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File:Pingos near Tuk.jpg|thumb|left|PingoPingoIn the 2016 Canadian Census, the ISR population was 5,336 people, of which 3,110 were Inuvialuit and formed a majority in all six communities.WEB,weblink Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Inuvialuit region [Inuit region], Northwest Territories, Statistics Canada, April 13, 2016, April 13, 2016, There are no communities in the Yukon North Slope. Of the six communities in the ISR all are located in the Northwest TerritoriesBerkes, p. 123 and, along with Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic, form the Inuvik Region.WEB,weblink Administrative Regions of the NWT, 2013-10-28,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131029201843weblink">weblink 2013-10-29, dead, Inuvik, located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta, approximately {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} from the Arctic Ocean, is the region's administrative centre, home to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The only other inland community, Aklavik, is located on the Peel Channel. Hunting, fishing and trapping are the major economic activities of Paulatuk, in Amundsen Gulf's Darnley Bay, and Sachs Harbour, the only permanent settlement on Banks Island. Tuktoyaktuk, formerly known as "Port Brabant", is set on Kugmallit Bay, near the Mackenzie River Delta. It has the only deepwater port in the ISR. Ulukhaktok, formerly known as "Holman", is located on the west coast of Victoria Island. Printmaking has taken over as the primary source of income in recent years. Herschel Island, which is uninhabited, is part of the ISR although in Yukon and was traditionally used by the Inuvialuit.English is spoken in the entire region. Additionally, Siglitun is spoken in Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyaktuk. Uummarmiutun is spoken in Inuvik and Aklavik. Inuinnaqtun is spoken in Ulukhaktok and nowhere else in the Northwest Territories.WEB,weblink "This is the way we were told": Multiple literacies in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Balanoff, Helen, Cynthia Chambers, Alice Kaodloak, Emily Kudlak, 2006, Presented at the 15th International Inuit Studies Conference, nwt.literacy.ca, 2, 2009-03-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090324220512weblink">weblink 2009-03-24, dead, Together they are grouped under Inuvialuktun.Climate {| class"wikitable sortable" style"width:60%; font-size:100%;"
Wildlife
(File:Polar bears on the Beaufort Sea coast.jpg|thumb|left|Polar bears on the Beaufort Sea coast)The Inuvialuit Renewable Resource Conservation and Management Plan sets the strategy for fish and wildlife management and conservation.Berkes, p. 97 Integrated management planning of the region's marine and coastal areas is described in the Beaufort Sea Integrated Management Planning Initiative.Berkes, p. 102 Wildlife includes Arctic char, Arctic fox, beluga whale, bearded seal, bowhead whale, caribou, moose, muskox, polar bear, ringed seal, and whitefish.Migratory bird management within the ISR is handled by policies, principles, and regulations described in the Conservation of Migratory Birds in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region report.WEB,weblink Migratory Bird Management in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Bailey, John, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, 2009-03-16, 2013-05-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130508134145weblink">weblink dead,Protected areas
There are several protected parks and bird sanctuaries in the ISR. There are five parks: Aulavik National Park, Herschel Island Territorial Park, Ivvavik National Park, Pingo Canadian Landmark, and Tuktut Nogait National Park. There are also four bird sanctuaries: Anderson River Delta Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Banks Island No. 1 Bird Sanctuary, Cape Perry Migratory Bird Sanctuary, and Kendall Island Migratory Bird SanctuaryWEB,weblink Appendix A, NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines, 3, 2009-03-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090324220512weblink">weblink 2009-03-24, dead,Natural resources
The area is rich in non-renewable hydrocarbon resources.BOOK, Stern, Pamela R., Historical Dictionary of the Inuit, Scarecrow Press, 2004, 81, 0-8108-5058-3,weblink registration, Inuvialuit Settlement Region hydrocarbon., There are proven commercial quantities of natural gas, nickel, petroleum, and zinc.Stern, p. 82The ISR's Inuvialuit Private Lands are divided into those where the Inuvialuit own surface and subsurface minerals, or those lands with only surface rights.WEB, February 13, 2008, Inuvialuit Settlement Region,weblink 2009-03-16, Aurora Research Institute,References
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