3rd day of Expedition "Ulukhaktok Canada"

26 August

Dear Travelers,

Your host Rinell traveling in the Northwest Passage for an Expedition. Driving a zodiac exploring Ulukhaktok formerly called Holman it was recently recognized as the official name of this community located on the western side of Victoria Island. In the local Inuinnait dialect Ulukhaktok means "place where one finds material to make ulus", knives with curved blades that were traditionally made with stone or copper.

Although Inuinnait have occupied the region for hundreds of years, the present-day community began when a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post and Roman Catholic mission were built there in 1932. Since that time it has grown into a permanent community with a population of approximately 450 people. Uluhaktok is home to the Uluhaktok Eskimo Cooperative and Craft Shop, which sells locally produced arts and crafts.

See you there...

Rinell :-)


P.S.

Pictures and video will follow after my full completion of my expedition.. Thank you. :-)