- Inuvialuit
The Inuvialuit (in
Inuvialuktun : the real people) areInuit people who live in the westernCanadian Arctic region. They are descendants of theThule people , other descendants who inhabitRussia . Their homeland - theInuvialuit Settlement Region - covers theArctic Ocean coastline area from theAlaska n border east toAmundsen Gulf and includes the western Canadian Arctic Islands. The land, which largely belongs to the CanadianNorthwest Territories , was demarked in 1984 by theInuvialuit Final Agreement .Communities
The area of the land is km2 to mi2|num=91000|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0|wiki=yes. Some of these communities are shared with theGwich’in people.History/Migration
Before the 20th century. the Inuvialuit Settlement Region was primarily inhabited by "
Siglit " Inuit, but in the second half of the 19th century, their numbers were dramatically reduced by the introduction of new diseases.Nunatamiut , Alaskan Inuit, moved into traditionally Siglit areas in the 1910s and 20s, enticed in part by renewed demand for furs from theHudson's Bay Company . The Nunatamiut who settled in the Siglit area became known asUummarmiut . Originally, there was an intense dislike between the Siglit and the Uummarmiut, but these differences faded over the years, and the two aboriginal peoples intermarried. With improved healthcare and Nunatamiut intermarriage, the Inuvialuit now number approximately 3,000.cite web |url=http://www.albertasource.ca/boreal/the_people/inuit.html |title=The People of the Boreal Forest |accessdate=2007-09-30 |publisher=albertasource.ca]The Inuit of Ulukhaktok are neither Siglit nor Uummarmiut but are
Copper Inuit and refer to themselves as "Ulukhaktokmuit" after "Ulukhaktok", the native name for what used to be called Holman.Lifestyle
The Inuvialuit have traditionally hunted caribou from the Cape Bathurst and Bluenose herds, and have also shared the Porcupine herd with the
Gwich’in . There has been some tension between the Inuvialuit and the Gwich’in over caribou hunting. [Citation| title =Gwich'in step up measures to protect Porcupine herd| url =http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2006/09/13/gwichin-caribou.html|accessdate = 2007-07-23] The proposedMackenzie Valley Pipeline would pass through both Inuvialuit and Gwich'in territory.References
External links
* [http://www.civilization.ca/media/docs/fsinuv02e.html History of the Inuvialuit]
* [http://www.idc.inuvialuit.com/ Inuvialuit Development Corporation]
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Inuvialuktun language
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