Nunavut and Inuit People
web sites

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/info100_e.html- This is the place to start. Comprehensive summary. Scan the entire site for links to Inuit organizations, press releases, speeches, and information sheets.

www.arctictravel.com - This site publishes and promotes the Nunavut Handbook, "the quintessential travel guidebook to Canada's eastern Arctic".  The last year's edition is on-line, and one can order the current edition from this site.  The Handbook covers background information about Inuit history, culture, geography, and politics as well as how to get there, trip preparations tips, where to stay, and suggested activities such as adventure travel, boating, naturalist tours, etc.

www.frozentoes.com - This is a site designed to share information about Canada's arctic, showcase the work of northern students, and provide helpful resources to teachers.  Areas of the site include Teacher Resources, Arctic Library, News, Arctic Studies, and Arctic Millennium Expedition - a 7,000 km trek across the arctic.

www.koolkids.ca/LUS/archive- Leo Ussak Elementary School, the "coolest" school in Canada's Arctic is located in Rankin Inlet.  Site includes student bios, information about Inuktitut, Rankin Inlet, and opportunity to e-mail the students.

www.nlc-bnc.ca/north/norint-e.htm - National Library of Canada Arctic history and culture exhibition on-line, with illustrations and book references

www.nunatsiaq.com - Nunavut's leading newspaper published in the capital Iqaluit, with Friday updates on-line.  News, back issues and FAQ in English or Inuktitut, the Inuit language.

www.nnsl.com - Northern news service covering Deh Cho Drum, Inuvik Drum, Kivalliq News, Yellowknife, and News/North newspapers.

www.inusiaat.com/icc.htm - Inuit Circumpolar Conference is a non-governmental organization representing 125,000 Inuit of Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, promoting environmental and social initiatives.

http://pooka.nunanet.com/~research - Nunavut Research Institute, part of Nunavut Arctic College is a science and technology institute promoting the use of traditional knowledge, science, research and technology as a resource for the well being of people of Nunavut.

www.huskydog.com - An educational resource providing up-to-date information on the Arctic and Canada's newest
territory Nunavut, hosted by an educator who divides his time between Gjoa Haven, Nunavut and Edmonton, Alberta.  He has produced a well-received, comprehensive resource CD about Nunavut, and travels to schools presenting Nunavut programs.
 

Inuit sculpture  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/art/inuit/cis/index_e.html

Cape Dorset Inuit Art and Inuit Cultural Perspectives  http://collections.ic.gc.ca/cape_dorset/

Schools on-line  http://www.nunanet.com/~joamie/

Inuktitut Language  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5020_e.html

Writing in Inuktitut  http://www.halfmoon.org/inuit.html

Printable pages for elementary level students: Activities Nunavut: Canada's Third Territory 'North of 60'   http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/pdf/nunavu_e.pdf

Discover Inuit Art  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/pdf/is_discover_en.pdf

Far North Food  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/pdf/is_food_en.pdf

Travel in Northwest Territories and Nunavut  http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/pdf/is_travel_en.pdf

Nunavut Parks  http://www.nunavutparks.com/visitors_centre/visitor_centre_map.cfm

Grise Fiord  http://www.grisefiord.com/grise-fiord-nunavut.htm