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The Inuvialuit (ɪnˈuviˌaluət) (sing. Inuvialuk; ''the real people''〔(Modern Inuvialuit Culture )〕) or Western Canadian Inuit are Inuit people who live in the western Canadian Arctic region. They, like all other Inuit, are descendants of the Thule who migrated eastward from Alaska.〔(The Thule )〕 Their homeland - the Inuvialuit Settlement Region - covers the Arctic Ocean coastline area from the Alaskan border, east through the Beaufort Sea and beyond the Amundsen Gulf which includes some of the western Canadian Arctic Islands, as well as the inland community of Aklavik and part of the Yukon.〔(Map of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region )〕〔(Map of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region including communities )〕 The land was demarked in 1984 by the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. ==History and migration== Before the 20th century. the Inuvialuit Settlement Region was primarily inhabited by ''Siglit'' Inuit, but in the second half of the 19th century, their numbers were decimated by the introduction of new diseases. Nunatamiut, Alaskan Inuit, moved into traditional Siglit areas in the 1910s and 20s, enticed in part by renewed demand for furs from the Hudson's Bay Company and European markets. The Nunatamiut who settled in the Siglit area became known as Uummarmiut. Originally, there was an intense dislike between the Siglit and the Uummarmiut, but these differences faded over the years, and the two aboriginal peoples intermarried. With improved healthcare and Nunatamiut intermarriage, the Inuvialuit now number approximately 3,100.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The People of the Boreal Forest )〕 The Inuvialuit Settlement Region Traditional Knowledge Report of 2006 identified additional naming characteristics. Those Inuvialuit who live in the west are called ''Ualinirmiut'' (''Ualiniq'') by the people of the east. The Inuvialuit who occupy the east are known as ''Kivaninmiut'' (''Kivaliniq'') by the people of the west. The Inuit of Ulukhaktok are neither Siglit nor Uummarmiut but are Copper Inuit and refer to themselves as ''Ulukhaktokmuit'' after ''Ulukhaktok'', the native name for what used to be called Holman. The proposed Mackenzie Valley Pipeline would pass through both Inuvialuit and Gwich'in territory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inuvialuit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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