About the Inuit
- Approximately 180,000 Inuit live across Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Chukotka (Russia).
- Three-quarters of Inuit in Canada live in 53 communities in the northern regions of Canada called Inuit Nunangat. Inuit Nunangat is comprised of four regions: Inuvialuit (NWT and Yukon), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec) and Nunatsiavut (Labrador).
- At the 2006 ICC (Inuit Circumpolar Council) General Assembly in Barrow, Alaska, November 7th was proclaimed as Inuit Day to honour the birth date of ICC visionary, Eben Hopson, Sr.
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The material contained in this document was not developed by the School of Education. The information was collected and compiled by Dr. Nicole Bell, with citations and links to the organizations/institutions who house it.
***PLEASE NOTE: This resource is currently in-revision, to ensure more accurate information around the Inuit population and regions.