Nunavut is the newest Canadian territory that was established on April 1 1999 when it separated from the Northwest Territories (NWT)
Comprising of the central and eastern parts of the former NWT, the creation of Nunavut was the outcome of the largest aboriginal land claims agreement between the Canadian government and the native Inuit people. Most of Nunavut land is covered by snow for more than half the year. The land is primarily tundra.
Some of the challenges faced by Nunavut today are lack of job opportunities, isolation, acute housing shortage, social problems and high cost of living including sky-high food prices. The high cost of food has greatly exacerbated widespread hunger that has dogged the young nation almost since inception. Food insecurity one of the most pressing challenge facing Nunavut today.