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Kuujjuaq ( [kuːtjuɑq]; Inuktitut: ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ or ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ, "Great River"), [5] formerly known as Fort Chimo and by other names, is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village ( Inuit community) in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada.
Kuujjuaq ( Inuktitut: ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ) is an Inuit reserved land (TI - Category I land for Inuit) in Nunavik, in northern Quebec. Like all Inuit reserved lands in Quebec, it has no resident population (as of the Canada 2011 Census and previous censuses) and is associated with a nearby northern village (VN - Northern village municipality) of the ...
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Kuujjuaq, Nunavik’s largest community, is located on the west shore of the Koksoak River, about 50 km upstream from Ungava Bay. The boreal forest is present around Kuujjuaq. Patches of black spruce and larch stand in marshy valleys. Kuujjuaq also witnesses annual migrations of the George River caribou herd.
Kuujjuaq, Nunavik's largest community, is located on the west shore of the Koksoak River, about 50 km upstream from Ungava Bay. Daily life in the community is closely tied to the mighty Koksoak River. The ebb and flow of its tides are continually altering the landscape and they impose their rhythm on the practice of traditional summer activities.
Kuujjuaq. Kuujjuuaq (formerly Fort Chimo) is in the Nunavik region of Northern Quebec. It is the largest community in Nunavik, with a total population of 2,754 (2016). "Kuujjuaq" means "great river" in the Inuktitut language. After the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, a dam reduced the river’s flow.
KUUJJUAQ, means “great river [ 1 ]”, which the river here once was. After the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the new dam reduced the river’s flow. Over 900 Inuit and more that 100 Qallunaat live in Kuujjuaq, making it the largest community in Nunavik.
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