Abstract

Recent salvage excavation of a pair of 20th century sod houses in Ivvavik National Park at Niaqulik, have provided some interesting insights into the interrelationship between archaeology and traditional knowledge. The two houses, both very simply constructed in a traditional style, have provided enough information to make interpretations on who built them, when they were used, and how they fit into the bigger picture of Inuvialuit settlement at the Niaqulik site. This paper will present the results of the excavations and demonstrate how it can be fitted into the North Slope Inuvialuit Oral History project of Murielle Nagy (1994) to integrate the two projects into a more comprehensive understanding of recent history on the shores of the Beaufort Sea.