We draw our culture and our livelihood from the land. Our people have traveled, hunted, and fished the lands and waters of Inuvialuit Nunangat for generations. Our ancestors developed skills to make a living in the diverse regions across our homeland. Since the signing of our land claim, which created the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in 1984, our primary homes are in the six communities of Aktlarvik, Ikaahuk, Inuuvik, Paulatuuq, Tuktuuyaqtuuq and Ulukhaktuuq. Each of these communities and regions has deep histories, going back long before the land claim, and all are connected by family ties. Our people have always moved and visited between regions, and many families have harvesting camps on the land that they visit regularly. As Inuvialuit, we celebrate our love of travel and adventure. In these pages, we show you some of the people, history and traditions that make each community special.

Nunaptingnin pimagikput inuuhiqput. Inuit iglaurangat, anuniaqhuting, iqalungniaqhuting immamin Inupiat nunanganin aipaapak. Hivuliivut inmiktigun inuuniarniq ilitangat hunikliqaa tuguuaqhimaitchut hanailaanik maani nunaptingni. taimangaqanga angarmating nunamiktigun, tavranga inmiktigualiqhuat 1984mi, angarait, itchakrat inauravut aimaarvivut Aklarvik, Ikaahuk, Inuuvik, Paulaatuuq, Tutturaqtuuq, Ulkhaqtuuq, Iluqating inauramigni ilihimarut inuuniarutimingnik, hivuqpangani angaraluaqtinatin, ilagiiqtilaating ilitchurihimagait ingilaraan hunavaa iligiit iluqating ilitchuriruat. Inuit plaktaruuruat avanmun, Inuit inugiaktuat aulaaqturviqaqtut anguniarviqaqtut pulaktautihuurut. Uvagut inunuit una piitchuitchuq inuuniarutiptingni piqpakkun aulaaqtuurniq ilitchuriniarunlu. Ukunani aglaani, ilitchuripkarifi ilianginnik inuit hurarautingnik inuuniarutinginik, Inimingni.

Pitqusivutlu inuuniarvikputlu nunaptingni pivakkaqput. Ilavut aulablutik, anguniaqtugut, anguniaqtugut, iqalungniaqtlutik maani taimanganiin. Sivullipta ilitchurigiblugit inuuniarniq maani, allangayuq. Inuuniarniq aglaan, Pimaaqqaarmatjung Nunakput 1984mi, arvinilingniktuat inuuniarviit, Aktlarvik, Inuuvik, Tuktuuyaqtuuq, Paulatuuq, Ikaahuk, Ulukhaqtuuq. Tamapta ilannariik ilaptigun. Inuvialuit ami nuktitugut itiriaqturiikpaktuatlu. Ilait tamariaktupaktuat iglumingnun. Katitiqtugut piqpagigiblugu aulanik. Makpiraaktigun uvani ilait inuit qanuq pitqusitigun nakuugivaumaia inugurvianni.

Inuuniarutiptingni pitquhiptingni inuuniaqnahuaqpaktugut nunaptingni. Inuuqativut aullaaqpaktut, anguniaqpaktut, iqalukhiuqpaktut nunamilu, imainnilu Inuvialuit nunanganni taimanngaaniin. Hivullivut ayuiqhimayut hulilukaarnikkut inuuniarnahuaqhutik hamani angiyumi nunaptingni tamaanni aimaviptingni. Talvannga atitik titiraramikkik nunataarutiptingnik nauhimayuq Inuvialuit Settlement Region 1984mi, aimavilluavut arviniligni inuuniarvigiyavut, Aktlarvingmi, Ikaahukmi, Paulatuumi, Inuuvikmi, Tuktuuyaqtuumi, Ulukhaqtuumilu. Tamaita hapkua inuuniarviit nunallaamingni hakugiktunik pitquhilgit, taimaninngaaniit nunataaqtinnagit, taimaalu aktuumatjutiqaqtut ilaqatigiikhutik. Inuuqativut inuit aullaaqpaktut pulaaqatigiikhutik akunnganni nunallaamingni, taimaalu amigaittut ilagiit anguniarviqaqtut tangmaarviqaqhutik nunamingni pulaaqatigiikhutik qakugunnguraangat Inuvialuugapta quviahuqatigiikpaktugut piqpagigaptigu aullaarnirlu qiniqhianiglu. Hapkunani taiguani takuniaqtuhi ilanginnik inuit pitquhiinniglu qauyimayainniklu taimaatut inuuniarviit tamaita inmikkut pitquhilik.