Inuit Tapirisat proposes Nunavut land claimJan 1, 1976Labels: Inuit Tapiriit, Nunavut proposalITKBritannica
Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut incorporatedJan 1, 1982Labels: Tunngavik Federation, TFNTFNBritannica
Northwest Territories votes for divisionApr 14, 1982Labels: Northwest Territories, plebisciteElections NWTLipad
Plebiscite approves Nunavut territorial boundaryMay 1, 1992Labels: Nunavut boundary, plebisciteLipadBritannica
Referendum approves creating Nunavut territoryNov 3, 1992Labels: Nunavut referendum, Nunavut regionReferendumBritannica
Nunavut Implementation Commission begins workJan 1, 1993Labels: Nunavut Implementation, NICJustice CanadaNIC
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement signed in IqaluitMay 25, 1993Labels: Nunavut Land, IqaluitBritannicaNCLANunatsiaq
Parliament passes Nunavut Act and NCLA ActJun 10, 1993Labels: Nunavut Act, NCLABritannicaNunatsiaqJustice Laws
Nunavut Act and NCLA Act receive Royal AssentJul 9, 1993Labels: Royal Assent, Nunavut ActNCLANunavut DayNIRB
First Nunavut general election heldFeb 15, 1999Labels: Nunavut general, Legislative AssemblyElection 1999Canada ca
Helen Maksagak takes office as first CommissionerMar 31, 1999Labels: Helen Maksagak, CommissionerCommissioner NUCanada ca
Nunavut officially established as a territoryApr 1, 1999Labels: Nunavut, territoryBritannicaCanada caJustice Canada