"I know people were happier in the old days," said William Kuptana, an elder at Sachs Harbour.

Sachs Harbour is the only permanent settlement on Banks Island.

Sachs Harbour is the headquarters of Aulavik National Park.

Sachs Harbour is in the Arctic tundra climatic zone, characterized by long, extremely cold winters.

The district consists of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk and Ulukhaktok.

This influx of people led to the establishment of Sachs Harbour, the only community on the island.

It is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and had a population of 114 in 2001, all in Sachs Harbour.

There is an annual goose hunt in the spring out of Sachs Harbour.

The first confirmed grizzly-polar bear hybrid found in the wild was shot on Banks Island in April 2006, near Sachs Harbour.

The only permanent Inuvialuit settlement on the island, Sachs Harbour or Ikhuak, is on the southwest coast.