Kugluktuk - ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ

Kugluktuk is the westernmost community and is located close to the border with Northwest Territories, and where the Coppermine River empties into the Coronation Gulf along the southernmost route of the Northwest Passage. The wildlife economy in Kugluktuk is very important both culturally and economically. Key species include Arctic char and whitefish, ringed seals, caribou, moose, muskoxen, wolverines, foxes, and grizzly bears.

The CRN research team visited the community in February 2019. Team members held participatory mapping workshops with the Hunters and Trappers Association, Hamlet staff, Elders, and other resource users, collecting observations on coastal health and changing coastal conditions. Participants provided all data illustrated on this map.

Community restoration priorities included: a gill net exchange and river restoration work at various sites. Reducing the impacts of erosion on current and future infrastructure is also a key priority.

To learn more about Kugluktuk (English version), please download our research profile here. If you would like to view the Inuinnaqtun version of our research profile, please download here

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