1. Inuit Indians The Arctic Region
“the people”

2. Their Frozen Home… Lived in Alaska
Used the Bering Strait to come to Alaska
Lived in a very cold climate.

3. Food
They hunted whales, walruses, caribou, seals, and sometimes polar bears
They also ate seaweed

4. How They Got Their Food Hunters Fishermen
Ice Fishing - making holes in the ice and waiting for the air-breathing seals and walruses to use them when they needed air.
They learned to hunt this way by watching the polar bear

5. Clothing Parkas – large, thick coats lined with animal fur.
Thick, long pants
Boots lined with animal fur
Made clothes and footwear from animal skins
Hoods on women’s parkas made extra large, to protect the baby from the harsh wind when snuggled against the mother's back.
Sewn together with needle and thread made from animal bone and skin.

6. Housing lived in igloos – made from snow and ice.
lived in tents made of animal skins and bones when temperatures were above freezing

7. Transportation qajait – (aka Kayak)
Single Passenger boats that were covered in seal skin and floated very well.
Used to hunt Sea Animals.
If turned over could be righted by person in boat.

8. Transportation
On land, used dog sleds pulled by huskies

9. Inuit Life Inuit industry depended on animal hides and bones
some tools were also made out of worked stones.

10. Inuit Life Walrus ivory was an important material
used it to make knives.

11. Role of Women
The women took care of the children, cleaned huts, sewed and cooked.