Arviat (Inuktitut pronunciation: [aʁviˈat], syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.

Earlier in history, its name was Tikirajualaaq ("a little long point"), and Ittaliurvik ("a place where the people make tents").

[4] Arviat is the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland and is close to the geographical centre of Canada.

In Arviat, Inuktitut and English are primarily spoken, having the third largest population in Nunavut, behind Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit.

Within the vicinity of Arviat, polar bears, millions of migratory birds, beluga whales, and caribou are often spotted.

In 1957, dying of starvation, the last remaining Ihalmiut, another Caribou Inuit band, were relocated to Arviat by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

[28] In 1993, Mark Kalluak[29] published a historical essay on soapstone carving in Arviat, entitled Pelts to Stone.

[33] The Hudson Bay Quest sled-dog race was run from Churchill to Arviat for the first time in 2004.

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