Comparing The Challenges Of Inuit And Haida Essay

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Inuit and Haida Essay

Off of what we have earned the Haida and Inuit are very different. But they are also the same in a couple of ways too. Some of the challenges they face can be pretty challenging.

Challenges
The Inuit had problems with the cold. So they made warm coats out of animal hides mainly caribou. They also made igloos and built fires which made it warmer inside.
The haida had to do a little more as in preserving their food. They had to dehydrate their food by covering it in salt,but the inuit just froze their food due to the temperature.

Resources
Next they both had different resources. Some of the resources the inuit had were meat,bone,hide,snow/ice. They ate the meat. The hide was used for clothing. The bones of the dead

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