Aulatsivik

Aulatsivik belongs to Nunatsiavut, the homeland of the Labrador Inuit along the Atlantic coast of Labrador. The name means “our beautiful land,” and the territory extends from Hamilton Inlet northward toward Cape Chidley. Cold currents, fog, rocky islands and sheltered bays define a coast where boats and sea ice shaped every route.

Labradorimiut families used the land and sea through sealing, fishing, caribou hunting and seasonal camps. Winter settlements clustered near reliable game and fuel, while spring and summer expeditions followed seals, fish and birds. Kinship ties connected coastal communities and inland hunting territories. Sod houses, tents and later European trade goods reflected adaptation to a severe maritime climate.

Moravian missionaries and European traders entered the coast in the eighteenth century, adding new settlements and trade while Inuit knowledge remained central to survival. Aulatsivik’s identity comes from this coastal territory, where sea travel, seasonal foods and Inuit land relationships formed one geography.