Northwestern Canada was once home to several Aboriginal tribes, and the Inuit who moved in Alaska began to appear. Northern residents can "welcome you" in no less than 11 official languages. About 43,000 residents of the Northwest Territories are Aboriginal. Large population gathering places such as Yellowknife, Inuvik and Hay River are more new settlers. The current Aboriginal people in the Northwest are made up of many different original branches: Inuit Inuvialuit, Gwichin, Sahtu Dene, Metis Metis, Dehcho, Tlicho and Akaitcho. The warm and friendly and adventurous northern residents add to the charm of the Northwest.