Inuit And Iroquois Similarities

Many people think that the native tribes are all the same or all completely different, but they’re both in a way. There are many tribes but I will tell you about three of them. I will show you their differences and their similarities.The Inuit,Haida, and the Iroquois have different environments,art,and traditions and houses. These three are different but they still have some similarities. All three of these tribes live in Canada. The Inuit live northern Canada, the Haida live on the west coast of British Columbia, and the Iroquois live in southwest/southern Ontario and Quebec. All three of these tribes have elders to lead them. The Inuit elders pass on knowledge to younger Inuit, the Haida elders are healers and make the crops good, and the Iroquois elders speak to spirits for them. Everyone of these tribes believed in the spirts. The …show more content…
The Inuit have an environment like no other tribes. Their environment is cold and full of ice cold water, ice, and snow because of this the Inuit make their houses out of hard packed snow. The Inuit have a unique way of traveling. They have to ride on dog sleds to get around because the snow and ice makes it to slippery to walk on.The Inuit might be the only people not to have different little tribes between themselves. Because of their cold environment the Inuit have to share and work together to survive. Even though the Inuit have similarities to other tribes, they’re still different. The Haida are just as unique as the Inuit are. The Haida also have a unique environment. Their environment is cool and humid. They also have a special house. Their houses are made like big domes, it kind of looks like a giant egg. Their artwork has no rivals. The Haida take 20 foot poles and carve spirit faces into them and paint them,this is called a totem pole, it can represent a family's social states. The Haida sometimes sound like they’re the same as everyone else, but they