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Qikiqtaaluk Region

January 09, 2023

"Qikiqtani" redirects here. For the school division, see Qikiqtani School Operations.

Coordinates: 70°N 080°W / 70°N 80°W / 70; -80 (Qikiqtaaluk Region)

The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ pronounced [qikiqtaːˈluk]) or Baffin Region is the easternmost,[1] northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island.[2] Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada[3] prefer the older term Baffin Region.

Qikiqtaaluk Region
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ
Region
Communities of the Qikiqtaaluk
Location in Nunavut
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
Regional centreIqaluit
Area
 • Total989,879.35 km2 (382,194.55 sq mi)
Population
 • Total18,988
 • Density0.019/km2 (0.050/sq mi)
This article contains Canadian Aboriginal syllabic characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics.

With a population of 18,988 and an area of 989,879.35 km2 (382,194.55 sq mi), it is the largest and most populated of the three regions.[3]

The region consists of Baffin Island, the Belcher Islands, Akimiski Island, Mansel Island, Prince Charles Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island, Baillie-Hamilton Island, Cornwallis Island, Bathurst Island, Amund Ringnes Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Ellesmere Island, the Melville Peninsula, the eastern part of Melville Island, and the northern parts of both Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island, plus smaller islands in between. The regional centre, and territorial capital, is Iqaluit (population 7,740).[4] The Qikiqtaaluk Region spans the northernmost, easternmost, and southernmost areas of Nunavut.

Before 1999, the Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries in the Northwest Territories as the Baffin Region, in the northern part of the District of Keewatin.

The western half of the nearby Hans Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk, while the eastern half is part of Greenland and is in the municipality of Avannaata.

Communities

All of Qikiqtaaluk's thirteen communities are located on tidal water and just under half of its residents live in Nunavut's capital and only city, Iqaluit (7,740.[4]). The majority of the rest live in twelve hamlets—Arctic Bay (868[5]), Kinngait (1,441[6]), Clyde River (1,053[7]), Grise Fiord (129[8]), Sanirajak (848[9]), Igloolik (1,682[10]), Kimmirut (389[11]), Pangnirtung (1,481[12]), Pond Inlet (1,617[13]), Qikiqtarjuaq (598[14]), Resolute (198[15]) and Sanikiluaq (882[16]). Alert (CFS Alert) and Eureka are part of the Baffin, Unorganized (62[17]) areas in the Qikiqtaaluk.

Formerly there was a mining town at Nanisivik. However, it and the Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002, with Nanisivik Airport closing in 2010 and all flights transferred to Arctic Bay Airport.

Like the majority of Canada's Inuit communities, the region's traditional foods include seal, Arctic char, walrus, polar bear, and caribou.[1]

Inhabitants of the Qikiqtaaluk Region are called Qikiqtaalungmiut.[citation needed]

Iqaluit

 
Iqaluit waterfront, 2011

Iqaluit has the Astro Hill Complex, the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and the Legislative Building of Nunavut and the Unikkaarvik Visitors Centre.

Pre-contact

According to anthropologists and historians, the Inuit are the descendants of the Thule people who displaced the Dorset culture (in Inuktitut, the Tuniit).[18][19] By 1300 the Inuit had trade routes with more southern cultures.[20]

History

About 1910, Europeans markets increased their interest in white fox pelts. The distribution and mobility of Inuit changed as the expanded their traditional hunting and fishing routes to participate in the white fox fur trade. Traditional food staples—such as seal and caribou—were not always found in the same regions as white fox.[1] The Hudson's Bay Company—which was chartered in 1670—had been opening fur trading posts throughout Inuit and First Nations territory. By 1910, the HBC was restructured into a lands sales department, retail and fur trade. The HBC dominated the fur trade under minimal supervision from the Canadian government, and some Anglican and Catholic missionaries who lived near remote northern hamlets. By 1922 most of imported goods acquired by Inuit were from the HBC.[1]

Relocation

Between 1950 and 1975 thirteen northern communities were relocated.[further explanation needed][1]

Killing of the sled dogs

In the 1950s and 1960s the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and others in authority undertook "the widespread killing of sled dogs".[1]

Reconciliation and truth commissions

The Qikigtani Truth Commission—which was commissioned, conducted, and paid for by an Aboriginal organization, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and took place from 2007 to 2010—brought together historians and Inuit to revisit the history of the Qikigtaaluk Region.[1]

Protected areas

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Qikiqtaaluk Region had a population of 19,355 living in 5,530 of its 6,573 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 18,988. With a land area of 970,554.61 km2 (374,733.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.1/sq mi) in 2021.[21]

