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Puvirnituq ( iu, ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅ) is a northern village (
Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
community) in Nunavik, on the
Povungnituk River The Rivière de Puvirnituq (English: Puvirnituq River; formerly the Rivière de Povungnituk) is a river in Kativik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a topographic map. The river flows from its source ...
near its mouth on Hudson Bay in northern
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, Canada. Its population was 2,128 as of the 2021 Canadian census. Of all other northern villages in Nunavik (VN), only
Ivujivik Ivujivik ( iu, ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ , meaning "Place where ice accumulates because of strong currents", or "Sea-ice crash Area") is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Quebec, and the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province, alth ...
and Puvirnituq have no Inuit reserved land (TI) of the same name associated with it. The name means "Place where there is a smell of rotten meat". This unusual name may have originated from either one of these events (occurring a long time ago): *A herd of caribou was swept away by the Povungnituk River while attempting to cross it and washed ashore near the current village site where the decomposing bodies began giving off a staunch smell. *An epidemic killed off most of the area's residents to the point where there were not enough people to bury the dead, allowing the exposed bodies to decompose, giving off a putrid smell. Puvirnituq is the aviation hub of the Hudson Bay coast. Puvirnituq Airport handles scheduled flights to and from all other Hudson Bay coastal communities in
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,
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, and Ottawa. It is not accessible by road. The police services in Puvirnituq are provided by the
Nunavik Police Service The Nunavik Police Service (NPS; french: Service de police du Nunavik, iu, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐳᓖᓰᑦ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᔨᖏᑦ) delivers regular policing services in the 14 remote northern villages of the Kativik Region. The headquarters of the N ...
.


History

In 1921, the
Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake business di ...
(HBC) established a trading post in the village, known as Povungnituk and often shortened to Pov. This attracted the settlement of
Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
living in the region. In 1951, the HBC opened a general store. The closure of HBC stores in other nearby villages led to an influx of Inuit to Puvirnituq. A Catholic mission was founded in 1956, which encouraged the residents to form the Carvers Association of Povungnituk two years later. It later became the Co-operative Association of Povungnituk and was instrumental in assisting, developing, and marketing Inuit art. Its success inspired other Inuit communities to form similar cooperatives, most of which now make up the Federation of Co-operatives of Northern Quebec.
Leah Nuvalinga Qumaluk Leah Nuvalinga (Sala) Qumaluk (April 17, 1934 – 2010) was a Canadian Inuit artist. Born in Inukjuak, Quebec, Qumaluk and her husband, Josie Qumaluk, moved to Puvirnituq in 1954. She began her career as a carver before experimenting with stonebloc ...
was among the artists who worked at the cooperative.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada, Puvirnituq had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Education

The Kativik School Board operates three schools in Puvirnituq. Ikaarvik Primary School for K-3, Iguarsivik Primary-Secondary School for grades 4 through Secondary 5, and the Adult Education Centre.


Notable people

Inuit throat singer and activist Shina Novalinga (born 1998), an Inuk
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gained fame for posting videos throat singing with her mother on
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and Instagram. As of August 2022, she has over 4 million TikTok followers and over 2 million Instagram followers. Other people from Puvirnituq include Mary Pudlat (1923–2001), a visual artist.


Gallery

File:Puvirnituq hospital.JPG, Hospital File:Puvirnituq Northern store.JPG, Northern Store File:Puvirnituq-2017-06-17-Vue de la rivière Puvirnituq.jpg, View of Puvirnituq River File:Puvirnituq-2018-04-14-Vue d'une rue du village-IMG 3162.jpg, Street view in winter File:Puvirnituq-Village et la rivière, avec arc-en-ciel-2018-08-05.jpg, The village near the North bank of Puvirnituq River File:Puvirnituq-Cimetière-2018-08-04-IMG 3593.jpg, Cemetery of Puvirnituq


References


External links


Nunavik Tourism, Puvirnituq websiteWatch ''My Village in Nunavik'', a documentary about life in the community
{{Authority control Inuit communities in Quebec Hudson's Bay Company trading posts Populated places on Hudson Bay Road-inaccessible communities of Quebec