Avvaq Inuvialuit family in front of a dog sled
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Skinning a bearded seal on ice near Avvak, 1912
Skinning a bearded seal on ice near Avvaq, 1912.
(National Archives of Canada/C35442/R. M. Anderson)

Hunting at Avvaq

Offshore from Avvaq strong currents keep the ice from freezing over in winter. This is a good place to hunt seals and polar bears.

View a seal on the ice at Avvaq
(PWNHC/TTKP Video Tape #448/A. Cockney)

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