Henik Lake
{{Short description|Group of lakes in Nunavut, Canada}}
{{Infobox lake
| name = North Henik Lake
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| location = Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
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| basin_countries = Canada
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| area = {{convert|245|km2|abbr=on}}
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{{Infobox lake
| name = South Henik Lake
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| location = Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
| coords = {{coord|61|33|N|97|24|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:200000|name=South Henik Lake}}
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| area ={{convert|513|km2|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|184|m|abbr=on}}
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Henik Lake is located in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. The lake is made up of two lakes, North Henik Lake and South Henik Lake with a narrows separating them. Of the two, North Henik Lake{{cite web
| title = Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (North Henik Lake)
| url = http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OALVT
| accessdate =2015-03-26}} is the smaller with an area of {{Convert|245|km2|abbr=on}}, while South Henik Lake{{cite web
| title = Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (South Henik Lake)
| url = http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OAPKW
| accessdate =2015-03-26}} has an area of {{convert|513|km2|abbr=on}}.
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut020621/news/features/20621_1.html |title=Remembering Kikkik |access-date=2007-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607013315/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/nunavut020621/news/features/20621_1.html |archive-date=2008-06-07 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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{{Lakes of Nunavut}}
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