Bloody Falls
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Bloody Falls is a waterfall
in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park
and is the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre
and the murder of two priests by Copper Inuit
Uloqsaq
and Sinnisiak in 1913. The nearest hamlet, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
, is 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) away.
Historically, this area was occupied by the Kogluktogmiut
subgroup of Copper Inuit
.
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park
Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park
Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park is located about southwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada. The park is situated around the Bloody Falls on the Coppermine River and was listed as a national historic site in 1978.The park is probably best known as the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre that...
and is the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre
Bloody Falls Massacre
The Massacre at Bloody Falls was an incident that took place during Samuel Hearne's exploration of the Coppermine River on 17 July 1771. Chipewyan and "Copper Indian" Dene men led by Hearne's guide and companion Matonabbee attacked a group of Copper Inuit camped by rapids approximately upstream...
and the murder of two priests by Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
Uloqsaq
Uloqsaq
Uloqsaq was a Copper Inuit hunter and shaman. In 1917, he was sentenced to death for the killing of two oblate priests in the Coppermine River region.- Early life :...
and Sinnisiak in 1913. The nearest hamlet, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island...
, is 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) away.
Historically, this area was occupied by the Kogluktogmiut
Kogluktogmiut
Kogluktogmiut were a geographically defined Copper Inuit subgroup in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. They were located by Bloody Falls , a waterfall on the lower course of the Coppermine River in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, notable for the Bloody Falls...
subgroup of Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
.