Ottawa signs agreement with Inuit
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The largest comprehensive land claim in Canada is a step closer to bringing over 350,000 square km of land - half the size of Saskatchewan - and $580 million to 17,000 Inuit of the eastern Arctic.
The federal government and the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut signed the agreement-in-principle April 30 in Igloolik, Northwest Territories. The claim, scheduled for finalization in 18 months, gives the Inuit wildlife harvesting rights, participation in land and resource management and economic development in central and eastern Arctic.