According to Statistics Canada, if present trends continue, there will be about 84,600 Inuit in the North by 2016. Both territories will have their own public governments. The provision to establish the territory of Nunavut was part of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, signed in 1993. Traditional Inuit sculptors work with local stone, weathered and fossilized whalebone, ivory and antlers. The most common medium is soapstone, which varies in colour from black to green.
Traditional sculptors use axes, hammers and chisels to rough out a block of stone.
They then finish the work using files, rasps and sandpaper. The Government of Canada has registered the symbol of the Igloo as a trademark that identifies Inuit artwork as authentic. This trademark protects Inuit artists and buyers. Only Inuit artists or their agents can acquire the trademark Igloo stickers or tags. Inuit have a drum dance, which combines music, song, dance and stories.