Lake Angikuni: the tribe who just disappeared

Lake Angikuni: the tribe who just disappeared - How could an entire tribe disappear without trace, leaving behind all of their belongings? The legend, which supposedly happened on the banks of lake Angikuni in northern Canada, is going round the internet and has already been the subject of several books.

Reality or fiction, the story continues to ignite interest among adventurers and story lovers. If you're one of these, check out the facts surrounding the mystery!

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Getting to know the region - Before travelling back in time to uncover the facts behind the legend, let's take a look at the area where it supposedly happened.

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Location - This is Canada, more specifically, the region of Nunavut.

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Region - Nunavut is the largest and least populated province of Canada.

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Geography - The territory was separated from the Northeastern territories in 1999.

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Nature - Nunavut is considered one of the most remote regions in the world.

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Symbol - Nunavut's flag has four colors and two symbols.

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Capital - Nunavut's capital is Iqaluit.

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Ethnicity - Inhabitants of the area are mostly Inuit.

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Inuit - The Inuit belong to an indigenous group. It is incorrect to refer to them as Eskimos.

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Where they live - As well as Canada, the Inuit also live in Alaska and Greenland.

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Meaning - In the Inuit language, Nunavut means 'our land.'

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Fauna - Because it's such a cold region, it's fairly common to spot polar bears here.

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Beginning of the mystery - And it is precisely in this remote Inuit land, in the north of Canada, that our mystery begins.

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Legend - Legend says that in 1930 a fur hunter arrived at an Inuit village on the banks of lake Angikuni.

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Hunter - The hunter, whose name was Joe Labelle, had been in the village two weeks previously and told stories about the everyday life of its population.

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Disappearance - In November 1930, however, the hunter found the village completely abandoned.

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No trace - The tribe's kayaks and other belongings were in the same place, but there wasn't a single soul there.

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Authorities - Terrified, the hunter sought out the help of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who went to visit the village.

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The mystery continues - Once there, the police apparently found corpses of some of the dogs who used to be harnessed to pull sleds.

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Ancestors - They also found the graves of the tribe's ancestors destroyed.

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Unanswered question - But how could so many people have traveled without kayaks or sleds?

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Publication - According to the online resource, the Daily Grail, a Canadian newspaper called the 'The Danville Bee' published news of the disappearance on November 27, 1930.

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Where did they go to? - But what actually happened to the Inuit village which allegedly lived on the banks of lake Angikuni?

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Justification - According to an article by Randy Freeman for Canadian magazine UpHere, the Inuit were semi-nomadic, and followed the cycle of the animals which they ate.

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Myth - Randy Freeman believes that the story can only be considered true by those who aren't familiar with the north of Canada.

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Viral - The story of the alleged disappearance of the Inuit has gained a lot publicity on the internet in recent years, but prior to this the story was told in different ways by two books.

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Books - On of them, by Woody Gelman and Barbara Jackson, was published in 1976 and reported that just 30 people had disappeared.

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The origin of everything? - The other, older book was written by Frank Edwards and is called 'Stranger Than Science.'

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Imagination? - On the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's website there is a publication denying the case of the disappearance of the Inuit and confirming that the whole thing was made up by Frank Edwards and a journalist.

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Opinion - But what do you think? Was the mystery of lake Angikuni a myth or a true story?

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