George Weetaltuk (ca. 1862-1956)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Freeman, Milton M.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
• Subjects: Artists; Biographies; Explorers; History; Inuit-Indian relations; Mapping; Weetaltuk; George; ca. 1862-1956; Belcher Islands; Nunavut; James Bay; James Bay region; Cape Hope Islands; Québec; Hudson Bay; Canada; Indian; Hudson; Baleine; la Baleine; Belcher; Hope Island; Poste-de-la-Baleine; Moose Factory; Arctic; Hope island; inuit
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65321

The historic Inuit occupation of the James Bay region is largely associated with the name of one man, George Weetaltuk. This Inuit leader was a respected Hudson's Bay Company pilot, boat builder, and artist, as well as patriarch of the Cape Hope Island Inuit community. His reputation and accomp...