Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site

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Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site
Native name
Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ
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Location of Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site in Nunavut
Typetraditional summer gathering place for the Caribou Inuit
Location Nunavut, Canada
Nearest city Arviat
Governing body Parks Canada
Website https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=836
Designated6 July 1995 [1]

The Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site contains two areas: Arvia'Juaq and Qikiqtaaruk. Arvia'juaq (Sentry Island [2] 61°10′N093°51′W / 61.167°N 93.850°W / 61.167; -93.850 (Sentry Island) [3] ), an island in Hudson Bay, is located close to Arviat, Nunavut. It is a National Historic Site of Canada and a Caribou Inuit (Paallirmiut) summer camp site. [1] The site is co-managed between the community of Arviat and Parks Canada. [4]

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Arvia'Juaq is a traditional summer camp of the Paallirmiut Inuit, and a virtual tour of the National Historic Site was made in 2017: [5]

Qikiqtaarjuk, (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ, Inuktitut for little island) [6] is a small peninsula, just north of Arviat, that faces Arvia'juaq. [4] Like Arvia'juaq, Qikiqtaarjuk contains many Paallirmiut artifacts and both are considered ritual, spiritual, and sacred sites. In particular Qikiqtaarjuk is associated with the Inuit hero figure Kiviuq. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site of Canada" . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. "New Parks North". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. "Sentry Island". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada.
  4. 1 2 3 Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site of Canada . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  5. Porter, M. Cecilia (2017). "Arvia'juaq National Historic Site: A Case Study on Heritage and Virtual Tourism in the Canadian Arctic" (PDF).
  6. Righting the Map: Mapping Inuit Place Names [ permanent dead link ]

61°08′23″N093°59′36″W / 61.13972°N 93.99333°W / 61.13972; -93.99333 (Qikiqtaarjuk)