From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henik Lake is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The lake is made up of two lakes, North Henik and South Henik with a narrows separating them. Of the two, North Henik Lake[1] at 61°43′59″N 097°40′00″W / 61.73306, -97.666667 is the smaller with an area of 245 km², while South Henik Lake[2] at 61°29′59″N 097°19′69″W / 61.49972, -97.33583 has an area of 489 km².
[edit] History
In 1949, a group of Inuit, the Ihalmiut, were relocated from Ennadai Lake to Nueltin Lake but they later returned to Ennadai. In 1957, the Government of Canada relocated the Ihalmuit a second time but to Henik Lake, an area with few caribou and the group of 59 were soon starving. Among them were, Kikkik, who killed her half-brother in self-defence.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ North Henik Lake at the Atlas of Canada
- ^ South Henik Lake at the Atlas of Canada
- ^ Remembering Kikkik
Coordinates: 61°39′03″N 097°22′12″W / 61.65083, -97.37
