Avanimiut

Carol Brice-Bennett (1949–2018) was an anthropologist who worked for decades with Inuit in northern Labrador. Originally from Montreal, she coordinated land-use research for the Labrador Inuit Association in the 1970s. Her edited volume, Our Footprints Are Everywhere: Land Use and Occupancy in Labrador (Labrador Inuit Association, 1977), formed the basis of the land claim agreement for Nunatsiavut. Among other posts, she served as the Director of the Labrador Institute from 1985 to 1996 and as the Director of Aboriginal Health Programs and Research with the Labrador Grenfell Health Authority before she retired in 2015. She is the author of several books, including Dispossessed: The Eviction of Inuit from Hebron, Labrador (Imaginaire Nord, 2017). She earned an MA from Memorial University.Lena Onalik is an Inuk and descendant of Avanimiut. She grew up in Makkovik with her grandparents, who were relocated there from Okkak Bay. She is an advocate for Inuit language and culture and works as the Archaeologist for the Nunatsiavut Government's Department of Language, Culture, and Tourism. She earned a BA in Archaeology from Memorial University. Lena is happiest when she is on the land and sea. She loves fishing and sharing experiences on the land with others, especially her family.Andrea Procter is a historical anthropologist who focuses on settler colonialism and community-driven research. She has authored several books with Inuit partners, including TautukKonik: A Portrait of Inuit Life in Northern Labrador, 1969–1986 (Memorial University Press, 2022), and A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland (Memorial University Press, 2020), winner of the 2021 Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing, the CLIO Prize (Atlantic), and the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Non-Fiction. She earned a PhD from Memorial University and lives, hikes, and kayaks in St. John's with her family.

"A unique blend of non-fiction, memoir, and narrative storytelling...Avanimiut provides a powerful counter-narrative to colonization." - Jenn Thornhill Verma, Literary Review of Canada

• Maps, Tables, Figures, and AbbreviationsBackground ResearchA Note on the Use of Historical Names and LanguagePrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionInuit and the Moravian Mission in Northern Labrador and Ungava Bay, 1771–1814The Moravian Mission and the Hudson's Bay Company, 1814–1842Inuit Interactions with the Moravian Mission, 1842–1863Trade Competition and Expansion, 1863–1898Many Names, Many Relations: Inuit Families North of Hebron, 1868Traditional Inuit Life and Colonial Interactions, 1870s–1890sThe Moravian Mission and the Anglican Church in Ungava Bay and Port Burwell, 1899–1904Inuit Living between Ramah and Killinek, 1904–1908The Moravian Mission at Killinek, 1904–1924The Hudson's Bay Company Era, 1926–1940sDivergent Government Policy: Evictions from Nutâk and Hebron and Commercial Fishing at KillinekAppendix 1: Inuktitut Place Names and English TranslationsAppendix 2: People Living in Aulatsivik in the 1920sNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors