Ì-noo-vik | Inuvik Native First Nations

The Inuvik Native Band represents Gwich'in peoples in the Mackenzie Delta region of the Northwest Territories, preserving cultural heritage and supporting community development

POPULATION

722

Rank #409 nationally

GEOGRAPHY

N/A

Rank #587 nationally

BAND COUNCIL TERM

08/08/2025

Term Expiration

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Community Profile

Overview

Last Updated 2025-08-01 13:03:37 UTC

Name

Inuvik Native (ISC Code: 780)

Former Names

Inuvik Gwich'in Band, Mackenzie Delta Native Band

Band Style

First Nations

Cultural Area

Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

Indigenous Language

Gwich'in

Number of Registered Members

722

Band Website

https://inuviknativeband.org/

Phone Number

(867) 777-6650

Fax Number

(867) 777-6651

Address

PO BOX 2570, INUVIK, NT

General Email

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Band Council

Governance Type

Not Applicable

Chief

ROBERT CHARLIE-TETLICHI

Term Expires

08/08/2025

Number of Council Members

ROBERT CHARLIE-TETLICHI

Chief

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BERNICE FURLONG

Councillor

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JOHN KAYE

Councillor

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MARY ANN VILLENEUVE

Councillor

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JUSTIN PASCAL

Councillor

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TYLER BAIN

Councillor

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Administrative Contacts

Financial Overview

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Band Financial Statements

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2004 - Inuvik Native20042005.pdf

2003 - Inuvik Native20032004.pdf

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Band Council Remuneration

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2022 - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses

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Band Owned Corporations

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Laws, Bylaws, and Codes

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Intergovernmental Agreements

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Active Court Cases

No active court cases at this time.

Downloadable Court Records

Dustin Blake v Inuvik Native Band TeePee Housing

Location Map

Reserves

ISC Code: 8529
INUVIK SETTLEMENT
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News Coverage Summary

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Media Reports

Ottawa's major projects law won't affect the N.W.T. much, premier says

Congratulations to NAISA Best First Book Award recipient Crystal Gail Fraser

Ottawa says it’s ‘exploring more flexibility’ for Jordan’s Principle

Greenhouses aim to bring fresh produce to North, putting a dent in food insecurity

Congratulations to 2025 Canadian Historical Association award recipients Sarah Carter and Crystal Gail Fraser!

The state of Canada's former residential school buildings

Residential school students had same odds of dying as soldiers in WW II | CBC News

Update on Nihtat Gwich'in Council and Inuvik Native Band merger negotiations given in Inuvik

Opinion: The last residential school closed in 1997, but governments are still failing Indigenous children

Federal Indian Hospital class-action settlement provides $10K to $200K for eligible individuals

APTN Investigates: Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement

Couple plan gallery space to help Indigenous street artists get better prices for their work

Festivities to celebrate and honour First Peoples of the territories

Story about first Indigenous Arctic pilot ‘Freddie the Flyer’ added to Dolly Parton library

New book documents harms — and resistance — at Northern residential schools

10 named to residential school 'survivor' group

Landmark Arctic gas pipeline deal reached

These Indigenous women are decolonizing parenting to help raise empowered children

Indigenous guides in the Arctic are training Canada’s military: ‘When they talk, I listen’

Residential school runaway remembers harrowing journey that killed his two friends

Indigenous Communities ‘Reclaim History’ in Images of Canada’s Arctic

IMO hears concerns from Arctic indigenous leaders

Native Women’s Association of NWT buys Starlink for Lutselk’e

Innovative Approaches to Connecting Indigenous Communities

Bannock recipe: How to make a northern staple

Inuvik student earns RBC Indigenous Youth Scholarship

Les Carpenter, northern broadcaster and CEO of CKLB Radio, dies at 61

Indigenous leaders wary of GNWT's cabin removal bid

Inuvialuit woman wants to change her name after discovering the history behind it

EDITORIAL: Charging arrears defeats the entire purpose of Housing NWT

Inaugural Beringia Arctic Games Brings Indigenous People Together in Russia

Tourney breaks up long winter days with hockey, culture and friendship

Robert Charlie elected new Inuvik Native Band chief

Robert Charlie elected as Inuvik Native Band chief

Here is what’s happening this National Indigenous Peoples Day

What was happening in the Northwest Territories in 1973?

