23-638: Foxe Channel ( 65°N 80°W / 65°N 80°W / 65; -80 ( Foxe Channel ) ), formerly Fox Channel is an area of sea in Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada. It separates the Foxe Basin (to the north) from Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait (to the south). To the west and south-west is Southampton Island , to the east is Baffin Island , and to
46-526: A land area of 103.38 km (39.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.4/km (29.6/sq mi) in 2021. On June 26, 2014, the National Energy Board (NEB) approved the 5-year plan to conduct seismic blasting off the coast of Baffin Island, jointly submitted by TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS), Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and Multi Klient Invest AS (MKI). The approval sparked strong criticism from Inuit including
69-400: A land area of 970,554.61 km (374,733.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km (0.1/sq mi) in 2021. 70°N 080°W / 70°N 80°W / 70; -80 ( Qikiqtaaluk Region ) Clyde River, Nunavut Clyde River ( Syllabics : ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, Inuktitut : Kangiqtugaapik "nice little inlet" ) is an Inuit hamlet located on
92-599: A population of 18,988 and an area of 989,879.35 km (382,194.55 sq mi), it is the largest and most populated of the three regions. It is also the largest second-level administrative division in the world. The region consists of Baffin Island, the Belcher Islands , Akimiski Island , Mansel Island , Prince Charles Island , Bylot Island , Devon Island , Baillie-Hamilton Island , Cornwallis Island , Bathurst Island , Amund Ringnes Island , Ellef Ringnes Island , Axel Heiberg Island , Ellesmere Island ,
115-480: A protected bowhead whale sanctuary, is located in Isabella Bay. Clyde River is home to Piqqusilirivvik, Nunavut's Inuit Cultural Learning Centre. Piqqusilirivvik opened its doors May 2011. In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , Clyde River had a population of 1,181 living in 258 of its 278 total private dwellings, a change of 12.2 per cent from its 2016 population of 1,053. With
138-1141: The Astro Hill Complex , the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum and the Legislative Building of Nunavut and the Unikkaarvik Visitors Centre. According to anthropologists and historians, the Inuit are the descendants of the Thule people who displaced the Dorset culture (in Inuktitut , the Tuniit). By 1300 the Inuit had trade routes with more southern cultures. About 1910, Europeans markets increased their interest in white fox pelts. The distribution and mobility of Inuit changed as they expanded their traditional hunting and fishing routes to participate in
161-601: The Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut , Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island . Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada prior to the 2021 Canadian census , use the older term Baffin Region. With
184-506: The Melville Peninsula , the eastern part of Melville Island , and the northern parts of both Prince of Wales Island and Somerset Island , plus smaller islands in between. The regional centre, and territorial capital, is Iqaluit (population 7,740). The Qikiqtaaluk Region spans the northernmost, easternmost, and southernmost areas of Nunavut . Before 1999, the Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries in
207-697: The Northwest Territories as the Baffin Region , in the northern part of the District of Keewatin . The western half of the nearby Hans Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk, while the eastern half is part of Greenland and is in the municipality of Avannaata . All of Qikiqtaaluk's thirteen communities are located on tidal water and just under half of its residents live in Nunavut's capital and only city, Iqaluit (7,740. ). The majority of
230-625: The Supreme Court of Canada granted Clyde River leave to appeal their case at the country's highest court, giving credence to the community's claim that their case is significant, thus needing further review by the courts. The hearing of the case was scheduled for November 20, 2016. In July 2017, the Supreme Court ruled in Clyde River's favour, ruling that oil and gas exploration cannot go ahead. The community has been served by
253-525: The Canadian government, and some Anglican and Catholic missionaries who lived near remote northern hamlets. By 1922, most of imported goods acquired by Inuit were from the HBC. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Qikiqtaaluk Region had a population of 19,355 living in 5,530 of its 6,573 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 18,988 . With
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#1732765409879276-714: The Hamlet of Clyde River, the Nammautaq Hunters and Trappers Organization of Clyde River, and Clyde River Mayor Jerry Natanine filed a request for a judicial review at Federal Court of Appeal . The legal case argues that the NEB's decision goes against the government of Canada's duty to consult with Indigenous peoples under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . Speaking of
