Many of our grade six students sleep overnight in igloos during their annual spring camping trip. Here are some of the things that we do in our community . Aklavik, Arctic Bay, Arctic Red River, Arviat, Baker Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Broughton Island, Cambridge Bay, Cape Dorset, Chesterfield Inlet, Clyde River, Colville Lake Coppermine, Coral Harbour, Detah, Enterprise, Eureka, Fort Franklin, Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, Fort Mcpherson, Fort Norman, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Hall Beach, Hay River, Holman Island, Igloolik, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Jean Marie River, Kakisa Lake, Lac Lamarte, Lake Harbour, Lupin, Nahanni Butte, Nanisivik, Normam Wells, Pangirtung, Paulatuk, Pelly Bay, Polaris, Pond Inlet, Rae Edzo, Rae Lakes, Rankin Inlet, Reliance, Repulse Bay, Resolute, Sachs Harbour, Sanikuluak, Snare lake, Snowdrift, Spence Bay, Trout Lake, Tuktoyaktuk, Tungsten, Whale Cove, Wrigley, Yellowknife. Please note that many communities are changing their names back to the traditional names. Let us know what you think.
Many communities do have monuments of some kind.
Each community has its own special attractions. Here in Rankin Inlet you can visit Marble Island and learn about how he and his men perished. Their graves can still be seen on dead man's island and their ships can be seen underwater in the which sits about 30 km from Rankin Inlet in Hudson Bay. Their rocky tent rings are still there. You can visit the site of the North Rankin Nickel Mine, which was the first modern mine in the history of Canada's Arctic.