Editing Igloolik

{{use Canadian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Igloolik
|native_name = {{lang|iu-Cans|ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ}}<br/>{{lang|iu-Latn|Iglulik}}
|settlement_type = [[Hamlet (place)|Hamlet]]
|image_skyline = Igloolik Town.jpg
|image_caption = Igloolik
|pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut#Canada
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Nunavut]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of Nunavut|Region]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Qikiqtaaluk Region|Qikiqtaaluk]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts|Electoral district]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Aggu]]<br>[[Amittuq]]
|government_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/municipal_council_election_results_2019_en.pdf |title=Municipal Election Results 2019–2020|access-date=26 December 2022|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021%20GE%20Results_0.pdf |title=2021 General Election|access-date=26 December 2022|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref>
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Merlyn Recinos
|leader_title1 = [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|MLA]] Aggu
|leader_name1 = [[Joanna Quassa]]
|leader_title2 = MLA Amittuq
|leader_name2 = [[Joelie Kaernerk]]
|area_footnotes =&nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
|area_total_km2 = 104.86
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_footnotes =<ref name=2021census/>
|population_total = 2,049
|population_density_km2 = 19.5
|timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset = – 05:00
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = – 04:00
|coordinates = {{coord|69|23|N|081|48|W|region:CA-NU_type:city_scale:20000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OAHOY|Igloolik}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes =<ref>Elevation at airport. {{CFS}}</ref>
|elevation_m = 53
|postal_code_type = [[Canadian Postal code]]
|postal_code = [[List of X postal codes of Canada|X0A 0L0]]
|area_code = [[Area code 867|867]]
|website =
|footnotes =
}}

'''Igloolik''' ([[Inuktitut syllabics]]: {{lang|iu-Cans|ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ}}, ''Iglulik'', {{IPA|iu|iɣ.lu.ˈlik}}) is an [[Inuit]] hamlet in [[Foxe Basin]], [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]] in [[Nunavut]], northern Canada. Because its location on [[Igloolik Island]] is close to [[Melville Peninsula]], it is often mistakenly thought to be on the peninsula. The name "Igloolik" means "there is a house here". It derives from {{wikt-lang|iu|ᐃᒡᓗ|iglu}} meaning house or building, and refers to the [[sod house]]s that were originally in the area, not to snow [[igloo]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/sitefrancais/english/learningresources/facts/nunavut_communities/iglool.html |title=Igloolik, Nunavut |access-date=9 February 2009 |archive-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113074636/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/sitefrancais/english/learningresources/facts/nunavut_communities/iglool.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[Inuktitut]]<ref>[http://www.qia.ca/i18n/english/communities/igoolik.shtm Igloolik at the Qikiqtani Inuit Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706082603/http://www.qia.ca/i18n/english/communities/igoolik.shtm |date=6 July 2010}}</ref> the residents are called Iglulingmiut (the suffix ''miut'' means "people of").

==History==
[[File:Iglulik Clothing 1999-07-18.jpg|thumb|left|Traditional [[amauti]]it made from seal (left) and caribou (right) are occasionally worn by infants and mothers, although fabric versions are more common today]]
Information about the area's earliest inhabitants comes mainly from numerous archaeological sites on the island; some dating back more than 4,000 years. First contact with Europeans came when the British [[Royal Navy]] ships [[HMS Fury (1814)|HMS ''Fury'']] and [[HMS Hecla (1815)|HMS ''Hecla'']], under the command of Captain [[William Edward Parry]], wintered in Igloolik in 1822.

The island was visited in 1867 and 1868 by the American explorer [[Charles Francis Hall]] in his search for survivors of the lost [[John Franklin|Franklin Expedition]]. In 1913, [[Alfred Tremblay]], a [[French-Canadian]] prospector with Captain [[Joseph-Elzéar Bernier]]’s expedition to [[Pond Inlet]], extended his mineral exploration overland to Igloolik, and in 1921 a member of [[Knud Rasmussen]]’s Fifth Thule Expedition visited the island.

