Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut
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Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, Syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ) is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The 2008 Rand McNally Road Atlas shows a new name of Igluligaarjuk, but its status as official is not known.
The community is served by air and by annual supply sealift.
As of the 2006 census, the population was 332 a decrease of 3.8% from the 2001 census.[1] The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called 'Qaernermiut', though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 census
- ^ Image is described as "...this shows the tattooing of the Kenepitic [Qaernermiut tribe.""]. cthistoryonline.org (1904-02-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
[edit] Further reading
- King, David Paul. The History of the Federal Residential Schools for the Inuit Located in Chesterfield Inlet, Yellowknife, Inuvik and Churchill, 1955-1970. Theses Canada digitization project. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, 2000. ISBN 0612404757
- Tella, Subhas. Precambrian Geology of Parts of Tavani, Marble Island, and Chesterfield Inlet Map Areas, District of Keewatin A Progress Report. [Ottawa], Canada: Geological Survey of Canada, 1986. ISBN 0660121131
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