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Akulivik (2006 population 507) is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island (Qikirtajuaq). Akulivik is on the 60th parallel, 1,850 km north of Montreal. For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... The Nunavik Region of Quebec, Canada Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) is a region making up the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

Akulivik, meaning "central prong of a kakivak" in the Nunavik dialect of Inuktitut, takes its name from the surrounding geography. Located on a peninsula between two bays, the area evokes the shape of a kakivak, a traditional, trident-shaped spear used for fishing. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

Inaccessible by road, Akulivik is served by a small airport.

History

Akulivik was incorporated as a community in 1976. The Inuit have lived in the area for thousands of years. In 1610, the explorer Henry Hudson passed by the island of Qikirtajuaq near present-day Akulivik. No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ...

In 1922, the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post on the site of today's settlement. The outpost was moved to the island of Qikirtajuaq in 1926. Between 1922 and 1955, the area where Akulivik is located today was the summer camp of Inuit who congregated around the trading post. In 1952, the post was closed, forcing the families to move to Puvirnituq, 100 km to the south. The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Puvirnituq is a Inuit settlement on the Povungnituk River near its mouth on the Hudson Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. ...

In 1973, one family moved back to the area. The following year, many others followed and, together, they built the village of Akulivik.

External links

• Website of the village of Akulivik
• Demographic and other information from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Akulivik, Quebec's population info