Holman Eskimo Co-operative Limited
Holman, NT X0E 0S0
Ph: (867) 396-3531
Fax: (867) 396-3705
Incorporated in 1961, the Co-op operates a variety of businesses, including a print-making shop and a gift store - where members sell arts and crafts. Lithography is the main type of art in production. This includes stone lithos, and wood cut stencils. Other operations include the essential community services of a hotel, retail store, cable TV, fuel delivery, post office and video rentals.
About Holman
Alternate Name: Uluqsaqtuuq
Local Meaning: Where There is Copper
POPULATION: 465
The community of Holman is found on the west side of Victoria Island on the Amundsen Gulf, on raised gravel beaches. Victoria Island is the ancestral home of the Copper Inuit and was spotted by members of the Franklin expedition of 1825.
The residents of Holman continue with a very traditional lifestyle. Hunting and fishing activities are still a very important way of life and sustenance. Hunting grounds and fishing lakes in the area are numerous and abundant. Muskox and arctic char are the most common staples of food in every home. The elders of all families are well respected and admired.
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