Inuit Inukshuk
Inuit man testing the
ice thickness
Habitat
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The Inuit of the Arctic people live in the northern
part of Newfoundland and occupy a big part of
the Arctic region.
Temperature stays below the freezing point for
10 months a year.
It is constantly dark and cold during the winter
and the sun is shining throughout the entire day
during the summer.
Homes
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No wood is ever available to the Inuit of the
Arctic because no trees grow in the Tundra.
Instead, they can use snow because it is a very
good construction material.
In winter, they make blocks out of snow to build
Igloos.
During summer when some snow has melted,
they live in tent-like huts made out of animal skin
stretched over a frame.
Homes Continued...
Igloo in the making
Inuit tent covered in caribou skins
Subsistence
Typical diet consisted of anything hunted, fished or gathered
locally.
The rarely found Arctic Fox
 75% of daily energy intake is
from fat.
 Lots of protein and fat.
 Hunted animals like seal, walrus,
Couple of musk oxen
musk oxen, and many more.
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Clothing
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Because of the low temperatures in the Arctic,
only fur clothing can keep the Inuit warm
enough.
A complete set of clothes included boots,
stocking, long coats and pants.
The typical hooded coat was made from
caribou/seal skin and also had a feathered
inside.
Clothing Continued...
Inuit children wearing the typical
Inuit outfit
Inuit styled coat
Tools and Weapons
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The Inuit had many tools and weapons for
survival which were also used for transportation.
Their version of a hammer included a stone tied
to a branch.
They use a knife with a triangular-shaped stone
blade with a wooden handle mainly for cleaning
skins.
They also used a weapon called Bolas, its
purpose being to capture an animal by
entangling their legs.
Tools and Weapons
Continued...
Ulu, the Inuit knife
Hunter using the Inuit weapon, Bolas.
Inuit crossbow
Social Organization and Kinship
There is no official organization in family;
everyone is equal.
 There were usually groups of 60-300
people in an area (the Inuit thought of
themselves as small groups of people)
 Usually in these groups, there was at least
one shaman (people who had access to
the world of spirits)
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Leadership and Government
No official government.
 No king or leader.
 Closest thing to having a leader would be
having a shaman who would sometimes
have power.
 Elders sometimes have a leadership role.
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Religious and Spiritual Customs
The ritual for a newborn is that they have
to be born in a separate hut away from the
rest of the family.
 Unwanted babies or babies without a
name can be killed within eight days after
birth and it would not be considered as
murder.
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Cultural Artifacts
Clothing made of fur.
 Inuit drums.
 Snow goggles.
 Weapons.
 The Inukshuk, which is a stone figure that
traditionally means “someone was here” or
“you are on the right path”.
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Cultural Artifacts Continued…
Inuit drum
Inuit Inukshuk
Resources Used
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