The Remote and Expensive Canadian Territory of Nunavut

In this video you can find seven little known facts about Nunavut. Keep watching and subscribe, as more Canadian territories will follow! You can now support this channel via Patreon, by accessing the link bellow. Thank you!   / 7facts   Learn, Share, Subscribe US States & Territories    • US States & Territories   206 Countries in One Series    • 7 Facts from around the World (all videos)   Social Media:   / sebastian2go     / official7facts   ------------------------------------------------ More information about the video content bellow: 1. Nunavut is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. Discussions on dividing the Northwest Territories along ethnic lines began in the 1950s, On April 14, 1982, a plebiscite on division was held throughout the Northwest Territories. A majority of the residents voted in favour and the federal government gave a conditional agreement seven months later. The land claims agreement was completed in September 1992 and ratified by nearly 85% of the voters in Nunavut in a referendum. On July 9, 1993, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act were passed by the Canadian Parliament. The transition to establish Nunavut Territory was completed on April 1, 1999. 2. Joining Canada in 1999 and since then the territory has slowly been catching up to the rest of the country in some regards, 85% of the population is native and 60% do not really speak fluent English, 18% graduate high school, 11% attend post secondary school. The territory is run by elders who do not care to join any Canadian politics. They govern themselves in a democratic way and do their best to take care of one another. 3. Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut. 6,699 people call Iqaluit home making the city Canada’s smallest capital by population—which is ironic because Nunavut is the country’s largest region by area. It takes up two million square kilometres. 4.Nunavut is by far the most secluded territory in Canada with virtually no roads and most of the area being islands, food costs are sky high because they require planes to fly in. Staples like bread, milk and eggs are up to 10x what you would pay anywhere else in the country. 5. The territory has four official languages. While the stop signs may be in English and Inuktitut, French and Inuinnaqtun are also official languages in Nunavut. 6. Oil Is The Only Heat. Nunavut relies completely on oil to heat their homes and businesses. There are virtually no trees in the territory so wood fire is unsustainable and the price of electric heat would be outrageous leaving residents with just the one choice. Oil is delivered once a year and is distributed to residents throughout the remainder of the time. 7. Nunavut has no paved highways, and no paved roads between communities and no real paved roads in the smaller towns… However there is roughly 8KM of paving within the city of Iqaluit. More Info: http://farandwide.much.com/9-things-y... Music: Krushendo - Life (Summer Camp Cut)    • [Future Bass] Krushendo - Life (Summer Cam...     / krushendo-m.  . http://www.krushendo.com   / krushendofc   http://www.reverbnation.com/krushendo   / karlylewalker   http://www.reverbnation.com/rpk/krush...   / krushendo   http://lifebloomcreative.com/shop Images: By Lokal_Profil image cut to remove USA by Paul Robinson - Vector map BlankMap-USA-states-Canada-provinces.svg.Modified by Lokal_Profil, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... https://pxhere.com/en/photo/461950 By Angela - arctic, iqaluit, fog, mist, night, city, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yYVbxMwOQD8... By Sébastien Lapointe - Sébastien Lapointe, Iqaluit, Nunavut, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... https://www.goodfreephotos.com/albums... By Sebastian Kasten - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Intro Creator: Pushed to Insanity http://pushedtoinsanity.com/portfolio...