Surrounding census divisions

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Philip Goldring (Winter 2015). . Canadian Journal of History. University of Toronto via GALE. 50 (3): 492–523. doi:10.3138/CJH.ACH.50.3.005. S2CID 146493747. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ IHT’s Nunavut Map Series
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Baffin, Region [Census division]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Arctic Bay". Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Cape Dorset". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Clyde River". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Grrise Fiord". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Hall Beach". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Igloolik". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Kimmirut". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Pangnirtung". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Pond Inlet". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Qikiqtarjuaq". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Resolute". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Sanikiluaq". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Baffin, Unorganized". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  18. ^ Rigby, Bruce. "101. Qaummaarviit Historic Park". (PDF). pp. 324–325. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  19. ^ Jamieson, John. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  20. ^ Tanner, Adrian (1999). "Innu Culture: Innu-Inuit 'Warfare'". Indigenous Peoples. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  21. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

Further reading

  • Kavik, Lisi, and Miriam Fleming. Qikiqtamiut Cookbook. [Sanikiluaq, Nunavut]: Municipality of Sanikiluaq, 2002. ISBN 1-896445-22-5

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qikiqtaaluk Region.
  • Qikiqtaaluk Region information at Explore Nunavut

January 09, 2023
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Qikiqtani redirects here For the school division see Qikiqtani School Operations Coordinates 70 N 080 W 70 N 80 W 70 80 Qikiqtaaluk Region The Qikiqtaaluk Region Qikiqtani Region Inuktitut syllabics ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ pronounced qikiqtaːˈluk or Baffin Region is the easternmost 1 northernmost and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut Canada Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island 2 Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts several notable public organizations including Statistics Canada 3 prefer the older term Baffin Region Qikiqtaaluk Region ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃRegionArctic BayKinngaitClyde RiverGrise FiordSanirajakIgloolikIqaluitKimmirutPangnirtungPond InletQikiqtarjuaqResoluteSanikiluaqAlertEurekaCommunities of the QikiqtaalukLocation in NunavutCountryCanadaTerritoryNunavutRegional centreIqaluitArea Total989 879 35 km2 382 194 55 sq mi Population Total18 988 Density0 019 km2 0 050 sq mi This article contains Canadian Aboriginal syllabic characters Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of syllabics With a population of 18 988 and an area of 989 879 35 km2 382 194 55 sq mi it is the largest and most populated of the three regions 3 The region consists of Baffin Island the Belcher Islands Akimiski Island Mansel Island Prince Charles Island Bylot Island Devon Island Baillie Hamilton Island Cornwallis Island Bathurst Island Amund Ringnes Island Ellef Ringnes Island Axel Heiberg Island Ellesmere Island the Melville Peninsula the eastern part of Melville Island and the northern parts of both Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island plus smaller islands in between The regional centre and territorial capital is Iqaluit population 7 740 4 The Qikiqtaaluk Region spans the northernmost easternmost and southernmost areas of Nunavut Before 1999 the Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries in the Northwest Territories as the Baffin Region in the northern part of the District of Keewatin The western half of the nearby Hans Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk while the eastern half is part of Greenland and is in the municipality of Avannaata Contents 1 Communities 2 Iqaluit 3 Pre contact 4 History 5 Relocation 6 Killing of the sled dogs 7 Reconciliation and truth commissions 8 Protected areas 9 Demographics 10 Surrounding census divisions 11 See also 12 References 13 Further reading 14 External linksCommunities EditAll of Qikiqtaaluk s thirteen communities are located on tidal water and just under half of its residents live in Nunavut s capital and only city Iqaluit 7 740 4 The majority of the rest live in twelve hamlets Arctic Bay 868 5 Kinngait 1 441 6 Clyde River 1 053 7 Grise Fiord 129 8 Sanirajak 848 9 Igloolik 1 682 10 Kimmirut 389 11 Pangnirtung 1 481 12 Pond Inlet 1 617 13 Qikiqtarjuaq 598 14 Resolute 198 15 and Sanikiluaq 882 16 Alert CFS Alert and Eureka are part of the Baffin Unorganized 62 17 areas in the Qikiqtaaluk Formerly there was a mining town at Nanisivik However it and the Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002 with Nanisivik Airport closing in 2010 and all flights transferred to Arctic Bay Airport Like the majority of Canada s Inuit communities the region s traditional foods include seal Arctic char walrus polar bear and caribou 1 Inhabitants of the Qikiqtaaluk Region