1. THE INUIT TRIBE CREATED BY AMANDA BROADNAX 2011

2. LOCATION *located in the Arctic *Their tribe stretches from Alaska and the islands of the Bering Sea, across Canada to the coast of Greenland, and the tip of Russia *They live along the sea

3. GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE *For most of the year the land is covered in snow and the seas are frozen *This land is considered snow-covered plains, Grasslands (tundra), and some forests *The land is frozen except for 3 months of the year. Spring arrives in March and April. By May, the snow melts but by October, the first heavy snowfalls begin. *Temperatures can fall to 50 degrees below zero

4. PLANTS  The land is not suitable for farming because it is frozen.  The Inuit did not grow crops because it was too cold.  The Inuit hunted, fished, trapped, and gathered berries

5. ANIMALS  The Inuit relied on hunting and fishing for food.  From the sea, they hunted seals, whales, and fished using harpoons.  From the land, they hunted caribou and polar bears.  Much of what they ate was raw.  Oil from sea mammals, especially whales, gave the Inuit fuel for cooking and for oil lamps.  Tools were made from bones.

6. CLOTHING  The Inuit used animal skins and fur to make their clothing.  Shirts were made of bird skin.  Pants and coats were made from animal fur.  They wore mittens and boots called kamiks.

7. SHELTER  The Inuit word for house is iglu.  What we call an igloo is an igluviak or snowhouse to them.  Most snowhouses were temporary shelters, used while the Inuit where hunting by the sea.  The snow blocks were cut with a large knife or saw.  In many areas in Canada, children take igloo building lessons.  When they weren’t hunting by the sea, they lived in turf houses.