Group Aims to Make Nunavut an Academic Department Friday, May 28, 2004 - Greg Younger-Lewis - Nunatsiaq News An ambitious group of Nunavut bureaucrats and southern academics hopes to put an end to Canada's ignorance of Inuit and the eastern Arctic by creating a university department devoted to studying Nunavut. Nunavut health, education and human resources officials joined forces with professors and students at Acadia University in Nova Scotia earlier this month, leading to the unofficial beginnings of INSPIRED... Full Story

Nunavut flag to fly over Acadia University May 5-7 Friday, April 30, 2004 - Acadia University Public Affiars Office - The yellow, white and red colours of the Nunavut flag will be flying over the Acadia University campus May 5 – 7 to mark one of Canada’s most important political achievementsin recent history. The symposium begins May 5th at 9:00 a.m. with the lighting of the qulliq and a drum dance, followed by a panel discussion entitled “Nunavut, the First Five Years.” The schedule also features roundtables on the Nunavut public sector, policy, and the digital divide...Full Story

International Symposium Marks 5th Anniversary of Nunavut Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - Acadia University Public Affairs Office Five years ago, Canada marked one of its most important political achievements in recent history with the creation of Nunavut. Now, Inuit policy makers and community leaders are preparing to reflect upon and share their perspectives on the first five years of the Nunavut government’s political achievements and challenges. Nunavut at Five: The Nunavut Policy Symposium, an international event celebrating the 5th anniversary of the creation of the Canada’s newest territory and its government, will be hosted by Acadia University May 5 - 7, 2004 at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens...Full Story