THE INUIT The People Food and Agriculture Inuit

THE INUIT “The People”

Food and Agriculture Inuit living in Nunangat harvested country food. Seals were most common to hunt for their bones, oil and skin. The Inuits ate lots of meat due to lack of vegetation. Hunters followed the caribou migration. Hunting was most important way of finding food.

Clothing made out of animal skin and fur. Caribou skin was most common because of its good insulation. Wore many layers during winter. Snow goggles made from caribou antlers to protect from snow blindness. Women wore large hooded parkas to carry their children. Decorated clothes with quills, feathers and dyes.

Shelter During warmer weather they lived in tents made from animal hide. In the winter they made dome-like houses from ice and snow called igloos. Inuit in richer locations had access to trees and other recourses to make temporary houses called wigwams. They used seal oil to light lamps inside their houses. Coastal inuit made large houses that were partly in the ground.

Geography Inhabited most of northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland. surrounded bye 3 oceans; Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic. Summer only lasts a few moths each year. Inuit had to adapt to freezing cold temperatures throughout many years Many mountain ranges, tundras Permafrost stayed frozen all year.

Social Organization Eight main Inuit groups (ie: Labrador, Ungava, Baffin island, Iquilik, Caribou, Netsilik, Copper& Western, Inuktitut 5 inuit dialects 5 -6 in a family. 6 -10 families lived together in a group. Men hunted, fished and built houses. Women cooked, made clothes and watched children. No leader or chief.

Other Information Inuit means “The People” They used to be called “Eskimos” which meant “eater of raw meat. ” Popular Game called head pull Inutuks were used to scare caribou towards the hunters. Helping your fellow man was a very important rule Practiced a religion called animism The shallow is a one sided drum and was a popular instrument for ceremonies

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