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==Communities== [[File:Inuvialiut communities -3.png|thumb|left|Principal Inuvialuit communities]] [[Inuvik]], located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta, approximately {{cvt|100|km}} from the [[Arctic Ocean]], is the region's administrative centre, home to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The only other inland community, [[Aklavik]], is located on the Peel Channel. Hunting, fishing and trapping are the major economic activities of [[Paulatuk]], in [[Amundsen Gulf]]'s [[Darnley Bay]], and [[Sachs Harbour]], the only permanent settlement on [[Banks Island]]. [[Tuktoyaktuk]], formerly known as "Port Brabant",<ref name="Port"/> is set on Kugmallit Bay, near the [[Mackenzie River]] Delta. It has the only deepwater port in the ISR. [[Ulukhaktok]], formerly known as "Holman", is located on the west coast of [[Victoria Island]]. Printmaking has taken over as the primary source of income in recent years. {{clear}} {{Inuvialuit population}} The area covered by the [[Inuvialuit Settlement Region]] is {{cvt|435,000|km}}, including {{cvt|90650|km2}} of land and {{cvt|12,980|km2}} of subsurface [[mineral rights]].<ref name="Government">{{cite web|url=https://www.eia.gov.nt.ca/en/priorities/concluding-and-implementing-land-claim-and-self-government-agreements/inuvialuit|title=Concluding and Implementing Land Claim and Self-Government Agreements|publisher=Government of Northwest Territories|access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> Aklavik ([[Aklavik First Nation]], Ehdiitat Gwich'in Council) and Inuvik ([[Inuvik Native Band]], Nihtat Gwich'in Council) are shared with the Gwichʼin people, who are represented by the [[Gwich'in Tribal Council]].<ref>[http://www.gwichin.nt.ca/ Gwich’in Tribal Council]</ref>
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