Nunavik Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Inuktitut region of Quebec, Canada, proposed for autonomy
About Nunavik
The principal village and administrative centre in Nunavik is Kuujjuaq, on the southern shore of Ungava Bay; the other villages are Inukjuak (where the 1922 documentary filmNanook of the Northwas shot), Salluit, Puvirnituq, Ivujivik, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangirsuk, Tasiujaq, Aupaluk, Akulivik, Quaqtaq, Kuujjuarapik and Umiujaq. Negotiations are underway to create a regional government for Nunavik which would provide more autonomy for the Nunavimmiut people. There are five meteorite craters in Nunavik: Pingualuit crater, Couture crater, La Moinerie crater and the two craters that together form the Clearwater Lakes. The Nunavimmiut people carve sculptures from soapstone and eat primarily caribou and fish. The climate of Nunavik is severe. It is dominated by the long and bitterly c
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