Benoit Aquin
As Remembrance Day approaches, we would like to say a few words about Eddy Weetaluktuk, who was an Inuit veteran from the Korean War.
Spring of 2012, a team of 5 people consisting of two staff members from Avataq Museum department (Martine Gascon and Julie Anne Tremblay) and Mary Pirti Kumarluk (Daniel Weetaluktuk Museum) along with Andrew Papigatuk from the department of Archaeology and I, had traveled to 6 communities in Nunavik for the PILOT PROJECT, “Let’s Make our Culture Visible”.
From 16-18th October, a roundtable took place in Kangiqsujuaq in order to discuss the history of the community and the region. This activity was a joint initiative between the municipality of Kangiqsujuaq, Avataq Cultural Institute and the Visitor’s Centre of the Pingualuit National Park. The objective was to present the historical information to people involved in the development of local tourism, as well as to other members of the community.
Last winter, Avataq Cultural Institute re-launched Nunatop, a place name project that began in the 1980’s.
On July 30th 2012, a team of two archaeologists—Christian Roy and Benjamin Patenaude for the Avataq Cultural Institute—landed on Cairn Island in Richmond Gulf, about 50 kilometers south of the village of Umiujaq. They were there to complete the archaeological evaluation of the HBC trading post of Richmond Fort (HaGb-11) in operation from 1750 to 1758.
