The
Nunavut Land Claim Agreement was signed on May 25, 1993, in
Iqaluit by representatives of the
Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut (now
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated), the
Government of Canada and the
Government of the Northwest Territories. This agreement gave the
Inuit of the central and eastern
Northwest Territories a separate territory called
Nunavut. It is the largest Aboriginal
land claim settlement in Canadian history. The NLCA consists of 42 chapters, which address a big range of aspects like
wildlife management and
harvesting rights,
land,
water and
environmental management regimes, parks and
conservation areas, heritage resources, public sector employment and contracting, and a range of other issues. The agreement indicates two areas that are the focus of the agreement: the first area consists of the
Arctic islands and the mainland eastern
Arctic, and their adjacent marine areas; the second area includes the
Belcher Islands, its associated islands and adjacent marine areas.