5-706: Bloody Falls (or Bloody Fall , or Kugluk , meaning "waterfall" in Inuinnaqtun ) is a waterfall on the Coppermine River , in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park of Nunavut , Canada. It was the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre in 1771 and the murder of two priests by Uloqsaq and Sinnisiak, two Copper Inuit men in 1913. The nearest community, Kugluktuk , Nunavut, is 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast. The traditional campsite at
10-499: A dialect of Inuktitut. The government of Nunavut recognises Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut, and together sometimes referred to as Inuktut . It is spoken in the Northwest Territories as well and is recognised as an official language of the territory in addition to Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut. Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay , Kugluktuk and Gjoa Haven in
15-431: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Inuinnaqtun Inuinnaqtun (Inuinnaqtun: ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ , IPA: [inuinːɑqtun] ; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples'), is an Inuit language . It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic . It is related very closely to Inuktitut , and some scholars, such as Richard Condon , believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as
20-735: The Coppermine River was designated the Bloody Falls National Historic Site of Canada , as the archaeological remains of pre-contact hunting and fishing sites in the area form a record of the presence of Pre-Dorset , Thule , First Nation and Inuit peoples over the last 3000 years. In 1996, Dene and Inuit met to hold a healing ceremony to reconcile their historical differences. 67°44′37″N 115°22′03″W / 67.74361°N 115.36750°W / 67.74361; -115.36750 ( Bloody Falls ) This Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut location article
25-546: The falls is known as Onoagahiovik ("the place where you stay all night") because it's a good fishing area. Historically, this area was occupied by the Kogluktogmiut subgroup of Copper Inuit dating back to 1500 CE. Previously, it was occupied by Paleo-Inuit around 1300 BCE and then by Indigenous caribou hunters between 500 BCE and 500 CE. In 1978, the portion of the Territorial Park northwest of
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