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    may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of syllabics. The qulliq (seal-oil, blubber or soapstone lamp, Inuktitut: ᖁᓪᓕᖅ, alternatively kudlik...
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  • Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC; Inuktitut: ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ; Inuinnaqtun: Qulliq Alruyaktuqtunik Ikumadjutiit; French: Société d’énergie Qulliq)...
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    making. Artifacts include distinctive triangular end-blades, oil lamps (qulliq) made of soapstone, and burins. The Dorset were first identified as a separate...
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    consolidated immediately after construction by making a large flame with a kudlik (qulliq, stone lamp), briefly making the interior very hot, which causes the walls...
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    by 2020.[needs update] The plan provided different models, including: "Qulliq Model", for most Nunavut communities, with Inuktitut to be the main language...
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    first day of the year (Inuktitut: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᓯᕿᓂᖅᓄᐃᔪᖅ) by extinguishing three qulliqs and relighting them to worship both Malina and Igaluk. Sunrise Japanese...
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    and less so of southern areas used the carved bowl shaped serpentinite qulliq or kudlik lamp with wick, to burn oil or fat to heat, make light and cook...
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  • and they still use whale oil as a food and as lamp oil in the ceremonial qulliq. Whale oil was used as a cheap illuminant, though it gave off a strong odor...
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    of the midnight sun and of the North Star, or Niqirtsuituk. Below are a qulliq, a stone lamp representing the warmth of home and community, and an inukshuk...
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  • Zealand Queen Elizabeth College, Mauritius Queen Elizabeth Centre, Ballarat Qulliq Energy Corporation This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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    cariboo that was spun into a thread and was soaked in a combination of qulliq lampblack and seal suet. The thread would then be poked under the skin through...
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    a festivity, someone comes into the sister's dwelling, extinguishes her qulliq lamp, and either fondles her or lies with her. Knowing it will happen again...
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  • Morning CBDQ-FM Labrador City CFYK-FM Yellowknife Northwest Territories ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (Qulliq), The Trailbreaker Northwind Tide Godi, Dehcho Dene, Denesuline Yatia, Trail's...
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    later qarmaqs. They were also the first culture to carve seal-oil lamps (qulliq, also spelled kudlik) from soapstone. In the next 500 years, known as the...
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  • Development and Investment Corporation NWT Housing Corporation Aurora College Qulliq Energy Nunavut Arctic College Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Energy Yukon Hospital...
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  • Utility Mahone Bay Electric Utility Riverport Electric Light Commission Qulliq Energy Corporation Ontario’s electricity distribution consists of multiple...
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    This is a list of electrical generating stations in Nunavut, Canada. Qulliq Energy, a government-owned corporation, is the only electrical power provider...
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  • local news update, and then The Current at 8:37 am. The sole exception is Qulliq, the program from Nunavut, which begins at 6:30 am ET and airs until 9:30 am...
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    is supplied to Pangnirtung via standalone diesel generators operated by Qulliq Energy. Fuel is imported via tanker and stored in a tank farm near the Pangnirtung...
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    were both unrewarding. Seals also provided the Netsilik with fat for their qulliq (soapstone lamps), which both lit and heated the igloos. This made the Netsilik...
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    traditionally used soapstone for carvings of both practical objects and art. The qulliq, a type of oil lamp, is carved out of soapstone and used by the Inuit and...
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  • Joanna Quassa Minister of Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corporation, Minister responsible for Languages, Minister responsible...
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  • servant in the government of Nunavut, and as a communications manager for Qulliq Energy. Hickes was elected to Cabinet in the 4th Legislative Assembly of...
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    Inuit women have a tradition of kakiniit, tattoos historically made with qulliq lampblack and seal suet. In the 21st century revival of this tradition,...
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    Ilihakvik (elementary school) named for the traditional stone lamp the qulliq, Killinik High School, and a public library and museum located in the high...
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    people breached certain taboos, she held marine animals in the basin of her qulliq an oil lamp that burns seal fat. When this happened the angakkuq had to...
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    Another type is a small, shallow bowl with a thick and high discus base. The qulliq (seal-oil lamp) provided warmth and light in the harsh Arctic environment...
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    the distribution networks. Qulliq Energy, a government-owned corporation, is the only power generator serving Nunavut. Qulliq has a total of 25 diesel generators...
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    sincere congratulations to Her Excellency Mary May Simon. I love that a qulliq was lit beside her and that I could smell it from where I stood. (Lori Idlout){{cite...
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    Joanna Quassa Minister of Culture and Heritage, Minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corporation, Minister responsible for Languages, Minister responsible...
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