North of Sixty: U.S. Virtual Presence Posts in Canada

Welcome to the Virtual Consulate of the United States of American for Nunavut


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		U.S. Embassy Ottawa
		U.S. Department of State
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		State Department Travel Site
		Government of Nunavut
		Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
		Consular Information Sheet Canada

Through this virtual consulate, we look forward to extending our dialogue with the people of Nunavut and with others interested in learning more about Nunavut. This site aims to assist the people of Nunavut in accessing relevant information about the United States and to assist Americans interested in finding out more about Nunavut.

News & Events

Museums Documenting Indigenous Experience On January 30, Dr. Ramiro Matos, Curator for Latin America at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian discussed how museums document the experiences of indigenous peoples. The webcast transcript will be available soon.

08 May 08
Minister Baird and Secretary Kempthorne Hold Bilateral Meeting
OTTAWA — Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, held a bilateral meeting earlier today with U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. The Minister and Secretary were also joined by the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Mary Simon, as well as a number of officials from both countries.

"Today's bilateral meeting included a number of cross-border issues, including the recent announcement by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) on the status of the polar bear, and other important issues that cross the 49th parallel," said Minister Baird. [More].

April 12, 2008: Consul General Huffaker heads North for Operation Nunalivut

Consul General of the United States of America for Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories Tom Huffaker, joined a team of academics and journalists on a three day trip to Ellesmere Island, to observe the final days of “Operation Nunalivut”, a month-long training exercise for Canadian Forces, including locally engaged Rangers. Escorted by Brigadier General Chris Whitecross (Commander, Joint Task Force North) and a team of officials from the Department of National Defence, the group set out from Yellowknife in a Canadian Forces plane on April 12 and spent the next days on Ellesmere Island, at Resolute Bay and in Eureka, the location of the forward base of operations for three sovereignty patrols operating on the Northeast coast of Ellesmere Island. The soldiers briefed participants on their activities, operating procedures for the extreme North, and displayed and described their equipment and survival techniques. [slideshow]

Ambassador Wilkins visit to Nunavut, October 2005