Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay)

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  • Frobisher Bay (now called Iqaluit) is named after explorer Martin Frobisher who sailed into Frobisher Bay in search of the northwest passage. Iqaluit is Inuktitut for "place of many fish."

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            Frobisher Bay employment survey
            05-1010 · Item · 1966

            Item is a survey dated 1 January 1966 of males employed at Frobisher Bay. The organization that conducted the survey is not identified.
            Indian and Northern Affairs newspaper clippings collection
            23-013 · Collection · 1989 - 1990

            Collection consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings gathered as part of the press clippings service for Indian and Northern Affairs from June 10 1989 to August 30 1990. The photocopies are on a wide range of topics all concerning Indigenous peoples and communities. A large portion of the articles are about the Oka Crisis with mention to Alanis Obomsawin and the Kanehsatake Resistance, as well as the Meech Lake Accord with mention to Premier Robert Bourassa and the groups, The Native Council of Canada, The Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, and The Assembly of First Nations.