2. 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

3. Their houses are igloos Or tents

4. Their means of transport are slides or kayaks

5. They go seal hunting and fishing

6. They greet each other rubbing their noses

7. Inuit language Inuit speak their own language called Inuktitut: Sunday - Naattingujaq Monday - Naggajjau Tuesday - Aippiq Wednesday - Pingatsiq Thursday - Tisammiq Friday - Tallirmiq Saturday - Naattingujalaarniaq http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/15

8. The Inuit flag

9. Inuit culture: Throat singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnGM0BlA95I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnGM0BlA95I Drumming http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/27 http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/27 Games http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/21 http://icor.ottawainuitchildrens.com/node/21

10. Inuit poetry

11. 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?

12. 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.