Baker Lake, Nunavut
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| Baker Lake Qamani’tuaq |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq Region |
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| - Mayor | David Aksawnee |
| Highest elevation | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,728 |
Qamani’tuaq ("where the river widens"), renamed Baker Lake in 1761,[2] (Inuktitut syllabics:ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ), is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located 320 kilometres (200 mi) kilometers inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for the being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community.[2] The hamlet is located at the mouth of the Thelon River on the shore of Baker Lake.
In 1946, the population was 32, of which 25 were Inuit.[2] By the 2006 census, the population of 1,728 represented an increase of 14.7% from the 2001 census.[1] The mayor is David Aksawnee.
The settlement is served by Baker Lake Airport, linking it to the nearby coastal town of Rankin Inlet.
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[edit] History
In 1916, the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post at Baker Lake, followed by Anglican missionaries in 1927. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been in the area for fifteen years before establishing a post at Baker Lake in 1930. A small hospital was built in 1957, followed by a regional school the next year.
[edit] People
Baker Lake is home to eleven Inuit groups:
- Ahiarmiut/Ihalmiut, originally from the north of Back River area, and from Ennadai Lake
- Akilinirmiut, originally from the Akiliniq Hills, Thelon River area of Beverly Lake, Dubawnt Lake, Aberdeen Lake
- Hanningajurmiut, originally from Garry Lake
- Harvaqtuurmiut, originally from the Kazan River area
- Hauniqturmiut, originally from Whale Cove's south, between Sandy Point and Arviat
- Iluilirmiut/Illuilirmiut, originally from Adelaide Peninsula (Iluilik), Chantrey Inlet area
- Kihlirnirmiut, originally from the Garry Lake area between Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay
- Natsilingmiut, originally from Baker Lake area between Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Repulse Bay
- Padlermiut, originally from the Baker Lake to Arviat area
- Qaernermiut, originally from the lower Thelon River, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Corbett Inlet areas, between Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove
- Utkuhiksalingmiut, originally from the Back River and Gjoa Haven/Wager Bay area
The Baker Lake community is known for its printmaking and has been home to internationally exhibited artists such as Simon Tookoome, and the late Jessie Oonark and Luke Anguhadluq.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. 2006. Baker Lake Community Profile
- ^ a b c Sandy Lunan, Hudson's Bay Co. Factor, baking his own bread, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, 1946. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
[edit] Further reading
- Baker Lake Residents' Association, and Mary McCulloch. Baker Lake, N.W.T., 1870-1970. Baker Lake, N.W.T.: Baker Lake Residents' Association, 1971.
- Kardosh, Judy. Works on Cloth Imagery by Artists of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 2002. ISBN 0921634366
- Klassen, R. A. Drift composition and glacial dispersal trains, Baker Lake area, District of Keewatin, northwest territories. Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada, 1995. ISBN 0660160870
- Krebs, Charles J. The Lemming Cycle at Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, During 1959-62. 1964.
- Miller, A. R. Uranium Geology of the Eastern Baker Lake Basin, District of Keewatin, Northwest Territories. [Ottawa]: Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada, 1980. ISBN 0660107074
- Renewable Resources Consulting Services. Study of the Effects of Resource Exploration and Development on Hunting and Trapping on the Traditional Economy of the Inuit in the Baker Lake Area. Edmonton: Renewable Resources Consulting Services, 1977.
[edit] External links
- Baker Lake official website
- Baker Lake art at Spirit Wrestler Gallery
- Historical photos of Baker Lake
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