Who Are Inuits?

Decent Essays
Everyone knows who the eskimos are but does anyone know their actual name is not eskimos. Their actual name is inuit which means the people. Being called an eskimo is very offensive to them. The inuits speak a language called inuktitut. Inuit can remind you of an old indian tribe because of how similar they are. The differences are what makes the Inuits stand out and be notice. Their environment is different and so is the way they have to live on a day to day scale. Inuits live in very cold places like the Arctic Tundra, Northwest Territories, Labrador, Quebec (which is in Canada), above the treeline in Alaska and last but not least Russia. It is so cold that plants do not grow and it is mostly winter and there are like two

Related Documents

  • Great Essays

    The James Bay Cree Society

    • 1923 Words
    • 8 Pages

    The James Bay Cree is a group of indigenous peoples living in northern Quebec off of the James Bay body of water. Ronald Niezen particularly focused…

    • 1923 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Kwakiutl Indians are a North American tribe who were famous the there Potlatch Parties. Their name represents “those who speak Kwakwala.” which is there language. They live by the shore but sadly have to move from their sacred place because of the Europeans who took over there space. They have many weird and interesting traditions that I will tell you about later.…

    • 244 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The similarity is That both of them live in Newfoundland and Quebec. One reason why that is, a similarity that they used to migrate with the animals and that's where the animals use to end up. Reason 2 is that actually the Inuits are mainly only found in those locations. That is proof because…

    • 364 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    High Artic Relocation

    • 1284 Words
    • 6 Pages

    And “the temperature was somewhat lower, and it did not seem to be important in the minds of the Inuit people anyway.” Clearly, Mr. Sivertz has no understanding of the differentiation between different indigenous groups, including Inuit natives. He also generally assumes that anything considered the geographic “north” (which is thousands of square kilometers) is the same in resources and climate, and therefore wrongly presumes that the Inuit should have had no problem adapting to it. This is…

    • 1284 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It’s so interesting to know how the natives use the land to survive. One main difference between the two groups was agriculture. The southern Indians had a warmer climate then the northern Indians. The southern Indians relied heavily on their agricultural life style. The northern Indians use to gather in small groups during winter so that the food they had hunted could last them longer.…

    • 503 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Inuit would build specialized homes out of tightly packed snow bricks that prevented cold wind from entering, keeping warm air in and allowing them to build fires inside. Moreover, they made clothes and boots out of animal hide, also putting them on the floors and to keep warm. Their diets consisted mainly of protein and fats, which increased their body mass and allowed them to retain heat. The Indians of Tierra del Fuego had similar cultures to that of the Inuit, which were on the southern hemisphere and the Inuit were on the northern…

    • 960 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Stoney Tribe was based mainly in the southern province Alberta in Canada. They are a far distance north from the United States. There is another tribe called the Assiniboine who are very closely related to the Stoney and dwelled in Montana, North Dakota, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The Stoney and Assiniboine tribes have lived in these areas from 1744 all the way up until present day.…

    • 655 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Inuit and Haida There are many different tribes in the world. Two specific tribes are the Inuit and Haida. Do you realize how similar the Inuit and Haida are, but at the same time how different they are? They’re similar and different in every category, but I really want to focus on clothing and food. Then, I want to recap some more universals.…

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Polar Imperative Essay

    • 1295 Words
    • 6 Pages

    998973945 TUT0104 10/23/2014 Promoting Higher Education of The Canadian Arctic Environment For Inuit & First Nations Through reading Shelagh Grant’s book, “Polar Imperative,” the understanding I have come to is that the Arctic is a much more politically complex and socially diverse ecosystem than I once previously assumed. Previously viewing the Arctic as a barren frozen tundra with scarce species, including polar bears, seals, and fish. Through reading Polar Imperative my view has incorporated a political, geographic, and historical transdisciplinary understanding; which Island belongs to what country, and where the Arctic borders stand and how were they formed? Historically there were disputes over land rights and feuds about where boarders…

    • 1295 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The first region is the Arctic and subarctic. Specifically, the Inuit tribe. The Inuit tribe was a tribe that live in the far north part of the Arctic. They were Mostly hunters, because they could not farm for three fourths of the year, not even in the spring. They heavily relied on hunting sea animals and sometimes land animals, but they were harder to find.…

    • 605 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Eskimos are an indigenous group of people that inhabit Alaska, Russia, Canada, and Greenland. These areas are known for its frozen, barren, and dangerous environment. Through time, Eskimos have adapted to to their natural world and developed numerous traditions and techniques to survive. Richard Nelson, an anthropologist, is known for his research on the indigenous people of Alaska. The majority of his work, focuses on the relationship between the people and nature.…

    • 673 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    For example “The Northwest Coast culture area includes groups such as the Tlingit in present-day Alaska, the Coast Salish in British Columbia and Washington, the Chinook in Washington and Oregon, and various Athapaskan and Penutian-speaking tribes in Oregon. (“Native American Culture Areas of North America”) even though all these different tribes are classified under one regional name they share very little in common. They had their own languages, their own traditions, and most importantly their own unique ways of playing and vocalizing music. In fact the Inuit are known for their peculiar form of Throat Singing, in which the singers manipulate the resonances created as air travels from the lungs, past the vocal folds, and out the lips to produce melody. Normally, this is performed by two females, who sit or stand face to face and create rhythmic patterns using each other’s ' mouths as resonators.…

    • 1600 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    While the Tlingit have suffered through ethnic cleansing, Diaspora, and culture change, despite touching on all three I chose culture change for the main theme of this assignment. The origin of the Tlingit is unknown since they are different and have no relation to any of the other tribes. It is believed they came to southeast Alaska approximately 11,000 years ago. The Tlingit of Alaska consider the land now known as Glacier Bay National Park as their homeland.…

    • 1513 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Tlingit Tribe Essay

    • 695 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Tlingit are also known as Kolosh and are a tribe that live in the Southeastern coast, as well as the coastal islands of Alaska. The Tlingit's culture has been shaped by the conditions of the Alaskan area, which is mostly covered with mountains. The climate is temperate and humid and the forests are populated with animal life. The Tlingit Indians survived by fishing, hunting, and gathering.…

    • 695 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The Aboriginals In Canada

    • 1210 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Great War brings together all Canadian citizens to fight for their country through co-operation and patriotism. Yet, although all citizens participate in the war effort both in battle and at the home front, it is indisputable that some groups are acknowledged less or not at all. History reasons that during a time of great discrimination, racism, and obvious disrespect, British, white men receive greater commemoration for their contributions. Thus for previous disregard, minorities such as Aboriginals, African Canadians and French Canadians finally receive gratitude. When historians look back today, one minority undoubtedly deserves the greatest recognition for their sacrifices to the country, in which recognition refers to the minority…

    • 1210 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays