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February 4, 2011
Avataq publications is pleased to announce the arrival of an engaging new book on the history of the Southeast Hudson Bay region of Northern Quebec
By Taqralik Partridge

Relations on Southeastern Hudson Bay: An Illustrated History of Inuit, Cree and Eurocanadian Interaction, 1740-1970 Toby Morantz.


December 3, 2010
Ulluriaq Centre trip to the CDCM
By Nancianne Grey

Ulluriaq Centre is a group-home based in Montreal for Inuit youth at risk from Nunavik. The youth range from 11 to 17 years of age.


November 5, 2010
Archaeological Research at Cape Smith Island and in the Akulivik Area, Summer 2010
By Pierre M. Desrosiers

Cape Smith Island was identified early on in the sequence of Arctic archaeological research due to the work of Manning in 1949.


October 14, 2010
2010 Fieldwork – Kangiqsujuaq Region
By Daniel Gendron and Hervé Monchot

Kangiqsujuaq, located on the south shore of Hudson Strait (Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik), has attracted archaeologists for more than 40 years and resulted in the identification of numerous sites of various origins (e.g. Pre-Dorset, Dorset Thule/Inuit) and covering almost 4000 years of occupation, including several soapstone quarries dating back to the beginning of the Dorset occupation some 2000 years ago.


October 14, 2010
Archaeological Work in the Proposed Tursujuq National Park Project, Summer 2010
By Pierre Desrosiers

Richmond Gulf has one of the most spectacular landscapes of Nunavik. This area was occupied for thousands of years by arctic people and also by other groups originating from the south.