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 / 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]
| Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site | |
|---|---|
| Native name Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ | |
  Location of Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site in Nunavut | |
| Type | traditional 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 |
| Designated | 6 July 1995[1] |
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]
61°08′23″N 093°59′36″W / 61.13972°N 93.99333°W / 61.13972; -93.99333 (Qikiqtaarjuk)
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