Where do the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq herds get their names?
Both herds are named after a body of water near their traditional calving grounds. The Beverly herd is named after Beverly Lake, about 150 kilometres northwest of the community of Baker Lake in the Northwest Territories. The Qamanirjuaq herd is named after Qamanirjuaq Lake (Kaminuriak on maps), about 200 kilometres west of Rankin Inlet in the Northwest Territories. In Inuktitut, the language of Inuit, Qamanirjuaq means “huge lake adjoining a river at both ends.
Both herds are named after a body of water near their traditional calving grounds. The Beverly herd is named after Beverly Lake, about 150 kilometres northwest of the community of Baker Lake in the Northwest Territories. The Qamanirjuaq herd is named after Qamanirjuaq Lake (Kaminuriak on maps), about 200 kilometres west of Rankin Inlet in the Northwest Territories.
