Mikak National Historic Person
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador
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
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