Nunavut

April 1, 2018

Lithograph Nunavut (Our Land)

Canadian Museum of History, UN CD 1993-001, IMG2009-0063-0040-Dm

Nunavut (Our Land) is a lithograph made by Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013), C.C., RCA, and printed by Pitseolak Niviaqsi. It was commissioned to commemorate the 1993 signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement with the federal government. On April 1, 1999, the territory of Nunavut was created as part of a settlement of land claims launched in the 1970s. The work is on display in the Canadian History Hall.