Spotlight on Nunavut

ON APRIL 1, CANADA'S YOUNGEST POPULATION TAKES OVER IT'S LARGEST REGION - the vast stretch of arctic territory that now makes up 60 percent of the Northwest Territories. The 27,219 people - 85 percent Inuit and 56 percent under the age of 25 - are scattered in 28 communities vast distances apart.

As the historic date approaches, GEO SOURCES has put together a list of Internet sites that will help you learn about the new territory and the people who will call it home.

The Internet not only connects Nunavut residents to each other, it also connects the rest of the world to Nunavut. Here are some of the most information-packed websites about the new territory:

• The site of the Nunavut Planning Commission highlights the land claims agreement and includes a list of experts and an environmental database
• The Nunavut agreement can be found here
• The Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics has figures on the two territories
• The 1999 Nunavut Handbook (published by Nortext Multimedia) is considered the bible of Canadian Arctic travel