Paulatuk
Paulatuk () is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located adjacent to Darnley Bay, in the Amundsen Gulf, and east of the Smoking Hills. The town was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s, and the Siglitun spelling is Paulatuuq, "place of coal".
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- Inuvik Region
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Community
- Notable residents
- Artists
- Floyd Kuptana
- Robert Kuptana
- The Paulatuk Moonlight Dancers
- Abraham Anghik Ruben
- David Ruben Piqtoukun
- Mayors
- Other figures
- Anny Illasiak
- Elizabeth Kuptana
- Paulatuuq Oral History Project
- Services
- Climate
- See also
- Notes
- References
Paulatuk () is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located adjacent to Darnley Bay, in the Amundsen Gulf, and east of the Smoking Hills. The town was named for the coal that was found in the area in the 1920s, and the Siglitun spelling is Paulatuuq, "place of coal".
== History == The area has been inhabited by humans, including the Thule and Copper Inuit, since roughly 1000 CE. Most recently, it is part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
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