Arvia'juaq_and_Qikiqtaarjuk_National_Historic_Site

Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site

Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site

Area near Arviat, Nunavut

The Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site contains two areas: Arvia'Juaq and Qikiqtaaruk. Arvia'juaq (Sentry Island[2] 61°10′N 093°51′W[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]

See also

References

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

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