Keglo Bay

Keglo Bay belongs to the northern waters around Hudson Strait, where ice, tides and seasonal weather shape travel. Inuit communities drew on marine animals, fish and other resources, using detailed knowledge of the coast. Boats supported summer travel and hunting; in winter, routes followed sea ice and snow-covered land. Landing and camping places formed part of knowledge passed between generations.

European voyages entered the wider Hudson Strait region in search of northern passages and later supported trade around Hudson Bay. From the seventeenth century, ships serving trading posts connected the Atlantic with inland commercial networks. Crews faced a short sailing season and hazardous ice, while local people pursued their own interests through exchange, cooperation and sometimes conflict.