Here’s how NWT families can get extra cash to help feed their children

Truth and Reconciliation Archives

Paddling competition at Indigenous Games is 'tradition through sport'

Dallaire speaks with Inuvik students about trauma, reconciliation

Robert Charlie elected to lead the Inuvik Native Band

‘I’m glad I went to Stringer Hall,’ says former student

New Inuvik adult drop-in centre is approved

RCMP give nod to Adolphus Norris for Indigenous History month

Indigenous legal rights and “reconciliation”

Canadian First Nations newspapers facing closure amid financial struggles

Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day

Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals

Saskatchewan Indigenous tour guide to appear in hit survival TV show 'Alone'

National Indigenous Peoples Day: Events by NWT community

Model Willow Allen Is Incorporating Inuit Culture Into Her Motherhood Journey

Inuvialuit woman says uncle's stroke mistaken for drunkenness

Inuvik Inuvialuit-owned restaurant Mamaqtuq hoping to change culinary landscape in N.W.T.

Inuvik tour operator wins national business award for 'authentic Arctic experiences'

Lees: Former Edmonton lawyer hits the road to benefit aboriginal youth

Figure 1. Summary of Traditional Food Program themes and activities.

Inuvik pilot Fred Carmichael named to Aviation Hall of Fame

Les Carpenter among 2018 Order of the NWT recipients

Why does the Canadian justice system treat aboriginal people as if they’re all the same?

Lawrence Neyando elected Inuvik Native Band chief

Research Fridays @ Intersections of Gender - Indian Residential Schooling Histories During an Era of Truth and Reconciliation

Inuvik Native Band gets $1.6 million for youth through Jordan’s Principle

Inuvik Native Band says it’ll spend $1.6M on youth programming

Inuvik's Kyra McDonald hits the ice for APTN reality show

Vanguard: The Lengths This Indigenous Jeweler Went to for Her Craft

Tuktoyaktuk

Indigenous newspapers facing peril, Inuvik Drum closing doors

IN PHOTOS: IRC Native Hockey rocks Inuvik

New book documents harms — and resistance — at Northern residential schools

Feature artist for July 2021: Linda Wright

My Life in Two Indian Residential Schools

Native gangs spreading across Canada

Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter

Former Indigenous Olympian shares residential school journey on the slopes

Nunavut just signed a devolution deal. Here's how it worked in the Yukon and N.W.T.

Handcrafted Inuvik parkas that sat for years in a Vancouver shelter find new home at Museum of Anthropology

Chrétien, while Indian affairs minister, knew of 'problems' at notorious residential school: letter

'Be proud of who you are': Indigenous elders offer advice to the young about self-respect and reconciliation

Debate in Inuvik over who should sell traditional crafts

Indigenous scholar questions past writings on residential schools by incoming YukonU professor

Chief of the Inuvik Native Band resigns

Notable Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Canada

'Quite a violation': Inuvik Native Band Office broken into 2 times

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024: Canadians from coast-to-coast gather to honour survivors of residential schools

OPINION | It's disrespectful for non-Indigenous artists to make a profit off our designs

Indigenous Communities ‘Reclaim History’ in Images of Canada’s Arctic

IMO hears concerns from Arctic indigenous leaders

The New Road in the North

Indigenous Communities ‘Reclaim History’ in Images of Canada’s Arctic

Leanne Goose: Getting and Giving Love on Stage 49 at Gathering of Nations

An Arctic Village Is Reclaiming Indigenous Architecture

Valuing Indigenous Knowledge in Permafrost Research

Indigenous in Canada turn to the land to survive coronavirus

Mixed experiences at Indian residential school

International Conference Child Protection and the Rights of the Child: Transnational Perspectives

Northern broadcaster Les Carpenter dies at 61

Residential school survivors event draws thousands in Edmonton

Inuvik gears up for Truth and Reconciliation event

Tracking NWT communities’ Treaty 11 centennial plans

Truth and Reconciliation event starts in N.W.T.