are called Qikiqtaalungmiut citation needed Iqaluit Edit Mount Odin Auyuittuq National Park Iqaluit waterfront 2011 Iqaluit has the Astro Hill Complex the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and the Legislative Building of Nunavut and the Unikkaarvik Visitors Centre Pre contact EditAccording to anthropologists and historians the Inuit are the descendants of the Thule people who displaced the Dorset culture in Inuktitut the Tuniit 18 19 By 1300 the Inuit had trade routes with more southern cultures 20 History EditAbout 1910 Europeans markets increased their interest in white fox pelts The distribution and mobility of Inuit changed as the expanded their traditional hunting and fishing routes to participate in the white fox fur trade Traditional food staples such as seal and caribou were not always found in the same regions as white fox 1 The Hudson s Bay Company which was chartered in 1670 had been opening fur trading posts throughout Inuit and First Nations territory By 1910 the HBC was restructured into a lands sales department retail and fur trade The HBC dominated the fur trade under minimal supervision from the Canadian government and some Anglican and Catholic missionaries who lived near remote northern hamlets By 1922 most of imported goods acquired by Inuit were from the HBC 1 Relocation EditBetween 1950 and 1975 thirteen northern communities were relocated further explanation needed 1 Killing of the sled dogs EditIn the 1950s and 1960s the Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP and others in authority undertook the widespread killing of sled dogs 1 Reconciliation and truth commissions EditThe Qikigtani Truth Commission which was commissioned conducted and paid for by an Aboriginal organization the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and took place from 2007 to 2010 brought together historians and Inuit to revisit the history of the Qikigtaaluk Region 1 Protected areas Edit Sirmilik National Park Auyuittuq National Park Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Katannilik Territorial Park Reserve Kekerten Territorial Park Mallikjuak Territorial Park Pisuktinu Tunngavik Territorial Park Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area Quammaarviit Territorial Park Quttinirpaaq National Park Sirmilik National Park Sylvia Grinnell Territorial ParkDemographics EditIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada the Qikiqtaaluk Region had a population of 19 355 living in 5 530 of its 6 573 total private dwellings a change of 1 9 from its 2016 population of 18 988 With a land area of 970 554 61 km2 374 733 23 sq mi it had a population density of 0 0 km2 0 1 sq mi in 2021 21 Surrounding census divisions EditDivision No 11 Newfoundland and Labrador Nunatsiavut Division No 23 Manitoba Inuvik Region Kivalliq Region Kitikmeot RegionSee also Edit Geography portal Canada portalAkudnirmiut Inuit Netsilik Inuit Ellesmere Island Volcanics Strathcona FiordReferences Edit a b c d e f g Philip Goldring Winter 2015 Historians and Inuit learning from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission 2007 2010 Canadian Journal of History University of Toronto via GALE 50 3 492 523 doi 10 3138 CJH ACH 50 3 005 S2CID 146493747 Archived from the original on May 6 2016 Retrieved April 19 2016 IHT s Nunavut Map Series a b Census Profile 2016 Census Baffin Region Census division Statistics Canada Retrieved March 2 2017 a b Census Profile 2016 Census Iqaluit Statistics Canada Retrieved March 2 2017 Statistics Canada Census Profile 2016 Census Arctic Bay Retrieved February 18 2016 Census Profile 2016 Census Cape Dorset Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Clyde River Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Grrise Fiord Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Hall Beach Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Igloolik Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Kimmirut Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Pangnirtung Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Pond Inlet Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Qikiqtarjuaq Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Resolute Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Sanikiluaq Statistics Canada Retrieved March 3 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Baffin Unorganized Statistics Canada Retrieved March 4 2017 Rigby Bruce 101 Qaummaarviit Historic Park The 1998 Nunavut Handbook Travelling in Canada s Arctic PDF pp 324 325 Archived from the original PDF on May 29 2006 Retrieved October 2 2009 Jamieson John The Dorsets Depicting Culture Through Soapstone Carving PDF Archived from the original PDF on October 30 2007 Retrieved October 5 2009 Tanner Adrian 1999 Innu Culture Innu Inuit Warfare Indigenous Peoples Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Retrieved October 5 2009 Population and dwelling counts Canada and census divisions Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved April 3 2022 Further reading EditKavik Lisi and Miriam Fleming Qikiqtamiut Cookbook Sanikiluaq Nunavut Municipality of Sanikiluaq 2002 ISBN 1 896445 22 5External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qikiqtaaluk Region Qikiqtaaluk Region information at Explore Nunavut Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qikiqtaaluk Region amp oldid 1123717146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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