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History. Kangiqsualujjuaq cemetery. John McLean established Fort Severight for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1838. [5] . It was a bit south of the present-day town, at 58°31′43.03″N 65°53′34.58″W (now marked as Illutaliviniq on topographic maps ).
The Historical Journey of Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec. John McLean established Fort Severight for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1838. The fort, located a bit south of the present-day town, served as a salmon and seal fishery, supplying Fort Chimo to the west and Fort Trial and Fort Nascopie to the south. However, it was abandoned in 1842.
Kangiqsualujjuaq is an Inuit village located on the east coast of Ungava Bay at the mouth of the George River, in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 874. The community has also been known as Fort Severight, Fort George River, George River, and Port-Nouveau-Québec.
Kangiqsualujjuaq is an Inuit village located at the mouth of the George River on the east coast of Ungava Bay in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 956 as of the 2021 census. Overview
Simon was born in Fort Severight (now Kangiqsualujjuaq), Quebec. She briefly worked as a producer and announcer for the CBC Northern Service in the 1970s before entering public service, serving on the board of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association and playing a key role in the Charlottetown Accord negotiations.
The settlement's original name, Fort Severight, honoured John Severight, a North West Company man who had headed Fort Coulonge during McLean's time there. After its reestablishment, it was variously known from its location as Fort George , George's River, [5] George River, George River Post, and Fort George River.
John McLean, the factor of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost at Fort Chimo (present-day Kuujjuaq), established Fort Severight (present-day Kangiqsualujjuaq) at the mouth of the George in 1838. The Inuit of the area never settled around the post, preferring to live along the coast in summer and setting their camps about 50 km (30 mi ...
