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Ulukhaktok (known until 1 April, 2006 as '''Holman''') is a small Hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island , Northwest Territories , Canada . The 2001 Census indicated a population of 398, of which 375 are Inuvialuit or Inuit . Like other small traditional communities in the territories, Hunting , Trapping , and Fishing are major sources of income, but Printmaking has taken over as the primary source of income in recent years. The two principle languages in Ulukhaktok are the Kangiryuarmiutun Dialect of Inuinnaqtun and English . In 1923 , the first Hudson Bay Company post was opened, and finally settled where the town of Ulukhaktok is located today, on inlets of the Amundsen Gulf . The traditional name, ''Ulukhaktok'', means "the place where Ulu parts are found", or "a large bluff where we used to collect raw material to make ulus". The large Bluff that overlooks Ulukhaktok was provided the Slate and Copper that was used to make ulus and give the community its name. Thus the people who live there are called ''Ulukhaktokmiut'' ("people of"). Ulukhaktokmiut is a recent word as no people actually lived in this area until the opening of the Hudson Bay Company store, although people did vist the area to obtain the ulu materials. The community was sometimes known as Holman Island. This, however, is the name of the small island to the south. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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