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Political Development in Northern Canada


The 1868 Rupert's Land Act
The complete text of the legislation which incorporated the former Hudson's Bay Company Lands into Canada.

The 1898 Yukon Act
At the peak of the Klondike gold rush madness, the Yukon Territory was created by the Yukon Act. The complete text is here.

Building Nunavut
A lengthy paper on the development of Inuit self-government, written by Peter Jull in 1988. From The Northern Review.

Canada or Denmark?
In 2006, the exact location of the border between Ellesmere Island and Greenland was still uncertain.

Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic
A series of articles from "Northern Perspectives," 1986.

Chief Executive - Yukon
The Commissioners, and other government heads of the Yukon, 1894-2006.

The Northern Strategy
Announced in December 2004, this federal initiative is aimed at strengthening the North in terms of community wellness, resource management, security, etc.


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