Top 5 Places to Visit in
Aklavik | Northwest Territories
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Region:
Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories
Known For:
Remote Arctic village on the Peel Channel | Inuvialuit and Gwich’in cultural heritage | Wooden boardwalk streets over permafrost | Northern Lights viewing | Historic Hudson’s Bay Company trading post
Best For:
Northern Lights seekers | Cultural travellers | Remote adventure | Arctic photography
Aklavik Trapper’s Rendezvous
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Easter weekend The Aklavik Trapper’s Rendezvous is a community festival that is held annually over Easter weekend. The festival includes dog and snowmobile racing, community feasts, drum dancing, fun games, cultural events and much more. Aklavik community members and all those from near and far are welcomed each year to celebrate Inuvialuit culture and tradition.
Wooden Sidewalks
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With wooden sidewalks, it seems like a time in Aklavik has stood still. The gravel roads are built up on the permafrost and have wooden sidewalks for pedestrians on each side at most places. During spring runoff when the ground is still frozen, water pools either on the roads or on adjacent properties. Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, […]
Aklavik Drum Dancers
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Aklavik is strong in traditional drum dancing, with the region-wide revival spurred on by members of the Aklavik Delta Drummers and Dancers. They share Inuvialuit stories of the animals, the hunt, the land and the ocean through song and dance.
Home of Barrenland Grizzly
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The name Aklavik, of Inuvialuit origin, means “place of the barren land grizzly bears.”
“The Mad Trapper of Rat River”
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The story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River is a legendary Canadian mystery that still begs to be solved. When you visit Aklavik, be sure to check out the grave of the Mad Trapper, who led Mounties on one of Canada’s all-time greatest manhunts in 1932. In 1931, an unfamiliar man by the name […]