On April 1, 1999, a new territory was created when new boundaries were drawn in Canada's Northern Territory, the Northwest Territories. The Inuik people who lived in the Northwest Territories were behind the separation. After a long, difficult process filled with agreements and disagreements, Nunavut was finally declared its own territory and separated from the Northwest Territories. Nunavut, which in Inuktitut means “Our Land,” was the first significant change to the map of Canada since Newfoundland. The territory and Labrador joined Confederation in 1949. The idea of ​​separating the Northwest Territories to create a new territory dates back to the 1950s. Non-NWT people in the Mackenzie Valley pushed to divide the western part from the eastern part in the hope of allowing the west to move more quickly towards responsible government. The desire to have their own government is what motivated them throughout the long process of dividing the territory. In 1963, the idea of ​​separation became even closer to a reality for the Inuik people. The federal government had introduced the idea of ​​dividing the Northwest Territories into the Mackenzie and Nunassiaq territories; it was later that year that the bill died on paper. Later in 1966, the commission recommended that the Northwest Territories not be divided. The Inuit Tapirisat of Canada revisited the idea of ​​separation in 1976. It proposed the creation of Nunavut as part of the comprehensive settlement of Inuit land claims, including Inuvia. area of ​​the Beufort Sea. The recommended changes that were to be made were in effect in time for the 1979 federal election. Although over the next 12 months there was debate over how to provide food for many years and provide sustainable livelihoods for several small communities in Nunavut. The main pillar of Nunavut's economy is mining and mineral exploration. Several mines opened in Nunavut in 2010, which will add $500 million to the annual gross domestic product and create approximately 1,700 new job opportunities. Ecotourism, adventure, education, sport fishing and hunting experiences are the main tourism activities in the region. This is why tourism is another important factor contributing to economic growth. The creation of Nunavut on its own territory was a very long and hard-fought process. The two new territories, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, have both had enormous successes on their own. Nunavut is now a very culturally connected territory and is proud of its successful separation from the Northwest Territories..