Chesterfield Inlet // Igluligaarjuk PLACE WITH A FEW THULE HOUSES Chesterfield Inlet is the oldest settlement in Nunavut with contact beginning in the 1700s. This part of the Kivalliq region was very active with whalers, explorers, and furtraders. Local artists create stone and antler carvings, wallhangings, and beaded jewellery.