The Inuit of the Far North

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The Inuit of the Far North

• I. Location-----?
• Inuit (Eskimo) Means The People

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II. Inuit Way of Life

• 1. Live in frozen Arctic
• a. Harsh conditions
• year round
• 2. Small groups
• a. Family rules / government

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3. Sources of food

• a. Caribou
• b. Polar Bears
• c. Whales
• d. Seals
• e. Fish

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4. Shelter

• a. Igloos in winter
• b. Sod houses
• tents in summer
• 5. Transportation
• a. Kayaks
• -via water
• b. Dog-pulled sleds
• -via land

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6. Eskimo Religion

• a. Shaman
• -Polytheism
• -priest who talks to spirits
• -magic to heal sick
• -call animals to hunters

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