Inuvialuit

The Inuvialuit (Inuit language: real human beings) are Inuit people who live in the western Canadian Arctic region. They are descendants of the Thule, of which other descendants inhabit Russia and parts of Scandinavia. Their homeland - the Inuvialuit Settlement Regon - covers the Arctic Ocean coastline area from the Alaskan border east to Amundsen Gulf and includes the western Canadian Arctic Islands. The land was demarked in 1984 by the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.

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Inuit language - Inuit - People - Western - Canadian Arctic - Thule - Russia - Scandinavia - Inuvialuit Settlement Regon - Arctic Ocean - Alaska - Amundsen Gulf - Canadian Arctic Islands - 1984 - Inuvialuit Final Agreement

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The area of the land is 91,000 square kilometres and includes the towns and hamlets of Tuktoyaktuk (population approx. 800), Sachs Harbour (population approx. 200), Paulatuk (population approx. 200), and Holman (population approx. 150). The towns of Inuvik (population approx. 3000) and Aklavik (population approx. 1000) are shared with the Gwitchin people.

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Area - Square kilometre - Tuktoyaktuk - Sachs Harbour - Paulatuk - Holman - Inuvik - Aklavik - Gwitchin

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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. Inuit from Alaska moved into traditionally Siglit areas in the 1910s and 20s, enticed in part by renewed demand for furs from the Hudson Bay Company. These Inuit are called Uummarmiut - which means people of the green trees - in reference to their settlements near the tree line. Originally, there was an intense dislike between the Siglit and the Uummarmiut, but these differences have faded over the years, and the two communities are thoroughly intermixed these days. The Inuit of Holman are neither Siglit nor Uummarmiut. They refer to themselves as the Kangirjuarmiut after Kangirjuaq, the native name for Holman.

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20th century - Siglit - 19th century - 1910s - 20s - Hudson Bay Company - Uummarmiut - Tree line - Holman

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