Caubvick

Caubvick (fl. 1773) was an Inuk from Labrador, a wife of one of the Inuit brought to England by George Cartwright. The highest peak in all of Labrador and east of the Rockies is named in her honour, Mount Caubvick. Her name comes from the Inuktitut word for "wolverine" which is ᑲᑉᕕᒃ (kapvik).^[1]^[2]

In 1773, George Cartwright took Attuiock and Tooklavina and their wives, including Caubvick, to England where they met with the king, members of the Royal Society and James Boswell^[3] The Inuit all developed smallpox while in England. Caubvick was the only survivor of the group. She returned to her native Labrador and passed on the disease to many of her people.

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[1] "English-Inuttut Dictionary".

[2] ttp://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic62-1-45.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[encyclopedia-3] Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador (ISBN 0-9693422-1-7)

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