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Resolute

Resolute / Qausuittuq - ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ - 'Place with no dawn'

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Resolute is known as 'Qausuittuq' in Inuktitut, which means the 'place with no

dawn' because of the long winter night this far north. It is also the 'place with no

sunset' in the summertime! Resolute is the second most northerly community in

Nunavut and Canada. It is sometimes called Resolute Bay, after its bay, the

waterway into Parry Channel on the southern coast of Cornwallis Island, right in

the middle of the Northwest Passage. The many little islands and big arctic waters

nearby are special habitats for numerous nesting birds and large migrating pods of

beluga whales. Resolute is home to some of the greatest Inuit hunters in the world.

This High Arctic hamlet with its excellent airport often serves as a starting point for

international scientific research teams and extreme adventure expeditions to the

North Pole. When you visit this special place be prepared for polar conditions.

Resolute is situated so far north that most times you have to look south to see the

Northern Lights!

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80% Inuit

Inuktitut, English

Longitude 94° 59’ W

Latitude 74° 43’ N

Elevation 66m

The terrain near Resolute has rocky coastal bluffs

and gravel flats along its shoreline, with rolling hills,

deposits of glacial moraine and several small lakes

nearby.

Resolute enjoys constant 24-hour sunshine from

April 29 to August 13. Summer temperatures rise

above freezing to 8°C. The snow starts to

accumulate in September. Winter temperatures,

December to April, range between -20°C and

-40°C. The average temperature here is -13°C. The

long winter night lasts from mid-November to

February. It is often very windy and it's arid here,

with limited precipitation.

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The area around Resolute contains archaeological

evidence of being occupied sporadically by Pre-

Dorset, Dorset and Thule people from 1500 BC to

1000 AD. However, modern Inuit did not occupy

or use this area until the 1953 High Arctic

relocation of Inuit people by the Government of

Canada during the Cold War.

Pre-Dorset Culture ('Saqqaq'): 2500 BC to

500 BC

Dorset Culture ('Tuniit' or 'Sivullirmiut'): 500 BC to 1500 AD

Thule Culture (Proto-Inuit): 1000 AD to 1600 AD

Resolute is named after the British ship HMS Resolute which became trapped in

ice and abandoned here in 1850 while searching for the lost Franklin Expedition

and the Northwest Passage. Canada and the United States jointly built a weather

station and airstrip here in 1947, followed by a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

base in 1949. The entire 1950 population of Resolute was composed of military

personnel, meteorologists and technical people from the south.

The present Inuit community of Resolute got its hard start in 1953. Efforts to

assert strategic sovereignty in the High Arctic during the Cold War led the

Government of Canada to forcibly relocate Inuit families from northern Québec to

Resolute. The first group included one Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer,

Ross Gibson, who later became the first schoolteacher here. A second group

arrived from Pond Inlet in 1955. The Inuit had been promised homes and game to

hunt, but the relocated people found few buildings and very little familiar wildlife.

They were also told they would be returned home after a year if they wished, but

this offer was later withdrawn. The Inuit were forced to stay, so they learned the

beluga migration routes and were able to subsist by hunting over a gigantic range

of 18,000 square kilometres (6,950 square miles). The Government of Canada

conducted hearings in 1993 to investigate the High Arctic Relocation Program and

formally apologized to the Inuit in 2008. The relocation experience was arduous.

Fortunately, the brave Inuit people of Resolute are excellent hunters, gifted

seamstresses and loving providers for their families.

Resolute remains a vitally important Canadian Forces base of operations and

military training because of its strategic location. Immense undersea petroleum

resources are being developed in the Arctic Ocean and climate change is opening

the Northwest Passage to an ever-increasing volume of international shipping

traffic.

Activities & Wildlife

The hard packed snow of Resolute is excellent for snowmobiling, affording

wilderness excursions of great distance. The sledding season begins in September

and lasts until the middle of June. This enjoyable outdoor activity is popular here

even in the darkest days of midwinter, under twinkling starlight, pale-to-bright

moonlight and the dazzling Aurora Borealis. There is continuous 24-hour sunshine

here from late April to mid-August, which is a fantastic time to view the seasonal

abundance of migratory wildlife species. In April and May, local guides will safely

escort you onto the sea ice to view seals, walruses and sometimes polar bears.

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Thousands of migratory birds nest on nearby islands in June when the wildflowers

begin to bloom, which peak by late July. In the summer, when the char fishing is

great, people also like to go beluga whale watching.

Arts & Culture

Local arts and crafts, unique stone and ivory carvings by the local artists plus

beautiful articles of handmade traditional clothing are available at the Tudjaat Co-

op and at Resolute Bay Sunset.

Tudjaat Co-operative Limited

Contact: Raymond Jean

Ph: (867) 252-3854

Fax: (867) 252-3618

Resolute Bay Sunset

Contact: Saroomie Manik

Ph: (867) 252-3115

Email: (mailto:saroomiem@qiniq.com?subject=)saroomiem@qiniq.com

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Parks

Tupirvik Territorial Park (campground)

Tupirvik provides a great place to camp when visiting Resolute. The park is newly

developed, with outhouse facilities, tent pads and fire pits. Signs from the airport

lead to the campsite. Hiking the ancient seabed terrain, you will find fossils of fish

400 million years old.

www.nunavutparks.com/english/parks-special-places/tupirvik-territorial-

park/overview.aspx (http://www.nunavutparks.com/english/parks-special-

places/tupirvik-territorial-park/overview.aspx)

Quttinirpaaq National Park

Quttinirpaaq is Canada's second largest park, located on northern Ellesmere

Island. The sun never sets during the summertime here at the top of the world, with

its endless vistas of mountains, fiords and glaciers. Home to muskoxen, caribou,

polar bears and walrus, for maximum safety it is recommended that visitors to the

park arrive via cruise ship or chartered aircraft from Resolute.

www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/index.aspx (http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-

np/nu/quttinirpaaq/index.aspx)

Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area

Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area is located on Bathurst Island. Resolute is

conveniently close. Polar Bear Pass was established to protect a key travel route

for polar bears during the spring and summer. This wetland ecosystem is a nesting

area for 30 species of arctic birds, including king eider ducks, greater snow geese,

gulls, jaegers, phalaropes and plovers. It also provides vital habitat for muskoxen,

caribou, arctic foxes, ringed seals and walruses.

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