The Inuits By: Evan & Elliot
Location The Inuits live in: Russia Canada Greenland Alaska, United States Aleutian Islands Siberia, Russia Russia North America
Food Inuit's and their food: Inuits are hunters Fish Sea mammals (seals, whale, walrus) Few land mammals (caribou, polar bear, birds, arctic hare) Bannock (traditional bread)
Shelter Inuit housing: Igloos (common winter houses) Skin Tents (common in summer) Stone Houses (common in Greenland) Driftwood and Earth houses (common in Siberia) Seal-Skin Tents
Movement Types of transportation: Sleds (frame, plank) Boats (Kayaks, Umiaks) Frame sleds used in Alaska and Siberia Plank sleds used in Canada and Greenland Kayaks used for hunting Umiaks used for long trips Sleds were powered by dogs
Outer Clothing Outer Clothing Includes: Hooded Jacket Mittens Trousers Boots Inuit’s outer clothing was mostly made of Caribou skin
Inner Clothing Inuit’s inner clothing was made mostly of seal skin. Inner Clothing Includes: Hooded Jacket Trousers Socks Inuit’s inner clothing was made mostly of seal skin.
Region The regions of the Inuit: Arctic (harshest region in the world) Sub arctic (very cold, below freezing) Climate (long cold winters, short cool summers) Average temperature = -20 degrees F, -30 degrees F Snowfall (15-90inches a year)
Inuit Art Inuits carved every day objects Inuits made mostly animals in their art Inuits designed some of their art with clothing
Sports/Recreation Sports the intuits' played are: Weightlifting & wrestling Football & ice hockey Entertainment (drumming, dancing, dice game, throat singing) The inuit’s also possessed their own games
Skills, Tools, and Products Skilled Carvers (Bow drills) Knives (bone, wood, ivory) Skilled Fishers (harpoons) Stone tied on a branch for hammer Making Jewelry (Inuit Bling) Painters Art
Social Customs Inuit social customs: Language (Inupik and Yupik) Marriage (individual choice)
Place What the place is like: Cold Normally Snow covered (tundra) Near Water (i.e. Pacific Ocean) The Frozen Tundra Pacific Ocean
Human/Environment Interaction The Inuit’s interacted with their environment by: Igloos (homes made out of mounds of snow) Clothing (made from animals in the region) Hunting tools (made from common resources such as wood) Food (came from animals and fish) Transportation (dog sleds and kayaks)
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