The name Inuits means “the people, ” and this tribe occupies northernmost regions of North America. Today there are around 160,000 Inuit people living in the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia. The Inuit houses were igloo’s made from snow bricks and ice huts made from wood. Inuit continue to maintain their unique culture within their distinct homeland. Despite modern influences and conveniences, Inuit have retained their language, core knowledge and beliefs.
Inuits hunting skills
The Inuit were mainly hunters, and relied heavily on the animals of the Arctic as their main source of food.Since very little vegetation could survive in the Arctic climate, the Inuit could not depend solely on plants for food.The Inuit were skilled hunters, and caught food year-round, even during the harsh winters.The Inuit were able to hunt for food year-round, so depending on the season they would hunt for different animals. They also ate caribou, oxen, birds, eggs, deer, and muskrat.
A Inuit Quote:May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart.
Famous Inuit People:Some Inuits have become famous. Pitseolak Ashoona was an artist who was born on Nottingham Island circa 1904 in what is now known as Nunavut. She married Ashoona, a hunter, in 1922. Four of her surviving children became artists: sons Kumwartok, Qaqaq and Kiawak Ashoona and daughter Napachie Pootoogook. In the early 1950's the Civil Administrator of west Baffin Island, James Houston, introduced the techniques of printmaking to the Inuit. Pitseolak Ashoona began working in the late 1950's; she produced over 7,000 drawings during her career. The subject matter in her work often depicted the traditional ways of Inuit life before contact with Europeans.
This is a picture and artwork of the famous inuit Pitseolak Ashoona
Some Iroquois have become famous. Pitseolak Ashoona was an artist who was born on Nottingham Island circa 1904 in what is now known as Nunavut. She married Ashoona, a hunter, in 1922. Four of her surviving children became artists: sons Kumwartok, Qaqaq and Kiawak Ashoona and daughter Napachie Pootoogook. In the early 1950's the Civil Administrator of west Baffin Island, James Houston, introduced the techniques of printmaking to the Inuit. Pitseolak Ashoona began working in the late 1950's; she produced over 7,000 drawings during her career. The subject matter in her work often depicted the traditional ways of Inuit life before contact with Europeans.
The Inuit were affected when the European explorers came to their territories because they felt threatened. For so long they had been alone, only surrounded by others in their tribe. However, they tried to steal their furs and make money by selling fur coats back home in France and England.
The Inuit were mainly hunters, and relied heavily on the animals of the Arctic as their main source of food.
Since very little vegetation could survive in the Arctic climate, the Inuit could not depend solely on plants for food.
The Inuit were skilled hunters, and caught food year-round, even during the harsh winters.
The Inuit were able to hunt for food year-round, so depending on the season they would hunt for different animals. They also ate caribou, oxen, birds, eggs, deer, and muskrat.