Kangiqsualujjuaq

Kangiqsualujjuaq lies by the George River near Ungava Bay. Long before a permanent modern village formed, Inuit travelled between coastal waters and the interior. An expedition in 1811 left a specific record of this country. The Moravian missionaries Kohlmeister and Kmoch departed from Okak on 24 June, travelling toward Ungava Bay with an Inuit guide.

On 7 August they reached Kangertualuksoak, identified with present Kangiqsualujjuaq, and remained for several days to observe the surroundings. Their journey belonged to a period when Moravian missions on the Labrador coast served as important sources of European goods for Inuit communities. The river mouth was part of an inhabited northern travel network, while the concentrated village familiar today belongs to a much later period.