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Akulivik ( 2011 population 615) is an Inuit village in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. It is located on a peninsula that juts southwesterly into Hudson Bay across from Smith Island (Qikirtajuaq). Akulivik is on the 60th parallel north, 1,850 km north of Montreal.
Akulivik, meaning "central prong of a kakivak" in the Nunavik dialect of Inuktitut, takes its name from the surrounding geography. Located on a peninsula between two bays, the area evokes the shape of a kakivak, a traditional, trident-shaped spear used for fishing.
Inaccessible by road, Akulivik is served by the small Akulivik Airport - AKV.
Despite being isolated by long distances of treeless tundra, Akulivik is nonetheless a comparatively modern Inuit village. The Tukisiniarvik School has 167 students in classes from Kindergarten to Secondary V (Grade 11). Inuktitut remains the dominant language of the community. As in all the communities of Nunavik, Inuktitut is also the language of instruction at until grade 3, at which point students choose between English or French as the language of instruction, and continue to study Inuktitut language and Inuit culture as separate subjects.
Ice starts to form in late September and stays ‘till late July when the bay becomes navigable. Large items are delivered by ship, including in part, building supplies, snowmobiles and gasoline for them, and a year’s supply of diesel fuel for the town generator. Thrice-weekly air service brings cargo including food and services to Akulivik. Telephone and internet are furnished by satellite. There is no hospital, but a clinic staffed by nurses provides non-critical care; otherwise air ambulances are available. There is a police presence.
Akulivik is an Inuit reserved land (Category I land for Inuit) in Nunavik, in northern Quebec. Like all Inuit reserved lands in Quebec, it has no resident population (as of the Canada 2011 Census and previous censuses) and is associated with a nearby northern village of the same name: Akulivik.