Inuvik Qayaq Club Principles

a) To foster and promote traditional Inuvialuit qayaq skills and techniques; all facets of Inuit qayaq culture; and recreational sea kayaking skills and techniques

b) To foster the training of traditional Inuvialuit qayaq skills and techniques; and recreational sea kayaking skills and techniques

c) Host and run traditional Inuvialuit qayaq skills and technique training courses and workshops; traditional Inuvialuit qayaq and qayaq related equipment building courses and workshops; recreational sea kayaking skills and technique training courses and workshops

d) To do all things incidental to these purposes

Friday 8 July 2011

IQC Summary


The Inuvik Qayaq Club is a unique entity for the principles and aims that it set to follow. The club has developed these principles with consultation, to enhance the world view, and recreation of all local youth.

In 2010, the IQC successfully managed to certify a class of local individuals, including two Inuvialuit youth in a nationally recognized sea kayak award. We also had one of the top skin-on-frame kayak makers in the country come up and join us to make one of our qayaq during the Great Northern Arts Festival. The IQC also represented all kayak clubs for the Sports North Federation AGM. Locally, the club also managed to facilitate a traditional paddle making workshop for the local high school.

These are very significant achievements that we have been able to create with a very modest level of support; imagine what we can achieve, and the potential that we can enhance within our youth with regular and dedicated financial funding and support.

To learn more of how you can assist in making a meaningful, measurable, and significant addition to the lives of local youth, please feel free to contact the Inuvik Qayaq Club, at:

Inuvik Qayaq Club
PO Box 2208
Inuvik, NT, X0E 0T0, Canada
(867) 678-0584
InuvikQayaqclub@gmail.com