The first permanent presence by southerners in Igloolik came with the establishment of a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Mission in the 1930s. By the end of the decade, the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] had also set up a post on the island.

Non-indigenous establishments, such as [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) stations, [[day school]]s, and [[clinic]]s, were here before they came to be in surrounding communities. The Igloolik Research Centre focuses on documenting [[Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit|Inuit traditional knowledge and technology]], as well as climatology and seismic data research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/44 |title=Igloolik, NU |access-date=17 October 2007|publisher=Alias:Arctic Logistics Information and Support |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806083016/http://siempre.arcus.org/4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/44 |archive-date=6 August 2007}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[Anthropology|Anthropologically]], ''Iglulik Inuit'' are usually considered to be the Iglulingmiut, the [[Aivilingmiut]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaanativearts.com/article906.html |title=Clothing, footwear and territory of the Caribou Inuit |publisher=aaanativearts.com |access-date=26 December 2007}}</ref> and the Tununirmiut, the Inuit from northern [[Baffin Island]], on [[Southampton Island]], and in the [[Melville Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everyculture.com/North-America/Iglulik-Inuit.html |title= Iglulik Inuit|access-date=17 October 2007|publisher=everyculture.com}}</ref>

An ancient legend from the Igloolik area was adapted by [[Zacharias Kunuk]] into the award-winning Canadian film ''[[Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner]]'' in 2001. In 2004, [[Isuma]] produced the film ''[[The Journals of Knud Rasmussen]]'' which was released in September 2006 after premiering at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].

Igloolik is also the home-base of the only Inuit [[circus]], [[Artcirq]]. This collective is active in video-making, music production and live circus show performances. Early in 2008, when temperatures in Igloolik were at {{convert|-50|C}}, eight members of Artcirq went to [[Essakane]] north of [[Timbuktu]], [[Mali]], where temperatures were {{convert|40|C}}, to perform at the [[Festival au Désert]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/totimbuktu/ |title=Hottest ticket in Malian capital involves the Inuit|website=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=9 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110143834/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/totimbuktu/ |archive-date=10 January 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.artcirq.org/ Artcirq]</ref> In February 2010, six members of Artcirq represented Nunavut in performances at the [[2010 Olympic Winter Games]] in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2009/1222/Bringing-circus-and-new-hope-to-a-remote-Arctic-village |title= People Making a Difference|journal= Christian Science Monitor|access-date=27 December 2009|publisher=csmonitor.com}}</ref>

In late 2007, the Igloolik Hunters and Trappers Organization (HTO) banned all forms of tourism (sport hunting, filming, photography, watching) related to the northern Foxe Basin [[walrus]] population for a period of two years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 2008 |title=Ban on walrus tourism divides Igloolik |work=CBC.ca |agency=Canadian Broadcast Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ban-on-walrus-tourism-divides-igloolik-1.743798 |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> This ban was in response to an observed decrease in walrus. The Igloolik Inuit continued to harvest walrus while the tourism ban was in place.

