Akulivik

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Field	Value
name	Akulivik
native_name	ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒃ
native_name_lang	ike
settlement_type	Northern village municipality
image_skyline	Akulivik.jpg
pushpin_map	Canada Quebec
pushpin_mapsize	197
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Quebec
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Nord-du-Québec
subdivision_type3	TE
subdivision_name3	Kativik
established_title1	Constituted
established_date1	December 29, 1979
government_footnotes
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Adamie Alayco
leader_title1	Federal riding
leader_name1	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
leader_title2	Prov. riding
leader_name2	Ungava
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	82.60
area_land_km2	75.02
population_footnotes
population_total	642
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	8.6
population_blank1_title	Change (2016–21)
population_blank1	1.4%
population_blank2_title	Dwellings
population_blank2	204
timezone	EST
utc_offset	−5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	−4
postal_code_type	Postal code(s)
postal_code	J0M 1V0
area_code	819
website
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Akulivik () (2021 population 642) 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, Nunavut (Qikirtajuaq). Akulivik lies 1,850 km north of Montreal.

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.

Telephone and internet services are delivered by satellite. There is no hospital, but a clinic staffed by nurses provides non-critical care; otherwise air ambulances are available. Policing is done by the Kativik Regional Police Force.

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.

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.

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

On June 11, 2017, a resident named Illutak Anautak broke into three homes and stabbed five people, killing three and critically injuring two, among them a 10-year-old child. Anautak was shot and killed by police when attempting to break into a fourth home. His motives were unclear.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Akulivik had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 75.02 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Education

The Kativik School Board operates the Tukisiniarvik School.

The Tukisiniarvik School has 167 students in classes from Kindergarten to Secondary V (Grade 11). Inuktitut remains the dominant language of the community. As in all the communities of Nunavik, Inuktitut is also the language of instruction at school until grade 3, at which point students choose between English or French as the language of instruction, and continue to study Inuktitut language and Inuit culture as separate subjects.

Transportation

Inaccessible by road, Akulivik is served by the small Akulivik Airport – AKV.

Ice starts to form in late September and stays until late July, when the Bay becomes navigable. Large items are delivered by ship, including in building supplies, snowmobiles and gasoline, as well as a year's supply of diesel fuel for the town generator. Thrice-weekly air service brings cargo including food and services to Akulivik.

References

(June 10, 2017). "Quebec Inuit village in shock after 3 fatal stabbings, followed by police shooting". [[CBC News]].
(June 11, 2017). "Quebec Inuit village in shock after 3 fatal stabbings, followed by police shooting". CBC News.
(June 11, 2017). "Four stabbing victims in northern Quebec town were family members: officials". CTV News.
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". [[Statistics Canada]].
"[http://www.kativik.qc.ca/our-schools/ Our Schools] {{Webarchive. link. (September 15, 2017 ." [[Kativik School Board]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.)
"Akulivik - Tukisiniarvik School".
"Learning paths".
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(February 9, 2022). "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Akulivik, Village nordique (VN) [Census subdivision], Quebec".
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