Taqulittuq
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thumb|Taqulittuq in the United States Taqulittuq (, often transliterated as Tookoolito; – December 31, 1876) was an Inuk interpreter and guide. She and her husband Ipirvik (also known as Joe) worked alongside Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall and joined him in his search for Franklin's lost expedition in the 1860s, as well as the Polaris expedition to reach the North Pole.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Baffin Island
- Place of death
- Groton
- Spouse
- Ipirvik
- Occupation
- interpreter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Inuktitut
- Image
- Tookoolito Nourse (profile).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1838-01-01
- date of death
- 1876-12-31
- Commons category
- Tookoolito
- name in native language
- ᑕᖁᓕᑦᑐᖅ
- nickname
- Hannah
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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8 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and family
- Travels
- Later life
- Legacy
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Taqulittuq in the United States Taqulittuq (, often transliterated as Tookoolito; – December 31, 1876) was an Inuk interpreter and guide. She and her husband Ipirvik (also known as Joe) worked alongside Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall and joined him in his search for Franklin's lost expedition in the 1860s, as well as the Polaris expedition to reach the North Pole.
== Biography ==
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