 | Term | Definition |
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dominion |
one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth |
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parliamentary democracy |
voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body called Parliament. These representatives then choose a prime minister. |
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prime minister |
chosen by the Parliament to head the government |
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bilingual country |
a country with two official languages |
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autonomy |
the right to govern themselves. Most of the Inuit living in Canada have this right although in the case of issues involving other nations, the national government of Canada still makes the decisions |
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Inuit |
the first people to live in Canada |
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Nunavut |
the territory created in 1999 for the Inuit. The name means "our land". |
