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Canada creates Nunavut territory in Arctic ceremony
In Iqaluit, Nunavut becomes Canada's new Inuit led territory at midnight. Elders and children watched fireworks in minus 13 degree air as Prime Minister Jean Chretien spoke and Inuit dancing unfolded. Nunavut spans the eastern half of the Northwest Territories, equals Western Europe in size, with about 25,000 residents, 85 percent Inuit.
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