ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ Department of Culture and Heritage NUNAVUT Pitquhiliqijikkut Ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᕕᓂᕗᑦ GENEALOGY NUNAVUT GENEALOGY
Boy in Windy River, Kivalliq, wearing the Eskimo Identification Canada disk, 1960. Library and
Archives Canada: PA 102625, 1950
Robert Bell fonds: fonds: Bell Robert 1884 N93-006-0001, Inuit at Stupart Bay.
Genealogy is the study of a family’s history and peoples’ lineage over time. Nunavut genealogy is distinguished Qiasuk ᕿᒻᒥᕐᐱᑯᓗᒃ Mother It is thought Kasugiaq had a from mainstream research which relies heavily on overseas ᑲᓱᒋᐊᖅ Mother baby with George Comer, but ᐅᓱᒃᔾᔪᒃ Father immigration history with names registered on ships’ some say it was George passenger lists and ports of entry to Canada, notably Pier Cleveland. He also fathered ᕿᐊᓱᒃ Born in early 1900’s 21 in Halifax. Inuit family history included regional migration. Kasugiaq's daughters first George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father born, Phillip Kripanik. Regardless, Inuit were settled long before the arrival of new Canadians from overseas. ᑕᐅᑐ ᒃᑎᐊᖅ Mother lttuliaq and Hanna ᐃᑦᑐᓕᐊᖅ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᔾᔪᒃ Clifford Inooya, Genealogy Project Genealogists draw from written as well as taped oral history 2 kids with Tautuktiaq, Hanna ᑖᐱᑕᐃᑦ Ittuliaq Hanna records, records preserved during and after a person’s lifetime. Historic official documents lttuliaq married to Martha Qayaarjuaq Piluaqjjuk and Hanna George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father include birth and baptism certificates, marriage registration, burial records, and RCMP married to Tapitait. land patrol reports from, 1924 to 1968. Inuit family histories gathered from oral histories are Martha lpiksaut was especially useful. Before the 1960s, births, marriages, deaths and adoptions were not recorded Qillaq's daughter. ᑑᖕᒐᖅ Mother Cover – Collected Data on Inuit Kinship Valerie Mother arbitrarily or consistently. Women and men born before 1939 were sometimes assigned Terminologies: Government of Nunavut, 2015 ᕐᑲᕐᓖᖕᒐᖅ January 1 for their dates of birth. Elizabeth lnukpaujaq Elizabeth ᐃᓄᒃᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᕙᓗᐊᕐᔾᔪᒃ Father Another child of George Auqajaaq Born in early 1900’s Inuit family research is augmented by the Eskimo Identification Canada program with the Washington Cleveland - lpiksaut Satlana Elizabeth lnukpaujaq with Maurice lvaluarjuk highly recognizable disk numbers issued to individuals. Other unique circumstances include Valerie Qagliingaq. The rest Thomas Netserk the singularity of names: notably Avva who was contacted in 1924 by the explorer Knud with Remi lvaluk. Nuvviya George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father Rassmussen near Igloolik; and, the Government of Canada’s Project Surname of 1969 which formalized first and last names for Inuit. Even today, siblings of same parents have different ᓴᕐᐱᓇᒃ Mother surnames and name spellings from each other. Jacob Amiimiarjjuk Jacob ᐊᒦᒥᐊᕐᔾᔪ ᒃ ccvBorn in 1910 Saqpinak was the wife of lngnirjjuk, lnuutiq The first Nunavut-based genealogies began in the 1950s by four Catholic clergy: Father son of lmaruituq and Ukaanguk. Kanangnaq Illaut They didn't have other children, Paapaaq Jacob Amiimiarjjuk Jean-Marie Tréboal O.M.I. produced Igloolik’s genealogy from parish registers and interviews. but Saqpinak had more children Sanguyaq with Apitak after lngnirjjuk's death. Details included births, adoptions