In 2017, documentary film maker [[Alan Zweig]] released ''[[There Is a House Here]]'', a documentary film about his visits to the community.<ref>[http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/trailer-for-alan-zweigs-tiff-bound-there-is-a-house-here "Trailer for Alan Zweig’s TIFF-bound ‘There is a House Here’"]. ''POV'', August 15, 2017.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| title = Federal census population history of Igloolik
| type = Canada
| align = left
| width =
| state =
| shading =
| percentages =
|1971|566
|1976|675
|1981|746
|1986|857
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|936
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|1174
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|1286
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|1538
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|1454
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|1744<!--Amended by StatCan. Was 1682.-->
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|2049
| footnote =
| source = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population – Geographic Distributions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 1977 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=May 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=September 1987 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions – Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1997 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=62 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=20 August 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=25 July 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/corr/index-eng.cfm | title=Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=15 August 2018 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Igloolik had a population of 2,049 living in 394 of its 468 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2049-1744}}|1744|1|% = &nbsp;per cent}} from its 2016 population of 1,744. With a land area of {{cvt|104.86|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2049|104.86|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=9 February 2022 | access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Igloolik (2001–2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Igloolik&DGUIDlist=2021A00056204012&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6204012&Geo2=CD&Code2=6204&SearchText=Igloolik&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6204012&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Igloolik&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6204012&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Igloolik&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,935
| {{Percentage | 1935 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 1,580
| {{Percentage | 1580 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 1,445
| {{Percentage | 1445 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 1,230
| {{Percentage | 1230 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 90
| {{Percentage | 90 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 70
| {{Percentage | 70 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 95
| {{Percentage | 95 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asian Canadians|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Black Canadians|African]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 2040 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1670 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1540 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1280 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 2,040
! {{Percentage | 2040 | 2049 | 2 }}
! 1,670
! {{Percentage | 1670 | 1744 | 2 }}
! 1,540
! {{Percentage | 1540 | 1538 | 2 }}
! 1,280
! {{Percentage | 1280 | 1286 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 2,049
! {{Percentage | 2049 | 2049 | 2 }}
! 1,744
! {{Percentage | 1744 | 1744 | 2 }}
! 1,538
! {{Percentage | 1538 | 1538 | 2 }}
! 1,286
! {{Percentage | 1286 | 1286 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

==Environmental concerns==
[[File:Igloolik Sunset.jpg|thumb|Sunset in Igloolik]]
The ''[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'' interviewed people from the region in April 2008, about their concerns over plans to ship iron ore from the nearby [[Steensby Inlet]] on Baffin Island from the [[Baffinland Iron Mine]].<ref name=Cbc2009-12-12>
{{cite news
| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/baffin-island-residents-resist-proposed-iron-mine-plans-1.751291
| title=Baffin Island residents resist proposed iron mine plans
| publisher=[[CBC News]]
| date=8 April 2008
| access-date=12 December 2009
}}</ref>
Jaypetee Palluq, an Igloolik resident who had been asked to serve on a Baffinland advisory committee, was concerned that the mine's operation would interfere with the traditional hunts for sea mammals, like [[walrus]]. He called on Baffinland to ''"find an alternate shipping route to the mine, regardless of the cost."''

[[Paul Quassa]], former mayor of Igloolik, also expressed concern, over the effect of freighters on the ice used by the walrus. He said the region was known for its highly prized aged, fermented walrus meat, a valuable export from the region.

On November 2, 2016, ''CBC News'' reported that residents had detected a "ping" via sonar, describing it as a hum or buzz emanating from the seabead of the [[Fury and Hecla Strait]]—near [[Steensby Inlet]] where Baffinland has one of its ports.<ref name=Cbc2016-11-02/>

Paul Quassa, Igloolik's representative to the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut]], said the hum had been disturbing the [[Marine mammal|sea mammals]] community members rely on for food.<ref name=Cbc2016-11-02/> The [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] sent a [[Lockheed CP-140 Aurora]] to the area but were unable to detect the noise or the source.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674no_unusual_sounds_detected_near_Nunavut_community_armed_forces_reports/ |title=No unusual sounds near Nunavut’s Fury and Hecla Strait, RCAF reports |access-date=25 November 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031704/http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674no_unusual_sounds_detected_near_Nunavut_community_armed_forces_reports/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==
Igloolik has a [[polar climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|ET]]) with nine months averaging below {{convert|0|C}}. Winters are long and cold, with October being the snowiest month. Summers range from chilly to sometimes mild, with cold nights.
{{Igloolik weatherbox}}

== Broadband communications ==
The community has been served by the [[Qiniq (company)|Qiniq]] network since 2005. Qiniq is a fixed wireless service to homes and businesses, connecting to the outside world via a satellite backbone. The Qiniq network is designed and operated by [[SSI Micro]]. In 2017, the network was upgraded to 4G LTE technology, and 2G-GSM for mobile voice.

