Nunavik Toponymy by Taamusi Qumaq now on-line

Taamusi Qumaaq’s work on place-naming in Nunavik, his Nunavik Toponymy, can now be consulted at: www.avataq.qc.ca/ang/reg/topo.html.

“I would like to talk to you about the names the Inuit have given to the places they inhabit today,” Qumaq wrote.

During his lifetime, Qumaq played a leading role in Nunavik, helping to establish the cooperative in Puvirnituq. He was a vocal opponent of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, served on the task forces on education and on justice, and created a museum in his community.

He also wrote and published both an encyclopedia and a dictionary of the Inuttitut language.

Qumaq was awarded numerous honours, including the Polar Prize for scientific research, the Order of Canada, the Order of Quebec, and the Centennial Medal.