It is also unique within Canada in that at the time of first European contact 3 very different aboriginal groups co-existed here: the Cree from the south, the Dene (Athapaskans), caribou hunters from the sub-arctic barrenlands, and the Inuit from the arctic. There have also been major archaeological find in the area from the Dorset and Thule cultures, the forbearers of the Inuit. There is an excellent Eskimo Museum in the town, as well as many places to buy native arts & crafts.