Northern Arctic Uplands

North of the tree line, the Canadian Shield gives way to a vast country of exposed rock, tundra and lakes. Caribou migrate across these barrens, leaving trails over the open ground. Farther south the Kazan River cuts through the same rugged landscape towards Baker Lake. Its lower reaches were a homeland of the Caribou Inuit, who for centuries gathered at river crossings to hunt the herds and secure food and hides for winter.