It was the biggest tentative native land claim settlement ever -- one-fifth of Canada and 580 million dollars. Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon said the tentative native land claim settlement in the Eastern Arctic helped Inuit achieve their goals. In addition, the federal government would pay out 580 million dollars over 14 years.

Date: 1991-12-16
Placeline: OTTAWA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 17 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << so this agreement will honor our relationship and in the form of a treaty established the certainty over title of lands and resources in the territory to be known as Nunavut >>

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