Community History

Have you ever wondered when or how Gjoa Haven became a community?

Uqsuqtuuq has for thousands of years been a home for Inuit, though the community was actually built to have houses, trading posts, schools, and government buildings in the 1950s. In the intereviews here, Elders talk about how the community has changed in their lifetime. For many, there were only a few small buildings when they first came here, and the community has changed a great deal since then.

In this section you can watch videos and read about the history of the community as told by Elders. Which of these stories is most interesting to you?

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  Nattilik People

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  Fur Trade

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  RCMP

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  Residential Schools

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  Tuberculosis Treatment