Reindeer Station
Qunngilaaq[1] | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
 Modern buildings at Reindeer Station | |
  Reindeer Station Location in the Northwest Territories  Reindeer Station Reindeer Station (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 68°41′20″N 134°08′06″W / 68.68889°N 134.13500°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | Inuvik |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Population (1950s) | |
| • Total | 90 |
Reindeer Station (known as Qunngilaaq[1] in the Inuvialuktun language) is an uninhabited locality in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the Caribou Hills, along the Mackenzie River's eastern channel.[3] The community was established in 1932 to house a herd of 3,442 reindeer purchased by the Government of Canada. The venture was intended to replace the traditional livelihood of the local Indigenous peoples, but few chose to become reindeer herders, so the government eventually sold the animals. Reindeer Station was abandoned in 1969. Most of its residential buildings were relocated to the larger centres of Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik.[4]
- ^ a b "Inuvialuit Corporate Group Update" (PDF). 25 (3). Inuvik, NT: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. November 2020: 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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- ^ "Caribou Hills Hazard Maps". Aurora College Research Institute. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Heritage Sites". Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.