History History Government Education Climate Transportation Scientific Research Arctic Publications Business Northern Food Accommodations Click here for the indispensable traveller's guide to Canada's Arctic.     The Inuit have lived in the Nunavut area for thousands of years and watched and assisted the explorers seeking the Northwest Passage to the Far East. The Inuit are a friendly people who are trying to adapt to the changes that have affected their lifestyle and land in a few short decades. In half a century their traditional nomadic life of living off the land and travelling with the animals has given way to a community centred lifestyle complete with office jobs. The new Nunavut government is now being developed by these adaptive people, a government that will include not only Inuit responsibilities but non-Inuit as well. The Nunavut government must deal at the national and international levels as well as deal with local and regional issues. For more info: General information on Arctic Exploration, visit the Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society website The explorations of the Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, Samuel Hearne, at "Arctic Dawn - The Journeys of Samuel Hearne" The history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - at the Government of Canada website Roald Amundsen's expedition to the Magnetic North Pole at the Norway Online Information Service Find out about Nunavut ... Exciting attractions Fun-filled activities ... Search our services database To contact Nunavut Tourism