Kangiqsujuaq

{{Distinguish|Kangiqsualujjuaq|Kangerlussuaq}}

{{For|the Inuit reserved land of the same name|Kangiqsujuaq (Inuit reserved land)}}

{{Contains special characters|Canadian}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kangiqsujuaq

| native_name = ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ

| native_name_lang = ike

| settlement_type = Northern village municipality

| image_skyline = Kangiqsujuaq.jpg

| imagesize =

| pushpin_map = Canada Quebec

| pushpin_mapsize = 197

| coordinates = {{coord|61|36|N|71|58|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint = 901, chemin Sinaitia

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Nord-du-Québec

| subdivision_type3 = TE

| subdivision_name3 = Kativik

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = September 20, 1980

| government_footnotes =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Charlie Arngak

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Ungava

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 12.60

| area_land_km2 = 12.31

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Kang&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052499130|title = Census Profile, 2021 Census - Kangiqsujuaq, Village nordique [Census subdivision], Quebec and Nord-du-Québec, Census division [Census division], Quebec|date = 9 February 2022}}

| population_total = 837

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2= 67.5

| population_blank1_title= Pop 2006-2011

| population_blank1 = {{increase}}11.6%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 321

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0M 1K0

| area_code = 819

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = No major highways

| website = {{URL|http://www.nvkangiqsujuaq.ca/}}

}}

Kangiqsujuaq ({{langx|iu|ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᖅ}}) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 837 in the Canada 2021 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nunavik-tourism.com/Kangiqsujuaq.aspx|title=Kangiqsujuaq - Community in Nunavik, Northern Arctic Quebec|website=www.nunavik-tourism.com|access-date=2017-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706071913/http://www.nunavik-tourism.com/Kangiqsujuaq.aspx|archive-date=2017-07-06|url-status=dead}}

It is located on the Ungava Peninsula, on the Cap du Prince-de-Galles on the Hudson Strait. It is served by the small Kangiqsujuaq Airport.

During winter, when the tides are extremely low, local Inuit sometimes climb beneath the shifting sea ice to gather blue mussels. They break holes in the ice and then can walk for a short time on the exposed sea bed and collect this food. This risky way of gathering the mussels goes back for generations.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12241053|title=Inuit's risky mussel harvest under sea ice|date=25 January 2011|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=25 January 2011}}

As the other villages of the Kativik region, the Kativik Regional Police Force provides police services in Kangiqsujuaq.{{Cite web|url=http://www.krpf.ca/en/about/general-information|title=General Information|last=KRPF|website=Home|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-03}}

Kangiqsujuaq is the closest community to the Qajartalik archaeological site, a site featuring petroglyphs created by the Dorset culture.{{cite web|url=http://www.avataq.qc.ca/en/content/view/full/338 |title=Protection and development of the Qajartalik petroglyph site (JhEv-1)|author=|website=Avataq Cultural Institute|access-date=9 June 2018}} In 2017, it was announced that the Qajartalik would be added to Canada's tentative list for nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.{{cite news|author=|title=Canada puts forward 8 UNESCO recommendations|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/unesco-8-sites-mckenna-1.4458060|work=CBC News|date=20 December 2018|access-date=17 May 2018}}