general meeting on June 10, 2009, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami adopted the name "Inuit Nunangat" in place of "Inuit Nunaat."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

[...] l' Inuit Nunangat est formé de quatre régions : la région désignée des Inuvialuits (Nord des Territoires du Nord-Ouest), le Nunavut, le Nunavik (Nord du Québec) et le Nunatsiavut (Nord du Labrador). Le territoire, qui compte 53 communautés, couvre environ 35 % de la superficie terrestre du Canada et 50 % de son littoral.

OBS

[Les Inuit] au Canada se servent de l'expression inuktitute «Inuit Nunangat» pour décrire leur terre ancestrale, faisant collectivement référence à la terre, à l'eau et à la glace, plutôt que du terme groenlandais «Inuit Nunaat» qui ne fait référence qu'à la terre [...]

OBS

Lors de son assemblée générale annuelle du 10 juin 2009, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami a adopté le nom «Inuit Nunangat» à la place de «Inuit Nunaat».

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Climate Change
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

This program funds climate change adaptation projects in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut.

Key term(s)
  • Climate Change Preparedness in the North Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Changements climatiques
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

Le programme finance des projets d'adaptation aux changements climatiques au Yukon, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, au Nunavut, au Nunavik et au Nunatsiavut.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

The administrative capital of Nunatsiavut, located on the shore of Labrador.

OBS

Coordinates: 56° 32’ 11" N, 61° 43’ 8" W (Newfoundland and Labrador).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Capitale administrative du Nunatsiavut, située sur la côte du Labrador.

OBS

Coordonnées : 56° 32' 11" N, 61° 43' 8" W (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador).

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

The legislative capital of Nunatsiavut, located on the shore of Labrador.

OBS

Coordinates: 55° 27’ 39" N, 60° 14’ 0" W (Newfoundland and Labrador).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Capitale législative du Nunatsiavut, située sur la côte du Labrador.

OBS

Coordonnées : 55° 27' 39" N, 60° 14' 0" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador).

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
CONT

The community level of Nunatsiavut Government is comprised of five Inuit community governments representing the Inuit communities of Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)

Spanish

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