Dene Nation leaders gather at Wiliideh for Dene assembly

Inuvik band manager and Behchokǫ̀ SAO recognized for leadership

Gwich’in leaders map out the path to self-government

New day home gives hope to Inuvik’s young adults

Couple plan gallery space to help Indigenous street artists get better prices for their work

Indigenous Senator Margaret Dawn Anderson brings lived experience to Senate

Lawyer makes list of top 25 most influential in Canada for work in Aboriginal law

$1.1B class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of former 'Indian hospital' patients

Broadcaster Les Carpenter leaves lasting legacy in the North

How Indigenous people welcomed the Queen to Canada in 1970

Peter Clarkson running for mayor of Inuvik

Inuvik Native Band gets $1.6 million for youth programming through Jordan’s Principle

A timeline of residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

‘We were savages to them’: Legacy of segregated hospitals haunts Indigenous survivors

The blanket toss: From traditional binoculars to high-flying sport

'I can understand it fluently': Inuvik woman credits N.W.T.'s language program

Reflections on being an honorary witness for the TRC

New kids book tells the story of the North's 1st Indigenous commercial pilot

Here’s what’s happening in the NWT for Indigenous Peoples Day

What’s happening in the NWT for National Indigenous Peoples Day?

Inuvik stop signs to include Indigenous languages

The Peoples’ Airlines

Reserves in the Northwest Territories

Tributes continue for Wally Firth, an unsung Northern trailblazer

Willow Allen carries her Inuit identity 'proudly' despite the 'colonizer mindset' on social media

Inaugural Beringia Arctic Games brings indigenous people together in Russia

“Our people are dying and our children are alone” — Inuvik gathers for Red Dress day

Nations must help each other ‘to stop this abuse,’ says Inuit elder alarmed over oilsands leaks

'It's been a long time coming': N.W.T., Yukon Indigenous groups celebrate Porcupine caribou agreement

Inuvik to Host Second National Event of Canada’s TRC

What’s happening across the NWT for National Indigenous Peoples Day?

National Indigenous Peoples Day: A Guide to Events in NWT

Academic Research

Sustainability and Indigenous People: The Inuit Case

Inuvialuit rising: the evolution of Inuvialuit identity in the modern era

Inuvialuktun words for a changing climate

Meaningful consultation, meaningful participants and meaning making: Inuvialuit perspectives on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and the climate crisis

From state-initiated to Indigenous-driven infrastructure: The Inuvialuit and Canada's first highway to the Arctic Ocean

Being an Inuvialuk archaeologist and educator from Tuktoyaktuk

Oil and gas and the Inuvialuit people of the Western Arctic

Promoting a Culturally Safe Evaluation of an On-the-Land Wellness Program in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

I'm sorry now we were so very severe": 1930s Colonizing Care Relations between White Anglican Women Staff and Inuvialuit, Inuinnait, and Iñupiat People in an" …

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Being an Inuvialuk archaeologist and educator from Tuktoyaktuk

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Being an Inuvialuk archaeologist and educator from Tuktoyaktuk

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Being an Inuvialuk archaeologist and educator from Tuktoyaktuk

Daily life of the Inuit

I did it for the maktaaq: exploring Indigenous methodologies around beluga research in two communities in Inuit Nunaat

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Being an Inuvialuk archaeologist and educator from Tuktoyaktuk

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Being an Inuvialuk Archaeologist and Educator from Tuktoyaktuk

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Integration of Canadian Eskimo, Indians, and other persons of native ancestry in modern economic and public life: evidence from Inuvik

eskimos (Inuit)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

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