Alexander Charles Aviugana (1945-1994)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Beck, Tom
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Aviugana; Alexander Charles; 1945-1994; Biographies; Co-management; Community development; Gwich'in Indians; Inuit; Inuvialuit Development Corporation; Inuvialuit Land Administration; Native land claims; Native organizations; Self-determination; Aklavik region; N.W.T; Inuvik; Inuvialuit Settlement Region waters; N.W.T./Yukon; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Mackenzie Delta; Aklavik; Arctic; Canada; Yukon; Beaufort Sea; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga Whale Committee; Beluga*; inuit; Inuvialuit; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64357

On May 1994, Arctic Canada lost a highly respected resident with the death of Alex Aviugana, age 49. Following a lengthy illness fought with selflessness and stoicism, Alex died in Inuvik, comforted by his wife Lena, their family, and close friends. Alex was born in the Mackenzie Delta near Aklavik...