Ivujivik Northern Village Corporation of Ivujivik Population: 288 Languages spoken: Medical care and Social Services: Geographical location: Banking services: Ivujivik :
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IVUJIVIK IVUJIVIK means "churning and piling of ice (especially
along the shore)", for there are many marine currents in the Ivujivik
region. If you spear a seal in the water, it will disappear under the
ice floe. Location The northern Inuit village of Ivujivik is located on the Hudson Strait, 800 kilometers north of Kuujjuarapik and 700 kilometers northwest of Kuujjuaq. The neighboring villages include Akulivik, to the south. The territory of Ivujivik, designated as Category 1 land, is comprised of 524.91 square kilometers. The surface area of the territory and the rights attached to it are defined by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Principle access to Ivujivik is by air. Population There are close to 288 people in Ivujivik. Presentation At the beginning of the century, the Hudson's Bay Company had a fur trading post about 20 km northeast of the actual site of Ivujivik. Operations closed down there in 1947, and the inhabitants were encouraged to move to Ivujivik, where a Catholic missionary had been established since 1938. The community of Ivujivik refused to sign the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement until 1981. The present-day village was incorporated at this moment, upon consent of the members of the community, thus making Ivujivik Quebec's most northerly village. The name " Ivujivik " means, in Inuktitut, "the place where the ice floes block". The principal languages spoken in the community are Inuktitut and English. Administration Local administration is assured by the municipal council of Ivujivik as established by the Northern Village Corporation. The Northern Village of Ivujivik council is part of the Kativik Regional Authority. Economy Seal, beluga whale and walrus hunting are traditional activities which remain important in the community, and, along with the production of soapstone sculptures, are the principal sectors of economic activity in Ivujivik. The local cooperative store is active in retail sales, arts and crafts production, the commercial fur trade, the distribution of petroleum products and tourism. Services There is a dispensary with nursing staff in the community.. Ivujivik has a community radio station : Radio Appalimmiut Tusautinga Ivujivik, 89.9 MHz.
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