Kivallirmiut
Kivallirmiut, also called the Caribou Inuit (Inuktitut: Kivallirmiut/ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑦ), barren-ground caribou hunters, are Inuit who live west of Hudson Bay in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, between 61° and 65° N and 90° and 102° W in Northern Canada.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nunavut | |
| Languages | |
| Inuktitut | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Inuit religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Copper Inuit |
The Danish Fifth Thule Expedition of 1921–1924 led by Knud Rasmussen called them the Caribou Eskimo. Kivallirmiut are the southernmost subgroup of the Central Inuit.
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