Inuit Environment

They live on the land in question, and are considered to be a nation within a nation, which would mean that if the land was taken over by a country other than Canada they would not identify with the new beliefs being brought in, as Canada has let them freely practice their culture, integrating it into the Canadian identity. Another issue for the Inuit is modernization of the land, which is what Russia is trying to do by drilling for the oil resources. This goes against what the Inuit stand for, which is preserving the land and resources that lie within. If Canada pursues their interest in the Arctic, then the indigenous people will be able to stay where they are, preserve their culture, and care for their

The inuit have to understand the natural patterns of Arctic wildlife because of global warming. Global warming is causing problems because the number

The Inuit people are also known as Eskimos. They have lived in the Artic area; the Tundra, where the climate is cold and too severe for trees to grow, for over a thousand years. Over the thousands of years living in the Artic environment, the Inuit people have adapted culturally and biologically. Among the biological adaptations, their bodies altered permitting them to adapt to the environment in five ways. In addition to biological adaptations, the Inuit people also adapted culturally, changing how they dressed, the type of home they lived in, and the number of individuals in their groups.

The Netsilik (the people of the seal) are Inuit’s that live in the Canadian Arctic north of Hudson Bay above the Arctic Circle. With the sea freezing in September and not thawing out till the end of July living is very difficult. In the mid-nineteenth century, they numbered about five hundred. As time progressed, their population grew up to 4,000. The Netsilik’s native dialect is that of the “Inuit-Inupiaq” (What when how) which is a branch of the “Eskaleut” (WWH) language family. In the past, they lived in small nomadic villages comprised of igloos that traveled in groups or extended families. However, due to contact with other cultures, they have started to utilize things such as snowmobiles, firearms and other technologies instead of their

During the summer seasons, Inuit would mainly hunt caribou. Traditionally, a caribou hunt occurred in the fall. In the southern-most parts of Inuit territory, salmon was hunted during that time. In the winter, when the ice was solid, kayaks were used for seal hunting.

European explorers typically viewed Native Americans and Inuit (formerly called “Eskimo”) peoples as uncivilized savages who could be ignored, treated as curiosities, or manipulated to meet the goals of businessmen, clerics, scientists, or politicians. Civil interaction with native peoples was pursued only when it was critical to the success of European ventures such as procuring gold, silver, fur, and land. These exploitative or antagonistic relationships with native groups arose from ethnocentric attitudes which to some degree still persist in both public and private arenas. But today, we understand the importance of looking at primary sources, both written and archaeological, for a richer and more complete narrative about what such earlier encounters meant to the participants.

Even though both tribes are alike there are still many differences.In this chapter I will tell you about the Inuit tribe.One of these tipes differences is there myths.The reason this is different is because an example of one is it’s about a polar bear and why there are constellations. Another difference is were they live in Canada. The.The Inuit live closer to the north and arctic than the Dene people do. This proof that even though the two groups are alike the Inuit still have many differences.

Soapstone is a soft material that is easy to be carved. However the stone breaks very easily due to this soft nature, This week we are learning how to carve soapstone pendants and jewelry, and we have already discovered several problems in the carving process. Thus it is so fascinating to see what the Inuit culture has done with this type of stone.

The Canadian native aboriginals are the original indigenous settlers of North Canada. They are made up of the Inuit, Metis and the First nation. Through archeological evidence old crow flats seem to the earliest known settlement sites for the aboriginals. Other archeological evidence reveals the following characteristics of the Aboriginal culture: ceremonial architecture, permanent settlement, agriculture and complex social hierarchy. A number of treaties and laws have been enacted amongst the First nation and European immigrants throughout Canada. For instance the Aboriginal self-government right was a step to integrate them in Canadian society. This allows for a chance to manage cultural, historical, economic, political and healthcare of the indigenous people communities (Asch 21).

The article we read over the Inuit tribe in Alaska was about this group of people and how the chances of them getting cancer are so little, it almost never happens. “1 in 1000 chances” as it says in the blog. The author of the blog is arguing that the reason the Inuit tribe’s chances of getting cancer are so rare because of the vitamin B17, which is in grass, which is what caribou eat, which is what the Inuit people eat. According to the author, vitamin B17 (or Laetrile) causes cancer prevention. While I agree that the theory does make sense, I don’t necessarily agree with it due to my own amount of research. I agree that most of the facts do hold up, such as the one mentioned earlier about the “1 in 1000 chances” and the fact that the Inuit people’s diet consists of caribou, seal, salmon, bears, and others. But as a whole, I feel that it may be other factors that are contributing as to why the Inuit people’s chances of getting cancer are so low.

The inuit are different because of their unique art, They make different art and different carvings because they have different

When studying the Inuit, Pamela Stern and Lisa Stevenson learned about their culture and how it intertwined with the rest of Canada. They learned the Inuit have a closely-knit social system that people often rely on in times of unemployment or hardship. She also experienced seeing Inuit work in a labor-intensive job, gathering materials for basket making and found politically the Inuit aim to self-govern. In their government they have created a wide variety of programs to try and promote tradition and culture such as education programs that teach Inuit culture and language (Stern, 2006).

myth that had been around for years on how the catlike panther used to be a beautiful native woman.

As I was started reading this chapter I was very much unaware that, the inhabitants of the Artic often are called Eskimo. Arctic people are sectioned into 4 categories: the Unangan, The Yup’ik, the Inupiaq, and the Inuit. The Unangan populate the Aleutian island, the Yup’ik dwell in southern and central Alaska, the Inupiaq in northern Alaska, and the Inuit live in the rest of the North American Arctic. Everybody has their own particular tribe ceremonies and social generally the same numbers of us in the United States are assorted, the straightforward purpose behind being various is the thing that causes the adjustment in the practices. Despite the fact that they are from the same tribe they have diverse viewpoints to a large portion of the stuff. From the language to how they hunt and what they hunt to their living style.

I have never heard of the claim the Inuit languages have more words than in the English language. With the issue of determining whether this statement is true or not, I believe consulting an expert in the Inuit language is the best approach. Also, for a word to be considered different from another it must have a slightly different meaning or be used in a different context.