Accommodating Diversity

1. Prior to 1999 the Northwest Territories and Nunavut were a single territory.  Many Inuit in the Kitikmeot did and still do travel in what is now the NWT.  Many people have relatives in both territories.  The character Roy, in our story is from the NWT.  He has his own story to tell.  For students who have completed their work, have them go on the Journey to Kitigaaryuk on the Prince of Wales Heritage Museum site at  http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/exhibits/kiti/index.html
2. In 1967, Abe Ookpik was given the job of replacing the "Eskimo numbers" or e-tags the Canadian  government had imposed on people. Inuit traditional nomenclature had no need for surnames, but modern administration did.  Invite your students to research Project Naming and the impact e-tags had on Inuit.

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