Kunwak River
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The Kunwak River is a river of Nunavut
, Canada
. Historically the Kunwak has been inhabited by the Inuit
peoples.
The Harvaqtuurmiut
are also known to have made their homes along the river.
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Historically the Kunwak has been inhabited by the Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
peoples.
The Harvaqtuurmiut
Harvaqtuurmiut
thumb|right|Inuit [[inukshuk]] on the lower [[Kazan River]] used during the caribou hunt.Harvaqtuurmiut were a Caribou Inuit society in Nunavut, Canada. Predominantly, their inland existence was along the lower Kazan River section, by Thirty Mile Lake, that they called Harvaqtuuq...
are also known to have made their homes along the river.