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On what date did Nunavut become a territory?

AJuly 1st, 1867
April 1st, 1999
CJune 24th, 1995
DMarch 31st, 1949

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Nunavut became Canada's newest territory on April 1, 1999. It was carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories to give the Inuit people greater self-governance over their homeland.

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