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Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum

Coordinates: 63°44′37″N 68°30′50″W / 63.7435°N 68.5138°W / 63.7435; -68.5138
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Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum
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TypeMuseum
LocationIqaluit, Nunavut
CountryCanada

The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum is a museum of Nunavut history and Inuit culture, located in Iqaluit, Nunavut.[1][2] The museum was founded in 1969 by two employees of Canada's Department of Indian Affairs.[3] The museum is housed in a former Hudson's Bay Company building.[4] The building was moved on tracks from Apex, Nunavut to Iqaluit before being renovated.[5]

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  1. ^ "Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Acquires Signs from Black Lives Matter Protest". Inuit Art Foundation. Inuit Art Foundation.
  2. ^ "CMA | Canadian Museums Association". museums.ca.
  3. ^ "Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Society - ArchivesCanada". archivescanada.accesstomemory.ca.
  4. ^ "Canadians have much to discover about our newest capital — Iqaluit". ottawasun.com. Ottawa Sun.
  5. ^ Frizzell, Sara. "Architect with career in Nunavut gets honorary degree from OCAD university | CBC News". CBC.
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63°44′37″N 68°30′50″W / 63.7435°N 68.5138°W / 63.7435; -68.5138