Paleajook Eskimo Co-operative Limited
Taloyoak, NU X0B 1B0
Ph:(867) 561-5221
Fax: (867) 561-5603
Incorporated in November 1959, this Co-op began as a venue for local carvers to sell their art. They also sold hunting, camping & fishing supplies with some food staples. Today the Co-op is active in a variety of businesses including a hotel, cable television services, a post office and video rentals. The current retail store was built in 1990 and was renovated in 2000.
About Taloyoak
Alternate Name: Spence Bay
Local Meaning: Caribou Blind
POPULATION: 648
TIME ZONE: Mountain
At the head of Spence Bay on the south coast of the Boothia Peninsula sits Taloyoak. Its first inhabitants were Netsilik Inuit, and in 1904, Amundsen explored much of the Boothia Peninsula on his journey through the Northwest Passage.
Taloyoak is home to many Inuit artisans. Inuit carvers work in bone, stone and ivory to create traditional and spiritual Inuit images. "Spence Bay" packing dolls are produced here. Also, traditional caribou and seal skin clothing, such as parkas, mitts and kamiks are produced by Taloyoak natives. The community's economy relies on trapping and the commercial char fishery, as well as its handicrafts. Snowmobile tours of the region in winter and spring, and boating tours are available during the summer months.
http://www.polarnet.ca/taloyoak
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