Aklavik

Photo by Adam Pisani/NWT Tourism

Aklavik (pop. 622) was once the commercial heart of the western Arctic on the Mackenzie Delta. It's now a peaceful village, accessible by air and winter road across the Delta from Inuvik.

Articles

January/February 2019

Full House

How the Koes became the North’s curling powerhouse

Written by Jeremy Warren

Photo Courtesy CURLING CANADA/MICHAEL BURNS

March 2017

The Town That Wouldn't Die

How Aklavik, NWT defied a flooding river, a skittish government and the nation’s expectations

Written by Elaine Anselmi

NWT Archives/Curtis Merrill fonds/N-1992-192: 0030

December 2016

The Leader

Nellie Cournoyea has never shied away from a tough battle

Written by Elaine Anselmi

Photo by Patrick Kane/Up Here

August/September 2016

Wop May’s Place In History

From the Red Baron to the Mad Trapper

Written by Tim Edwards

Wop May during the hunt for the Mad Trapper, in 1932. Public Domain

August/September 2016

From The Trapline To The Skies

How the North's first aboriginal pilot got his wings

Written by Daniel Campbell

Fred Carmichael's flying career has spanned seven decades. Photo courtesy Fred Carmichael

August/September 2016

Lindbergh Comes North

Charles and his wife fly circles around the North

Written by Francis Tessier-Burns

The world’s most famous pilot flies into the North. Photo - Library and Archives Canada

Two Nations, One Love

When Harry met Mary Rose

Written by Herb Mathisen

He’s Inuvialuit; she’s Dene. It hasnt always been easy—but this couple knows a thing or two about survival. Photo by Herb Mathisen

The North’s unique set of circumstances, demands and demographics typically go against a company’s bottom line. But these entrepreneurs have taken those challenges head on and are proving that an unconventional idea can go a long way when you understand the North.

Written by Daniel Campbell, Herb Mathisen, Laura Busch

The latest trend in the North? Tiny, mobile homes. Photo courtesy ATA Pop Homes & Leaf House

Offscript

The North is in theatres, but Northerners rarely see it there. One playwright is trying to change that. These are some of the scenes she brings to life.

Written by Samia Madwar

We asked graphic designer Beth Covvey to create mock posters for six Northern plays. Inspired by Pablo Picasso's "Girl before a mirror," here's her interpretation of "Tumit," Reneltta Arluk's one-act play about a woman examining her past, terrified of the present.

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