Sanikiluaq

Despite being geographically much closer to the shores of Ontario and Quebec, the community and the Belcher Islands lie within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.

To the north of the town is Kinngaaluk Territorial Park,[6] a 3,300 acres (1,300 ha) space designed for camping, cultural expression, and seasonal hunting.

[7] The master plan for the park, drawn up by NVision Insight Group, won an award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects in 2019.

The community is in the Hudson Bay electoral district and Daniel Qavvik is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut.

[2] In 1996, Nunavut Arctic College began a project in Sanikiluaq, to revive the art of sewing baskets, qisiq, from ivigag or lyme grass (Leymus mollis), which is common along the shorelines of Hudson Bay.

[26] The baskets are of great significance to the community, because of the complexity of the sewing and coiling techniques used, but there were no remaining experienced basket-makers practising the art.

Landsat satellite photo of Belcher Islands
This lidded grass basket was made in 2009 by Annie Novalinga from the community of Sanikiluaq in the Belcher Islands, Nunavut, located in the southeast of Hudson Bay, Canada. The basket is mainly the natural colour of dried grass, and features diamond motifs of blue and red dyed grass on the lid and main basket. The handle is a soapstone carving of an owl.
Lyme grass basket made in Sanikiluaq in 2009