Nattilik Heritage Centre

Nattilik Heritage Centre is a museum in Gjoa Haven, King William Island, Nunavut, Canada. It presents the history and culture of the local Inuit people.[1]

Nattilik Heritage Centre, Gjoa Haven, September 2019

Franklin's lost expedition
Ship's bell recovered from the wreck of HMS Erebus, Nattilik Heritage Centre, September 2019

As the nearest Inuit community to the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site, it is proposed to expand the centre to include the history of the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin, as well as artefacts from the wrecks of the expedition's ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, under an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement based on the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement with the Inuit people to give the Inuit people the ownership of archaeological sites and artifacts within Nunavut's boundaries.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "Nattikil Heritage Centre" (PDF). Museum of Cultural History. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. DeGeorge, Krestia (9 October 2019). "Canada's federal election postpones Inuit benefits agreement for Franklin wrecks site". Arctic Today. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. Craciun, Adriana (14 July 2017). "Of shipwrecks and sovereignty". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. DeGeorge, Krestia (18 October 2018). "Inuit, Parks Canada close to deal on Franklin wrecks national historic site". Arctic Today. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. George, Jane (18 October 2018). "Inuit, Parks Canada close to deal on Franklin wrecks national historic site". Arctic Today. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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