Established: circa 1953
Denomination: Indigenous, Non-denominational
Website: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/resolute
Location: Latitude 74.67409103606583, Longitude -94.93889080269213 (View on Google Maps)
Resolute Cemetery is a small burial ground located near Resolute Bay on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut. There isn’t much known about this cemetery, but we are actively doing research.
Resolute Bay (Inuktitut: Qausuittuq, meaning “place with no dawn”) is one of Canada’s northernmost communities. Its history reflects a layered past that includes ancient Indigenous occupancy, periods of 19th-century European Arctic exploration, and a controversial Cold War–era relocation program. This program, initiated by the Canadian government, sought to reinforce sovereignty in the High Arctic by moving Inuit families to the region.
Images courtesy of Brent Allen.
