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That number is part of my identity. I had a disc until about 10 years ago, and if I found it, I'd wear it (as a necklace). In Arctic communities, the numbers are appearing as vanity house numbers and some men wear an
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and "W" for those in the west. This would be followed by a one or two digit number that indicated the area the person was from. The last set of numbers would identify the individual. The discs were used in the
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became the council's first elected Inuk, declaring his intention to not be known by his disc number. The
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Goddard, John (8 January 2006). "A man once known as W3-1119".
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