Inuits Research Paper

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The name of the ethnic group is the Inuits
They live in Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland
The population of the Inuits is 50,485.
FOOD
Since the Inuits lived in cold, harsh climates, they were unable to grow crops. So the Inuits hunted and ate meat. This might include seals, walruses, and whale. They also ate fish and foraged for berries.
CLOTHES
The Inuits usually wore two layers of caribou skin. The inner layer had the fur facing the skin. The outer layer had the fur facing out. The Inuits also wore clothing out of other animal skins such as dog, squirrel, fox, marmot, wolf polar bear, bird skin, feathers, and sealskin.
RELIGION
The Inuit people practice the animism and shamanism religion. Which shares similarities with most Northern Peoples religions. These religions practice the belief of spiritual healers mediating with spirits. These spirits would include animals, people, forces of nature, and inanimate objects after their spirit had died.
LANGUAGE
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The main language of Greenland is Kalaallisut. Inuktitut is the language of Eastern Canadian Inuit and Kalaallisut is the language of Western Greenlandic Inuit. English is usually the language of Inuits in America.
MUSIC
Traditional Inuit music is based on drums and used for dance music. They also use a voice type of music called katajjaq which uses Inuit throat singing. Canadians also have started using this type of music. Eskimos also listen to Inuit

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