Scouting in Nunavut did not develop until 1970, as a section of the
Northwest Territories of Canada.
Anglophone Scouting in Nunavut
The
Northwest Territories Council of
Scouts Canada
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was founded in 1970, with
Denny R. May, son of pilot
Wop May
Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, (March 20, 1896 – June 21, 1952) was a Canadian flying ace in the First World War and a leading post-war aviator. He was the final Allied pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen before the German ace was shot down ...
,
Fonds edm-1557 - Denny May fonds
/ref> as executive director. May also designed the logo for the Council, which depicts three Inuit
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
in a circle with their hands linked in brotherhood. The Nunavut-specific design borrows the polar bear from the local government.
When the Northwest Territories was divided and the new territory of Nunavut was created in 1999, the Council was renamed as the NWT and Nunavut Council' This Council later merged into the Northern Lights Council
The Northern Lights Council of the Boy Scouts of America is the local Boy Scout council that serves all of North Dakota, parts of South Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, and northeast Montana.
As of 2017, the Northern Lights Council delivers Scout ...
of Alberta
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in the early 2000s. Today Nunavut falls under Voyageur Council of Ontario
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. Groups in Nunavut are supported under the Council Groups Area.
Girl Guiding in Nunavut
Guides were served by the Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada (GGC; french: Guides du Canada) is the national Guiding association of Canada. Guiding in Canada started on September 7, 1910, and GGC was among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (W ...
- Northwest Territories & Nunavut Council until approximately 2008, at which point Nunavut Guiding became part of Ontario Council.
See also
* Greenland Guide and Scout Association
References
External links
Welcome to Guiding in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (PDF)
Guiding in Canada - Northwest Territories & Nunavut Council
Scouting and Guiding in Canada
Organizations based in Nunavut
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