Anaktuvuk Pass is a community of the Nunamiut - the inland Eskimos, located in the Brooks range north of the Arctic Circle. In Inupiat language, Anaktuvuk means place of caribou droppings.
The village of Anaktuvuk was settled in about 1949, but before that there was families starting to settle in the Anaktuvuk area, coming from various areas like Killik River valley and the Tulagak Lake area north of the Anaktuvuk Pass settlement. In 1949, a post office was built in a tent, and the community was formaly incorporated. Since then, there have been various changes over time. Listen to the people of Anaktuvuk Pass talk about their experiences and observations of social-ecological changes taking place on their homeland.
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Voices from Anaktuvuk Pass
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More videos from Anaktuvuk Pass:
- Watch the Caribou Day festivities at Anaktuvuk Pass
- Learn Caribou skin mask-making from Rachel Riley
- Take a tour of Simon Paneak Memorial Museum with Karlene Ticket
- Listen to Grant Spearman talk about traditional caribou hunting
- Five Youth Speak: Young people from Anaktuvuk Pass
