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If you're not learning, you aren't living. I don’t know who said that, but some day I will and that will be the thing that I learn that day. In the meantime, it's on to other pearls of wisdom. At a certain age, you reach a level of understanding such that A) you know what you know, and B) you know what you don't. Every day I stumble into newly gained knowledge that before that stumble happily resided in category B. When something comes into your realm of "wisdom" that seems like it should have been part of A, that's when my "repetitive questions of disbelief" start. You know the ones -- the "are you serious?...how long has this been true?...how did I not know this?" Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Today's installment of "When did this happen and where was I" involves the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Yes, I said Nunavut.
In primary and secondary "Social" Studies, we learned about the Canadian provinces. Even had to memorize them. Probably had to color them on a map. To this day, I can name them, from West to East: British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec (no Frenchie, it's not its own country), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland (Home of the Bay of Fundy), and Nova Scotia (my favorite). We also learned about the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territory.
But wait, you say. There is another territory. That's right, kids, the land of ice and snow where there's midnight sun and the harsh winds blow. Nunavut.
Nunavut is the land that stretches north of the Hudson Bay up to the North Pole.
From http://www.polarnet.ca/polarnet/nunavut.htm
"The territory of Nunavut (which means "our land") stretches some 1.9 million square kilometres and is nearly one-fifth the size of Canada.
"The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is the largest Aboriginal land claim settlement in Canadian history. When the Agreement was signed, legislation was also passed leading to the creation of a new territory called Nunavut on April 1, 1999. The new territory will have a public government serving both Inuit and non-Inuit.
"Though the creation of the territory of Nunavut is a new chapter in Canada's confederation, the story of Nunavut and the Inuit who make their lives there is an ancient one, going back over thousands of years."
You will also be happy to know that, with a median age of 22.1 years, Nunavut is the youngest Canadian territory or province. That means either the happening night life of Nunavut is an untapped resource, or people up there die at age 30.
Yes, I said Nunavut.
In primary and secondary "Social" Studies, we learned about the Canadian provinces. Even had to memorize them. Probably had to color them on a map. To this day, I can name them, from West to East: British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec (no Frenchie, it's not its own country), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland (Home of the Bay of Fundy), and Nova Scotia (my favorite). We also learned about the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territory.
But wait, you say. There is another territory. That's right, kids, the land of ice and snow where there's midnight sun and the harsh winds blow. Nunavut.
Nunavut is the land that stretches north of the Hudson Bay up to the North Pole.
From http://www.polarnet.ca/polarnet/nunavut.htm
"The territory of Nunavut (which means "our land") stretches some 1.9 million square kilometres and is nearly one-fifth the size of Canada.
"The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is the largest Aboriginal land claim settlement in Canadian history. When the Agreement was signed, legislation was also passed leading to the creation of a new territory called Nunavut on April 1, 1999. The new territory will have a public government serving both Inuit and non-Inuit.
"Though the creation of the territory of Nunavut is a new chapter in Canada's confederation, the story of Nunavut and the Inuit who make their lives there is an ancient one, going back over thousands of years."
You will also be happy to know that, with a median age of 22.1 years, Nunavut is the youngest Canadian territory or province. That means either the happening night life of Nunavut is an untapped resource, or people up there die at age 30.
posted by Watts at 12:22 PM
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