Mikak National Historic Person

Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
colour painting (© Institute of Cultural and Social anthropology, Georg-august University of Göttingen, Germany)
Mikak and her son Tukuak
(© Institute of Cultural and Social anthropology, Georg-august University of Göttingen, Germany)
Address : Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2011-07-19
Life Date: 1740 to 1795

Other Name(s):
  • Mikak  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2009-024

Importance: A charismatic and resourceful woman; exemplified Inuit self determination, political ability, and economic control at a time of cultural transition