and marriages: be they customary or church ceremony. Arak George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father In eastern Kitikmeot, Father Franz de Velde O.M.I generated a 4,000-page family ledger dating back to 1903. In Pond Inlet, Father Guy-Marie Rousseliére (Ataata Maari) accessed ᑲᓱᒋᐊᖅ Mother Philip Kripanik archives and interviewed Elders to reconstruct the mid-19th century migration to Greenland; Phillip ᕿᐸᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᖕᓇᐅᔭᖅ Mother George Cleveland child with Sarah Haulli ᕿᐸᓐᓂᖅ Father published as Qitdlarssuaq, the Story of a Polar Migration (1991). In Kugluktuk, Father Maurice Angnaujaq, Phillip Kripanik. Métayer O.M.I. published three volumes on Inuit kinship and genealogy titled Unipkat: The rest are Quviq’s and Abraham Tagornak Tradition esquimaude de Coppermine. Angnaujaq’s. Quviq, son of Nuqallaq Nattiq Qaunaq and Amak&ak. Kuniksaalik lnuutiq Recently, the Department of Culture and Heritage of the Government of Nunavut, Paniaq Siusangnark Philip Kripanik Sipporah Malikl George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father encouraged by the Elder Program Strategy 2010-2014, completed its Family Relations RCMP Reports: January 31, 1925 – Pangnirtung Detachment Patrol to Kivitu, and Genealogy Workshops. The chief interest of the program was having local youth learn Padle and Return from the Elders in the workshop setting. Accordingly, the recorded family histories from Capt. George W.G. Cleveland (1871-1925), known to Nattilingmiut as Suquortaronik, was adopted 13 community workshops were assembled into Inuktut for distribution across Nunavut. by local Kitikmeot. He lived with them for 25 years and operated as a fur trader. Beginning in 2018, the Government of Nunavut’s Clifford Inooya generated, in two binder ᑕᑕᐅᔭᖅ Mother volumes, an in-depth pictorial genealogy of Amittuq families dating back to the early 1900s; Nanauq Maniq Siksik Savikattaq Mary Anulik precise dates of birth could only be estimated. Mary ᐊᓄᓕᒃ Born in 1916 Kidlapik George ᓴᕐ ᑯ ᐊᖅᑎᕈᓂ ᖅ Cleveland Father
George Washington Cleveland Saquaqtiruniq Mary Anulik It is said that Peter was a white man, but Anulik's Koonoo (b.1892) interviewed by Father Guy family says the father is George Cleveland. Mary-Rousselière (Ataata Maari) for Pond Inlet genealogy, 1970: Pond Inlet Community Archives Clifford Inooya (GN), Pictorial genealogy of Amittuq families – Kunnuk file, 2019
Genealogical Table Showing the different last names of the brothersAglak Qulitalik’s Showing the different last names of the brothersNoah Piugaatuq's The Greenland names are taken from Inuterssuaq Uvdloriaq, with the exception of a few taken Sons of Qulitalik and Pakak - Noah Nasook, Qanguq, Nathan Qamaniq, Qaunaq and Sons of Noah Piugaatuq and Elizabeth Tatigat - Semi Maliki, Ham Qaunaq, Jaipiti Palluq and from Peary, Rasmussen, etc. and indicated by an asterisk. A comment by Cook (1911: page 55) Jacob Avingaq adopted from Qanguq and Akuvaapik after Qanguq’s death. Salomon Mikki adopted from Joanasi Qajaarjjuaq, Martha lpiksaut and Abraham Piugattuk. shows that Manik is the same person as Aloqissaq, daughter of lttukusuk and lvalo. The Canadian Elizabeth's first child with Qumangaapik was Qaumajuq who starved to death in 1947. names are included only to the 5th or 6th generation, so as to maintain simplicity. Sons of Noah Nasook and Martha Qillaq - Caleb Aapak, Mark Evaluarjuk, Josiah Kadlutsiak and Somomonie Qallutiaq, child of Josiah Kadlutsiak and Damaris lttukusuk. Noah Piugaatuq's first wife was also Tatigat who died in late 1920's.