==Transportation==
The community is served by the [[Igloolik Airport]].

==Notable people==
* [[Germaine Arnaktauyok]] (born 1946), artist
* [[Levi Barnabas]] (born 1964), politician
* [[Lori Idlout]], Member of the Canadian Parliament for [[Nunavut (electoral district)|Nunavut]]
* [[Northern Haze]], rock band
* [[Annabella Piugattuk]] (born 1982), actress
* [[Paul Quassa]], Premier of Nunavut (2017–2018)
* [[Aua (angakkuq)|Aua]], spiritual leader
* [[Kelly Fraser]] (1993–2019), singer-songwriter
* [[Terry Uyarak]], singer-songwriter

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="175">
File:Iglulik 2002-08-17.jpg|Part of the hamlet, August 2002
File:Igloolik winter 2006.jpg|After the sun has gone below the horizon
File:Igloolik return of the sun.jpg|The Igloolik ''Return of the Sun'' festival
File:Iglulik Stone Church 2002-08-11.jpg|The old stone church, August 2002, prior to being torn down in 2006
File:Igloolik-researchcentre.jpg|The Igloolik Research Centre
File:Towards Northern.jpg|Women carry their children in [[amauti]]it while walking to Northern Store, past [[Isuma]] productions (left) and the Coop hotel (right)
File:Tummivut Building.jpg|Tummivut Iglu - The Nunavut government building in Igloolik
File:Sod House.jpg|Remnants of older Inuit sod houses in Igloolik Point
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Nunavut]]
*[[Kayak angst]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|3|refs=
<ref name=Cbc2016-11-02>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ping-beep-hum-sound-arctic-ocean-igloolik-1.3831861
| title = Mysterious 'ping' sound from sea floor baffles Igloolik
| publisher = [[CBC News]]
| author = Jimmy Thomson
| date = 2 November 2016
| access-date = 3 November 2016
| quote = Sometimes called a beep, a ping, or a hum, the sound is blamed for scaring away animals.
}}
</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
*Allen, Kristiann. ''Negotiating Health The Meanings and Implications of Building a Healthy Community in Igloolik, Nunavut''. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2002. {{ISBN|0-612-64124-4}}
*Aporta, Claudio. ''Old Routes, New Trails Contemporary Inuit Travel and Orienting in Igloolik, Nunavut''. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2004. {{ISBN|0-612-87930-5}}
*Dredge, L. A. ''The Geology of the Igloolik Island Area, and Sea Level Changes''. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Science Institute of the Northwest Territories, 1992.
*Ford, James D., Barry Smit, Johanna Wandel, and John MacDonald. 2006. "Vulnerability to Climate Change in Igloolik, Nunavut: What We Can Learn from the Past and Present". ''[[Polar Record]] (journal)''. 42, no. 2: 127–138.
*Leontowich, Kent. ''A Study of the Benthic Faunal Distribution in the Subtidal Zone of Turton Bay, Igloolik Island, Nunavut''. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2005. {{ISBN|0-612-92856-X}}
*Niwranski, K., P. G. Kevan, and A. Fjellberg. 2002. "Effects of Vehicle Disturbance and Soil Compaction on Arctic Collembolan Abundance and Diversity on Igloolik Island, Nunavut, Canada". ''European Journal of Soil Biology''. 38, no. 2: 193–196.
*Wachowich, Nancy. ''Making a Living, Making a Life Subsistence and the Re-Enactment of Iglulingmiut Cultural Practices''. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2001. {{ISBN|0-612-61191-4}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Igloolik}}

{{Subdivisions of Nunavut}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in Arctic Canada]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company trading posts in Nunavut]]
[[Category:Hamlets in the Qikiqtaaluk Region]]
[[Category:Road-inaccessible communities of Nunavut]]