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Nattilik Heritage Centre The Nattilik Heritage Centre is the cultural heart of Gjoa Haven. Visit our website for more information. Ullulaq Inuit Arts Gallery is housed in the centre.

With its unique octagonal building and muskox-inspired design, the Centre is a living repository of Inuit life, ancestry, and artistry. The Nattilik Heritage Centre in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, opened in 2013. Inside the protective musk ox circle of the building the Nattilik people present themselves through stories, images, local Inuit art and craft. Here you can experience the northern lights over Back River, informative interpretive displays on local wildlife, objects from the Roald Amundsen collection repatriated to Gjoa Haven for the opening of the Heritage Centre and so much more. The art gallery has a wide range of local arts and crafts on display. Carvings and wall hangings by local Nattilik Inuit artists are prominent. Ullulaq Inuit Arts sells and ships artwork to buyers all over the world. The objects of the Society are:
To facilitate and promote Inuit arts and crafts, culture, heritage and history with an aim towards tourism, and public education, and to develop associated economic opportunities. This will include: a. enhancing existing and future tourism on behalf of people in and around Gjoa Haven, Nunavut with a focus on cultural, natural, and heritage resources;a. enhancing existing and future tourism on behalf of people in and around Gjoa Haven, Nunavut with a focus on cultural, natural, and heritage resources; working together within the tourism and eco-tourism industries:d. assisting with other economic development opportunities \Vhich provide social, economic, or cultural benefit to beneficiaries under the Nunavut Land Claim agreement who reside in or around Gjoa Haven. Developing interpretation and other programs in order to strengthen Inuit culture and language; and generating employment and developing the Centre with a view to promoting the above objects.

10/16/2026

The gift shop will be closed this afternoon as staff will have a board meeting with the Board of Directors from 1:15pm to 4:45pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10/15/2026

The centre is open

10/07/2026
Please join us for the screening of:Beneath the Water: The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic SiteBen...
10/03/2026

Please join us for the screening of:

Beneath the Water:
The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and
HMS Terror National Historic Site

Beneath the Water is a short
documentary film that tells the story of the search for the
Franklin expedition, the location of the wrecks, archaeological and
conservation work at the wreck sites, and the vital role of Inuit—both historically and today.

The film explores the history of the Franklin expedition, Inuit
contribution to locating,
protecting, interpreting, and
co-managing of the wrecks, and Parks Canada’s leadership in
underwater archaeology and
conservation.

Date: Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Location: Nattilik Centre

Co-production partners:
This film is a co-production between the Nattilik Heritage Society, the Inuit Heritage Trust, the Kitikmeot Inuit Association and Parks Canada.

This artwork is about Gjoa Haven named Uqshuqtuuq. It has all the wonderful depictions of Inuit culture, language and art that still thrives today.

By Robert Porter

This artwork is of Nuliajuq, the woman who created all sea life, keeping watch over the wreck. As we look upon the scene, it’s unclear - are we looking up or down on this boat? Under the ocean waves, up and down almost doesn’t matter. Since the boat ran aground, frozen in time, preserving itself to this day in the arms of Nuliajuq domain, she has kept it safe. Are we looking up at the boat as it sailed? Or down as it sank? To Her, it doesn’t make a difference. For we are as we are to Her.

By Aija Komangapik

09/28/2026

Nattilik Centre will open at 1

09/28/2026

Nattilik centre closed this morning due to weather. We will update around 12 if opening.

09/23/2026
We are still looking for country food.
09/21/2026

We are still looking for country food.

Address

16 Porter Road
Gjoa Haven, NU
X0B1J0

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(867) 360-6035

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