299-522: The Qikiqtaaluk. Formerly, there was a mining town at Nanisivik . However, it and the Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002, with Nanisivik Airport closing in 2010 and all flights transferred to Arctic Bay Airport . Like the majority of Canada's Inuit communities, the region's traditional foods include seal , Arctic char , walrus , polar bear , and caribou . Inhabitants of the Qikiqtaaluk Region are called Qikiqtaalungmiut . Iqaluit has
322-668: The Redeemer ), a health centre, hotel and Clyde River Airport with regular flights to Iqaluit and Pond Inlet . It is located on a flood plain, surrounded by spectacular fjords that stretch all the way into the Barnes Ice Cap . The mountains, icebergs and glaciers in the Clyde River area attract rock and ice climbers from around the world. There is also a multitude of animals to be seen, including barren-ground caribou , narwhals , polar bears and other sea mammals. The proposed "Igaliqtuuq National Wildlife Area", which would be
345-676: The communities of Clyde River and Pond Inlet, the Arctic Fishery Alliance, the Baffin Fisheries Coalition and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. Okalik Eegeesiak, then-president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association said "They still don't get the fact that Inuit have concerns and we want to be part of the process," while Inuit photographer and Clyde River resident Niore Iqalukjuak was quoted saying "We depend on these waters for food and
368-426: The environmental organization Greenpeace Canada in hopes that they could work together to prevent seismic blasting operations from taking place. This led to the development of a collaboration many dubbed "surprising" due to the history of taking opposing sides on the anti-sealing campaign of the 1970s and 80s. On July 23, 2014, the community of Clyde River staged a protest against the NEB's approval, and on July 28
391-401: The importance of the case, constitutional lawyer Nader Hasan, who is representing Clyde River, argued: "The federal government has a solemn constitutional obligation to meaningfully consult and accommodate the people of Nunavut on any issues affecting their Aboriginal or treaty rights. That did not happen, and the NEB was again a rubber stamp for the energy industry." The Court of Appeal denied
414-459: The north-west is the Melville Peninsula . The channel takes its name from the English explorer Luke Foxe who reached it in 1631. This Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Qikiqtaaluk Region The Qikiqtaaluk Region , Qikiqtani Region ( Inuktitut syllabics : ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ pronounced [qikiqtaːˈluk] ) or
437-606: The request in August 2015. But the groups requested leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada in October 2015, arguing that the Court of Appeal's decision was mistaken, and that the case is of national importance, thus needing further debate. In November of the same year Greenpeace launched an international petition that has gathered over 129,000 signatures (as of July 2016) in support of this legal challenge. On March 10, 2016,
460-401: The rest live in twelve hamlets— Arctic Bay (868 ), Kinngait (1,441 ), Clyde River (1,053 ), Grise Fiord (129 ), Sanirajak (848 ), Igloolik (1,682 ), Kimmirut (389 ), Pangnirtung (1,481 ), Pond Inlet (1,617 ), Qikiqtarjuaq (598 ), Resolute (198 ) and Sanikiluaq (882 ). Alert ( CFS Alert ) and Eureka are part of Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized (permanent population 0 ) areas in
483-687: The shore of Baffin Island 's Patricia Bay, off Kangiqtugaapik , an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada. It lies in the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range. The community is served by air and by annual supply sealift . The community is served by Quluaq School , the Northern Stores , an arena, a community hall, an Anglican church (the Church of
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#1732765409879506-584: The very existence of Inuit life depend on them...We fear that what the Conservative government is doing is a cultural genocide and will end the Inuit way of life as we know it" and Clyde River Mayor, Jerry Natanine commented "Nobody cares for our concerns...And our Minister [of the Environment] in Ottawa, Leona Aglukkaq , not speaking up against this for Inuit is very wrong." Mayor Natanine approached
529-419: The white fox fur trade. Traditional food staples—such as seal and caribou—were not always found in the same regions as white fox. The Hudson's Bay Company —which was chartered in 1670—had been opening fur trading posts throughout Inuit and First Nations territory. By 1910, the HBC was restructured into a lands sales department, retail and fur trade. The HBC dominated the fur trade under minimal supervision from
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