Tuktoyukiuq

Tuktuuyaqtuuq lies on the Arctic coast east of the Mackenzie Delta, beside the sheltered waters of Kugmallit Bay. The Inuvialuit have long used this coast for fishing, trade and the hunting of beluga whales and caribou. Archaeological remains around the bay preserve traces of beluga camps and villages. The place’s Inuvialuit name refers to something resembling a caribou, a meaning carried in local tradition.