Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 3
Making Nunavut
How Nunavut came to be, step by step.
What your child practises
Covers the timeline from the land claims talks to the new territory in 1999. Light on detail and in the present tense where possible; it needs review by Inuit partners.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Junior Secondary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), History · the history of how Nunavut was created
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why did Inuit want their own territory?
- To stop all travel
- To close airports
- To have a government closer to their communities and language
- To end winter
To have a government closer to their communities and language
Hint: A new territory gave more say over their future.
Question 2
Nunavut's first elected government began…
- In 1905
- In 1999
- In 1867
- In 2010
In 1999
Hint: It began when the territory began.
Question 3
Which territory did Nunavut separate from?
- Labrador
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Quebec
Northwest Territories
Hint: The territory was divided in 1999.
Question 4
Who was Nunavut's first premier?
- Pierre Trudeau
- John A. Macdonald
- Paul Okalik
- Jean Chrétien
Paul Okalik
Hint: He led the government from 1999.
Question 5
What does the Nunavut Act do?
- Changes the calendar
- Names Canada's capital
- Sets school holidays
- Created the territory of Nunavut in law
Created the territory of Nunavut in law
Hint: It was passed by Parliament in 1993.
Question 6
Who is part of Nunavut's public government?
- Only visitors
- Only students
- Only one family
- All people who live in Nunavut and vote
All people who live in Nunavut and vote
Hint: It is open to all residents.