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The area at the mouth of the Thelon River has always been a traditional gathering place for Inuit, for summer hunting and fishing. The various groups travelled up the river systems in the area to their winter hunting grounds. The Kazan River, in particular, was also very important as a travel route and for hunting caribou.

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The area at the mouth of the Thelon River has always been a traditional gathering place for Inuit, for summer hunting and fishing. The various groups travelled up the river systems in the area to their winter hunting grounds. The Kazan River, in particular, was also very important as a travel route and for hunting caribou.

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The trading post, or the Hudson's Bay Company was originally at Ookpiktuyuk, southeast of Baker. In 1916 that's when the permanent presence of Qallunaaq began.

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The Anglican and Roman Catholic churches were built back in 1927. In their own competitive way they began to gather local Inuit into their flocks.

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In the year of 1936 the Hudson's Bay Company was moved close to the nearest current airport. During that same year the HBC bought the Revillon Freres, today the Revillon Freres is known as Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre.

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In the 50's to mid 50's Inuit started to go through starvation and the caribou were scarce. Inuit were then moved into Baker Lake. There are eleven groups that moved into Baker Lake. The groups are:

Ahiarmuit/Ihalmiut -The Ennadai Lake/Back River area

Akilinirmiut -The Akiliniq Hills and Thelon River area

Hanningajurmiut -The Gary Lake area

Harvaqtuurmiut -The Kazan River area

Hauniqturmiut -The Whale Cove, Sandy Point and Arviat area

Illuilirmiut -The Adelaide Peninsula, Chantrey Inlet area

Kihlirnirmiut -The Bathurst Inlet to Cambridge Bay area

Natsilingmiut -The Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Repulse Bay area

Paallirmiut -The Baker Lake to Arviat area

Qaernermiut -The Chesterfield Inlet to Whale Cove area

Utkuhiksalingmiut -The Back River and Gjoa Haven area

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There was a Federal day school built in Baker Lake around 1960's. The operations for these schools ran from January 1961-1968