Nunavut was established in what year?
Answer: 1999.
Nunavut, meaning "our land" in Inuktitut, was established in 1999 from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, including all of the former District of Keewatin.
All answer choices
- 1999. (correct answer)
- 1949.
- 1898.
- 1870.
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