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European discovery of Frobisher bay -Keturah 

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European discovery of Frobisher bay -Keturah 

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In 1576, Sir Martin Frobisher arrived to the bay believing it was the northwest passage to China. He was corrected by a local hunter name Koojesse who he then named the inlet after for being a helpful geographer and guide to him.

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Commmercial whaling was coming to the areas of Frobisher bay in the 1800’s, which would bring trading opportunities and ships with many men. The fall of the whaling era was in the early 1900’s when fur trading was more relevant and the Anglican and Catholic Church’s began their stronghold in the North.

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In the early 1900s that is when the fur trading was taking place, also during this time, that is when the Catholic and Anglican churches gain strongholds in the Arctic.

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in the 1914 the legislative was established as a trading post. it was a lot of things before it became a legislature. it was a air base in the World War ll, a construction camp for DEW. and lastly a meteorological station!

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An establishment was made in 1914, at Ward Inlet, forty miles from Iqaluit. They then moved to a new area in 1949 in Apex to take advantage of Frobisher Bay Air Force Base.

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The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum was founded in 1969, the building used to be a former Hudson Bay company but now holds various different mediums of art made by Inuit. It is the only museum in Nunavut

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in the 1976 the Inuit propose a separate Nunavut Territory to the Federal government, to provide Inuit representation.

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when did Iqaluit become Iqaluit? - Alesha

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when did Iqaluit become Iqaluit? - Alesha

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in 1987 Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit, which means place of many fish. in the year 1995 Iqaluit became the capital of Nunavut

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Bryon Pearson was elected Mayor in 1970 and served various terms until 1985
He was a well respected man within the community

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Signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement 

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Signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement 

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on May 25th, 1993 the signing of the Nunavut Land Claims was held in Iqaluit by representatives of the Government of Canada, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Government of the Northwest Territories

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In 1995, Iqaluit was designated the capital of Nunavut when the Northwest Territories was divided into two separate territories. Followed by Nunavut becoming a territory on April 1st, 1999.