Simik Akpaliapik Qatlutsiaq Nutararjuk Akittiq Akittiq Nutarariaq Qilirti Ulajuq Tatiggak Nugjuaq Katsak Arjuaq Ataguttaalukutsuk Asakka Nurlu ᐱᑯᔭᒃ Mother Situk Makpa Qaurinniq Nunuji Kopak Angalaqti Ataguttaaluk Qairniq Mother Nasuk Maniq ᒪᓂᖅ Iktuutak Alulu Clara Aapak Arnatsiaq Akpaliapak Ujukuluk Silluk Father Miqusaq Tuugaaluk Angnattiaq ᐊᐅᖃᔮᖅ Qaqiuq Qamaniq Aapak Tagaaq Sappa Qitlaq lvaluarjuk Atagutsiaq Pakka Nasuk Kalutjak Martha ᕿ ᓪ ᓚᖅ Mother Quliktalik- Qatlutsiaq Akittiq Nasuk Alrak Kaapik Anaviapik Atagutsiaq Martha Qillaq was adopted Akpaliapik Utlatitak Qiliqti Mother Angutinguaq Kalluk to Qilirti and Melody Tatigat ᐸᓂᒃᐸᒃ Angugatsiaq (Angutirjjuaq's little sister) Panipakuttuk M. Tungilik Taqaugaq Qanguq Akuaapik Father Elizabethᑕᑎᒐᑦ Mother Piunggituq Nasuk Aipilik Martha Qillaq Mother Martha Ungaalaaq Qamaniq ᐊᖕᒍᑎᕐᔾᔪᐊᖅ ᑲᓪᓗ ᒃ Piunggituq Qaumaq Angutirjuaq Tutaalik Nupvia Tatigat Qiliqti Kanguannuk Amarualik Tipaqiaapik Qannakutsuk Atagutsiaq Tikituanuk Akumalik ᐅᑕᒃ Father Elizabeth Tatigat Qajaaq ᐅᐃᖕᒍᖅ Father Ainuk Aluluk Qamaniq Sanguyak Nutararjuk Qaumajuq Caleb Apak Semi Maliki Aluluk Kipumi Nutarariaq Qallutiaq Mother Qamaniq lnuutiq Mark Evaluarjuk ᐊᒃᐸᓕᐊᐱᒃ Eunice Pittaaluk Kissigaq Atagutsiaq Makpainuk Qilirti ᐊᑕᒍᑎᐊᖅ Mother Ham Qaunaq Panikpak Asarmik Josiah Kadlutsiak lsigaituq Deborah Uingut Qaunaq Qaurinniq Mary Kimmerjuar lttutaq Father Ann ᐊᑭᑦᑎᖅ ᐃ ᑯ ᒻ ᒪᖅ Mother Kuutsiq Asenath Pakak Jaipiti Palluq Sirpaapik I Niaqutsiaq ᐸᑲᒃ Father Pittaaluk Salomon Mikki Sarpinaq Sornomonie Nasook Tipariapik ᐃᓗᐹᓕᒃ Mother Qamaniq Abraham Piugattuk Sirpaapik II Akuainuk lgnirjuk taraarjjuk Father Arnarjuaq Ainuk Nu ᐆᑐᕚᕐᔾᔪ ᒃ Qanatsiaq Amakatlaq Uutuvaarjjuk Iqaqsaq Amaslak Qajaq Ukangut Noah ᓇᓱᒃ Father ᓇᓱᒃ Noah ᐱᐅᒑᑦᑐᖅ Father Aapak Father Caleb Apak Aluluk Ullatitaq Miqutuit Elizabeth Piugattuq Kunuk Qanguq Rachel Uyarasuk Aksarjuk Siamak Qatturainuk lqilarjuk Piugatualuk Louise Tungilik Eli Amaaq Paulak Angugatsiaq Maniq Qaapik Atagutsiak Paulak Siakuluk ᐊᑦᑖᕐᔾᔪᐊᖅ lmgaut Javagiak Sipporah lnnuksuk Father Alakan Noah Nasook Akpaliapik Qulitalik M. Pauktut A. Atarjuaq Nathan Qamaniq Nia1quklttuq P. Kunuk Noah Piugaatuq Aqiaruq Nuvvijaq Amaaq Uutaq A. Nutararjuk Moses ᐊᑕᒍᐊᕐᔾᔪᒍᓯᖅ J. lqipiriak A. Turngraq L. Alianaikuluk Mother Father Eulalie Abraham Qaunaq Mother ᐃᓄᐊᕋᖅ Ukumaaluk J. lqipiriaq ᐃᓄᒍᒃ Lazari Mark Evaluarjuk lvaluarjjuk Alariaq lqipiriaq Amatsiaq Qamaniq C. Atarjuaq A. lqilarjuk Jacob Avingaq Ava Nataaq Nakjjugaq Qaunaq ᕐᑲᔭᖅ Father D. Maliki Mother Mother J. Qatturainuk Ruth Arnaq ᓇᑦ ᑎᖅ ᐅᑦᑐᑦᑎᐊᖅ Th. Pikujaq Amak Elisapi Pilakapsi Angugasak ᕿ ᖕᒐᐃᓕ ᓴᖅ Father M. Uviniq lnuarak Nuvvijaq M. Uliniq Taqauga Quilaituq J. Taqauga lnuutiq ᖁᓕᑕᓕᒃ Father llupaalik Remi lvaluk Niviattiaq ᐅ ᓈᖅ Father G. Nutarariaq Qattalik J. Taqauga Lucy Nanuraq Makkik A. Majurtuq M. Tagak H. lvaluarjuk S. Turngraaluk Jean Marie Annanguaq G. Ukumaaluk S. lktuksarjuaq Father S. lktutaaluk ᓴᕝᕕᐅᒃᑕᓕᒃ
Genealogy pedigree chart for North Qikiqtani Inuit, Rev. Guy Mary-Rousselière, Clifford Inooya (GN), Pictorial genealogy of Amittuq families – Qulitalik file, 2019 Clifford Inooya (GN), Pictorial genealogy of Amittuq families - Piugaatuq file, 2019 Qitdlarssuaq: the Story of a Polar Migration (1991)
ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ Department of Culture and Heritage Department of Culture and Heritage Pitquhiliqijikkut Pitquhiliqijikkut Ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine Ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine