Nunavik

Nunavik is a region making up the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. Covering an area of approximately 660 000 km², north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the Inuit in Quebec. About 9200 Inuit live in Nunavik, as well as 900 non-Inuit. Inhabitants of Nunavik are called Nunavimmiut.

The principal town in Nunavik is Kuujjuaq; other settlements include Inukjuaq (where the film Nanook of the North was shot), Salluit, Povungnituk, and Kangiqsualujjuaq.

Nunavik is separated from Nunavut Territory by the Hudson Strait. The Ungava Peninsula and Ungava Bay are in Nunavik, which forms the northern two-thirds of the region of Nord-du-Québec.

There are no road links between Nunavik and southern Quebec; the only year-round link is by air, and there is seasonal shipping in the summer and autumn.

Under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement of 1978, the Makivik Corporation, headquartered in Kuujjuaq, is authorized to represent the Inuit of Nunavik. They are seeking self-government for the region, and have negotiated a number of claims on resource development in Nunavik

External Links

• Nunavik Atlas
• Makivik Corporation