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Ulukhaktok Traditions
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Ulukhaktok Traditions
Music and dance are an important part of life in Ulukaktok. Songs tell stories of:
- hunting
- dancing
- travelling
The songs are passed from generation to generation. The most common songs are:
- Aya-ya songs
- chanting
- story songs
The singers sing to the rhythm of the caribou skin drums. Dancers act out the songs. Sometimes the dancers play drums and dance.
Dancing, drumming and singing continues to be a vital part of life in Holman with regular performances at the community hall. The Holman drummers and dancers have also performed at ceremonies throughout the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Ulukhaktok Dancers performing
Ulukhaktok Drummers
Fish filleting
The golf course in Ulukhaktok is the most Northerly golf course in the world
Ulukhaktok Festivals and Community Events
Kingalik Jamboree - Mid-June
The jamboree features traditional events such as:
- tea-boiling
- duck plucking
- fish-filleting
- square dancing contests
Contact Ulukaktok Recreation and Sports for more information.
Phone: (867) 376-3511
Billy Joss Open Golf Tournament
Mid-July.
Three-day golf tournament held north of the Arctic Circle featuring:
- golfing
- fishing
- barbecues
Contact the Ulukaktok Recreation and Sports for more information.
Phone: (867) 396-3511