Nunatsiavut | |
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| Anthem: Labradorimiut[1] | |
 Nunatsiavut's location in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Coordinates: 56°32′34″N 61°41′33″W / 56.54278°N 61.69250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Created | June 23, 2005 |
| Capital | Hopedale (legislative) Nain (administrative) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Consensus government within the parliamentary system of Canada |
| • Body | Nunatsiavut Assembly (Nunatsiavut katimajitsuangit) |
| • President | Johannes Lampe (since 2016) |
| • First Minister | Tony Andersen (since 2019) |
| • MHA | Lela Evans (since 2019) |
| • MP | Yvonne Jones (since 2013) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66,787.13 km2 (25,786.66 sq mi) |
| • Officially | 15,800 km2 (6,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,323 |
| • Density | 0.035/km2 (0.09/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| Postal code prefix | A0P |
| ISO 3166 code | NL |
| Federal riding | Labrador (electoral district) |
| Provincial riding | Torngat Mountains (electoral district) |
| Website | nunatsiavut.com |
Nunatsiavut (/nuːˈnɑːtsiəvʊt/; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ) is an autonomous area claimed by the Inuit in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The settlement area includes territory in Labrador extending to the Quebec border. In 2002, the Labrador Inuit Association submitted a proposal for limited autonomy to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The constitution was ratified on December 1, 2005, at which time the Labrador Inuit Association ceased to exist, and the new Government of Nunatsiavut was established, initially being responsible for health, education and cultural affairs. It is also responsible for setting and conducting elections, the first of which was executed in October 2006. An election for the ordinary members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly was held on May 4, 2010.[2] Its incumbent president is Johannes Lampe who assumed office in 2016.
In Inuttitut/Inuktitut, Nunatsiavut means "Our Beautiful Land". This name was ratified by the Labrador Inuit Constitution and passed by the Labrador Inuit Association in 2002. A primary objective of autonomy is for the preservation of the Inuit culture and language, as well as the environment through environmental stewardship.
Nunatsiavut is counted in the census as Division 11.
- ^ "Labrador Inuit Constitution" (PDF). House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Nunatsiavut General Election". Government of Nunatsiavut. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.