Kangiqsujuaq

Kangiqsujuaq (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 750 in the Canada 2016 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.[5]

Kangiqsujuaq

ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ
Kangiqsujuaq
Coordinates (901, chemin Sinaitia[1]): 61°36′N 71°58′W[2]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEKativik
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1980
Government
  MayorCharlie Arngak
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
  Prov. ridingUngava
Area
  Total12.60 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
  Land12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total750
  Density59.5/km2 (154/sq mi)
  Change (2011–16)
7.8%
  Dwellings
217
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1K0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.nvkangiqsujuaq.ca

It is located on the Ungava Peninsula, on the Cap du Prince-de-Galles on the Hudson Strait. It is served by the small Kangiqsujuaq Airport.

During winter, when the tides are extremely low, local Inuit sometimes climb beneath the shifting sea ice to gather blue mussels. They break holes in the ice and then can walk for a short time on the exposed sea bed and collect this food. This risky way of gathering the mussels goes back for generations.[6]

As the other villages of the Kativik region, the Kativik Regional Police Force provides police services in Kangiqsujuaq.[7]

Kangiqsujuaq is the closest community to the Qajartalik archaeological site, a site featuring petroglyphs created by the Dorset culture.[8] In 2017, it was announced that the Qajartalik would be added to Canada's tentative list for nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.[9]

Révillon Frères post servants at Kangiqsujuaq in 1909.

Education

The Kativik School Board operates the Arsaniq School.[10]

References


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