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Inuit-claimed autonomous area in Canada
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Nunatsiavut is a vast but sparsely-populated rural area in northern Labrador which comprises five widely-scattered native villages (Nain, Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet) and three abandoned ghost towns (Hebron, Okak and Nutak) spread across over 72,000 square kilometres of land.
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A restored 1876 Hudson's Bay Company building which once housed that company's local salmon fishery. A cultural interpretation centre, the Lord Strathcona House is a replica of "the grandest house in all of Labrador" where Donald Smith (who became Lord Strathcona) lived while working with HBC.
Opened in 2020, this cultural centre houses exhibits on Labrador Inuit history, culture, language, values and traditions.
While this museum has a funny name, the building in Makkovik is actually the former Moravian Mission station which established the town in 1896. It displays over 200 family relics, antiques and artifacts from and around Makkovik.
9,700 km² of mountains and wilderness extend from Saglek Fjord in the south to the northern tip of Labrador, eastward to the Labrador Sea and west to Nunavik in Québec. Icebergs, migratory caribou herds, polar bears and the highest mountain peaks east of the Rockies.
Innu:"Akami-uapishku", Labrador Inuit: "KakKasuak"
A 10,700 km2 national park reserve established 2015 to protect boreal forest, caribou, Atlantic salmon and trout, wolves, black bear, marten and fox, mountains, tundra, fjords and expansive native landscapes. A 50 km stretch of sandy beaches at the edge of the park, known since Viking times as the Wunderstrand, is suitable for hiking. Access is by boat from Rigolet or Cartwright; charter flights are available from Goose Bay.
Hotel with lounge and dining room, airport transportation, fax/photocopy service, Internet, room service.
Five-room inn with small restaurant serving traditional cuisines and local harvest.
3-bedroom Airbnb entire house rental.
Full-service hotel with lounge, dining room/restaurant, bar, banquet/meeting facilities, room service, airport transportation ($15/person), Starlink Internet. 26 rooms.
Hotel accommodation, office space, TV and internet.
Breakfast, lunch, supper, TV and Internet in rooms.
Four efficiency units with one or two double beds, kitchenette/living room, Internet.
Four rooms with TV, telephone, wi-fi. Airport transportation, vehicle rental, licensed guide for boat and snowmobile tours.
Seasonal tent camp outside Torngat Mountains National Park (typically open from July to September), operated by Nunatsiavut Group of Companies (Labrador Inuit Development Corporation). Boat tours, hiking guides and one helicopter.
There are no roads outside of the communities but most towns have air service of some form.
Read in the guideNunatsiavut communities do not have dedicated taxi service. You may have luck asking your hotel or in each community's Facebook group for rides (usually $10-15/person, $5 per extra stop).
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