Kangirsuk
| Kangirsuk | |||
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | North du Quebec | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Nunavik | ||
| Coordinates : | 60 ° 1 ′ N , 70 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 500 (as of:) | ||
Kangirsuk (literally "The Cove", formerly Payne Bay ) is a in the region Nunavik , Administrative Region Nord-du-Québec , on the north shore of the Payne Bay , the estuary of the Arnaud River , 13 kilometers from the Ungava Bay removed located Inuit -Siedlung with about 500 inhabitants.
Like almost all settlements in northern Québec , Kangirsuk developed around a trading post. In 1921 the French fur trading company Révillon Frères had set up a branch, which four years later rivaled the Hudson's Bay Company . In 1959, as part of the introduction of compulsory schooling for Inuit children, a state school was opened, in the wake of which more and more Inuit families settled permanently in the now developing settlement. Other government measures such as health, housing and social facilities promoted this development process from 1961 onwards. In 1965 an Anglican missionary station and church was added, and the following year the Inuit opened a cooperative goods store. Kangirsuk was raised to the rank of community in 1981.
Not far from Kangirsuk, stone relics of a longhouse have been found on Pamiuk Island , which some archaeologists suspect are evidence of the presence of Vikings in the 11th century. Others attribute them to the Dorset or Thule cultures .