The community of Umingmaktok ("he or she caught a Muskox") is located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region of Canada's Nunavut Territory. The muskox ( Ovibos moschatus) is an Arctic Mammal of the Bovidae family noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males Bathurst Inlet is a deep inlet located along the northern coast of the Canadian mainland into which the Burnside and Western Rivers empty Kitikmeot Region ( Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ is an administrative region of Nunavut. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the The community was previously known as Bay Chimo and the Inuit refer to the community as Umingmaktuuq ("like a musk ox"). Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting
The traditional language of the area was Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. The Inuktitut syllabary ( Inuktitut: ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ titirausiq nutaaq) is a Writing system (specifically an Abugida Like Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet and Kugluktuk syllabics are rarely seen and used mainly by the Government of Nunavut. Cambridge Bay ( Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ( 2006 population 1477 UA Bathhurst Inlet, ( Inuinnaqtun: Qingaun or Qingaut, Inuktitut: ᑭᖓᐅᓐ is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst Kugluktuk ( Inuinnaqtun: Qurluktuk, "the place of moving water" Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ formerly Coppermine until 1 January
Situated at the site of a deserted Hudson's Bay Company post, the community was formed as an outpost camp by Inuit families that wanted to live a more traditional lifestyle. The area around Umingmaktuuq is said to be rich in wildlife such as the Arctic Fox, Fur seals, Barren-ground Caribou, Arctic char and musk ox. The Arctic Fox ( Vulpes lagopus) also known as the White Fox or Snow Fox, is a small Fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Fur seals are any of nine species of Pinnipeds in the Otariidae family Barren-ground Caribou ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) are a Subspecies of caribou that are found mainly in the Canadian territories Arctic char or Arctic charr ( Salvelinus alpinus) is both a Freshwater and saltwater Fish in the Salmonidae family
As of the 1996 Census of Canada there were 51 people living in Umingmaktuuq, all but one of whom were Inuit. As of the 2006 census the population was 0 as opposed to 5 people in the 2001 census. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population [1] However, anecdotal evidence suggests that some families have returned to the community.
With less than two dozen residents, Umingmaktuuq is one of the smallest permanent non-military communities in Nunavut. At one time the community had a school that provided education up to Grade 6. Today, any students are flown to Cambridge Bay and return to the community only for the summer and Christmas. Cambridge Bay ( Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ( 2006 population 1477 UA
The community has no electricity other than that provided by portable generators, and communication with the outside world is by satellite phone. A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a type of Mobile phone that connects to orbiting Satellites instead of terrestrial The only access to the community is by chartered aircraft, and the landing strip divides Umingmaktuuq in half. On one side is the old Hudson's Bay Company buildings and the Co-op store. On the other side is the main residential area.
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References
- Regional Analysis of the West Kitikmeot
- Nunavut Handbook - Joe Otokiak
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - PDF Dialect Map
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - Writing systems
Further reading
- Lee, John. Bathhurst Inlet, ( Inuinnaqtun: Qingaun or Qingaut, Inuktitut: ᑭᖓᐅᓐ is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst This is a list of communities in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Note that many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun Wolverine Harvest and Carcass Collection Coppermine, Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet, 1992/93. Yellowknife, NWT: Dept. of Renewable Resources, Govt. of Northwest Territories, 1994.
External links
- E-mail in Bay Chimo
- West Kitikmeot Slave Study (map)
- Canadian Arctic Profiles (outdated)
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