THE EHDIITAT GWICH'IN COUNCIL LIVE IN KLAVIK. THIS IS A PLACE OF BARREN LAND OF THE GRIZZLY. IN 1918 IT WAS FOUNDED ON THE PEEL RIVER, NEAR THE MACKENZIE RIVER. IT FLOWS INTO THE SEA NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ZONES -THE DELTA, THE HILLS, THE PLAINS. AKLAVIK IS ON A FLAT AREA BY THE RIVER. THERE ARE 780 PEOPLE HERE. THE FROZEN RIVER HAS A ROD WHILE WATER CROSSINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR PART OF THE YEAR. MOST PEOPLE FLY HERE. THIS IS THE SITE WHERE THE INWIALIUT AND GWICH'IN MET AND GOT GOOD FOOD AND TRADED.
THIS COMMUNITY WAS THE MAIN LOCATION FOR TRADING, TRAPPING, AND BECAME A TRADING POST FOR THE HUDSON BAY FOLKS IN 1912. A MISSION WAS BUILT THERE IN 1926.
THE FIRST NATIONS NEGOTIATED A SELF GOVERNANCE FOR THEIR TRIBES IN 1996 AND IT CONTINUES TODAY. MOST FOLKS FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE. THEY HUNT, FISH, TRAP, DO ARTS AND CRAFTS, TOURISM, EXPLORE FOR MINERAL AND GAS (AN IMPORTANT ECONOMY). THEY HAVE BUILT A HALL, SCHOOL, POOL, PLAYGROUND, OUTDOOR RINK, MUSEUM, HEALTH CENTER, FIRE HALL, AND CHURCH.
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