Village Profiles: Anaktuvuk Pass and Anchor Point

Anaktuvuk means "the place of caribou droppings" so you can imagine this place has a history of caribou hunting, and it does! The Nunamiut people of Anaktuvuk Pass have proven themselves to be historical survivors and masterful artists with their famous Anaktuvuk masks. The first missionaries were Presbyterians who came in with float planes and starting the Chapel in the Mountains which is still there today. At a place appropriately called the "Gates of the Arctic" there is much beauty to be had. Anchor Point gets its name from the famous 1778 expedition of Captain James Cook because he lost an anchor at this spot while looking for the Northwest Passage. This European settlement has become a place of storytelling and nostalgia about the good 'ol days of the first settlers in the 1940s. Contact the show at [email protected] TYSA Logo was created by Evan Van Kirk Music was created by Isaac Bedingfield