Inuit Nation Inuit share a common culture across the North: they live in Greenland, Siberia or Canada. In Canada, they live in Nunavut (their own territory) and in Northern Quebec
Their houses are igloos Or tents
Their means of transport are slides or kayaks
They go seal hunting and fishing
They greet each other rubbing their noses
Inuit language Inuit speak their own language called Inuktitut: Sunday - Naattingujaq Monday - Naggajjau Tuesday - Aippiq Wednesday - Pingatsiq Thursday - Tisammiq Friday - Tallirmiq Saturday - Naattingujalaarniaq
The Inuit flag
Inuit culture: Throat singing Drumming Games
Inuit poetry
Text analysis What figures of speech can you find in the poem? (metaphors, alliterations, personifications, ….) Underline the pronouns they. What does they refer to in the first lines? And in the second part of the poem?
The poem can be divided into three main parts. Identify them and give a title to each of them. What is the meaning of the poem, according to you? Compare the Italian and the English versions. Discuss about the main similarities and differences of the two poems.