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The Inuit…

The Inuit…. (also called Eskimos). …people who. live near the Arctic sleep in igloos hunt fish, whale, seal... eat raw meat drive dog sleds with Huskies. the name. “Eskimos”: “eater of raw meat” Inuit: “the people” or “the real people” Inuktitut: their language

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The Inuit…

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  1. The Inuit… (also called Eskimos)

  2. …people who • live near the Arctic • sleep in igloos • hunt fish, whale, seal... • eat raw meat • drive dog sleds with Huskies

  3. the name • “Eskimos”: “eater of raw meat” • Inuit: “the people” or “the real people” • Inuktitut: their language • Since 1970, they call themselves “Inuit” in Canada and Greenland

  4. the history • first time mentioned 35.000 years ago • about 5.000 years ago, people from Asia emigrated by passing the Bering Sea to Greenland and Sibiria • the exact time of arrival in Canada and Alaska is historically unknown

  5. their life in former times nowadays

  6. their life in former times nowadays

  7. culture and art • famous Inuit artist: Pitseolak Ashoona • popular Canadian singer: Susan Aglukark • film from Isuma Production: “the Fast Runner” (dialogs in the Inuktitut language) • carved seabirds and seals (made of soft stone)

  8. politics and religion • the Inuit are loosing their traditions, because of the politics of each country • Shamanism changed to Catholicism

  9. The end Thank’ s for your attention!

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