Welcome To Nunavut!
Name: ______Date: ______
**** As many of you already know, Nunavut is Canada’s newest territory. This is an introductory exercise to learn more about Canada’s newest territory, and about its people - The Inuit Tapirisat First Nation. Use your textbook (pg. 52-53 and the internet to find the following information. ***
1) Nunavut’s birthday (ie. First day of its existence) ______
2) Language spoken by the Inuit is called:______
The population of Nunavut is approximately ______people. The size of the land in Nunavut is ______. Therefore, Nunavut’s population density is only ______people / km² !!!
3) Summarize 3 reasons why transportation in Nunavut is difficult.
i. ______
ii. ______
iii. ______
4) Nunavut now has their own territorial government. List 3 advantages to Nunavut becoming their own territory.
i. ______
ii. ______
5) Draw a sketch of the Nunavut flag in the space below. What is the name of the figure that appears as the central character? ______
BONUS: What does the symbol mean? ______
6) The culture and history of the Inuit is vastly different from that of “main stream” Canada. Do a web search on any 4 of the following items and write down some of the new things you learned about them. Examine the Inuits’:
~Food ~Written Language ~Games ~Art/Sculpture
~Stories ~Traditional Hunt ~Clothing ~Throat singing/Music
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
7) Find out the price of:
· 1.8 L of Ocean Spray Juice ______
· a can of soda ______
Is there a McDonalds in Iqualuit? ______
BONUS! Go to http://colourlab.com/arctic/inuktitut.htm to see the Inuit alphabet and its “translation” into English letters and spell your name out using the symbols used by our neighbours to the north. Remember that the exact sounds or letter combinations may not exist, so you might have to improvise!
My name in English: ______=______