Draft Itinerary
Saturday Feb 15:
Day 1: Fly Toronto to Yellowknife. Free time in Yellowknife.
Overnight: Explorer Hotel
Sunday Feb 16:
Day 2: Tour of Yellowknife with Strong Interpretation.
Evening: Aurora Viewing with Great Slave Lake Tours ($100)
Overnight: Explorer Hotel.
Meals on own
Monday Feb 17:
Day 2: Meeting with NWT Ministry of Tourism, CEO Northwest Territories Tourism, Director of Industry and Investment, other Indigenous businesses in Yellowknife . Aurora College Aboriginal program
Overnight: Explorer Hotel.
Meals on own
Tuesday Feb 18:
Day 3: Fly to Inuvik. Meet Tundra North Tours. Head on ice road trip, visit with Elder couple that sells crafts and participate in storytelling. Meet with trapper, tour and talk about how he makes a living and how that changed. Head to Aurora village. Talk about way of life of Inuit. Aurora viewing
Overnight: Igloos/teepees in Aurora Village
Breakfast on own
Wednesday Feb 19:
Day 4: Full day at Aurora village learning the Inuit way of life. Igloo building, teepee set up, snow mobile driving lesson, trapping display and history. Traditional lunchcooked by Elder. Visit Ice house. Lecture about food security in the North. Cultural winter games for all to participate in during the afternoon.
Cultural dinner. Students will help to prepare dinner. Aurora viewing.
Overnight: Igloos/teepees in Aurora Village
All meals included
Thursday Feb 20:
Day 5: Take new highway to Tuktoyaktuk. Participate in reindeer herding . Tuktoyaktuk tour. Meet with community members, mayor, Elders
Night on Arctic Ocean. Cultural dinner and lecture.
Overnight: B and B, Tuktoyaktuk
All meals included
Friday Feb 21:
Day 6: Visit the high school in Tuktoyaktuk and have a cultural exchange with students. As part of the course Ryerson students will email letters to Tuktoyaktuk students and discuss their life. They will have a chance to meet their pen pals and share more about each other’s culture.
Head back to Inuvik. Lecture with Elders. Lecture with Mayor of Inuvik, Economic Development Officer in Inuvik, Aurora Research Centre and Parks Canada. Students will receive their Arctic certificate. Dinner on own.
Overnight: Hotel in Inuvik
Breakfast and lunch included
Saturday Feb 22
Day 8: Morning in Inuvik. Inuvik town tour and Cultural centre visit.
Afternoon at Aurora Village. Students to participate in cultural activities in Inuvik including dog sledding (extra $$), ice fishing , snow shoeing and snowmobiling. Dinner on own.
Overnight: Hotel in Inuvik
Lunch included.
Sunday February 23
Day 9: Morning at leisure. Fly to Toronto. Flight First Air at 1:30 pm. Yellowknife to Toronto flight at 8 pm and arrive Toronto at 6 am on Monday February 24.
Meals on own.