Ahiagmiut were a geographically defined Copper Inuit subgroup in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. They were located near Ogden Bay,[1] on the Queen Maud Gulf, and inland towards Back River, then on towards the Akilinik River.[2]

According to Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Ahiagmiut abandoned their sleds in the summer and proceeded to the Back River with back packs and pack dogs.[3]

Their hunting area was south of another subgroup, the Ekalluktogmiut, on the mainland.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. p. 28. OCLC 13626409.
  2. ↑ Stefansson, V. (1914-12-30). "Prehistoric and Present Commerce among the Arctic Coast Eskimo". Geological Survey Museum Bulletin. 6: 14.
  3. ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (2004). My Life with the Eskimo. Kessinger Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4179-2395-3.
  4. ↑ "Stefansson-Anderson expedition 1908-1912". svs.is. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-10-30.


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