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The Inuit Tribe. Clothing. Women made clothing out of polar bear, fox and wolf fur Made goggles out of whale bones. Family. Family was very important to the Inuit Survived living in harsh climate Men always built sleds. Food. Had a ceremony before hunting Always shared meat
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Clothing • Women made clothing out of polar bear, fox and wolf fur • Made goggles out of whale bones
Family • Family was very important to the Inuit • Survived living in harsh climate • Men always built sleds
Food Had a ceremony before hunting Always shared meat Harpooned seals for meat
War Would sing songs for war Two men would face off War almost never happened near the Inuit tribe
Homeland • Lots of berries and small shrubs • Some days were very cold and dark • Lived in Greenland and coast of Alaska
Society Each group had a leader Each group had a whale crew Had settlements from 40 to 100 people
Crafts Carved with knifes Carved on soap stone Decorated clothes and weapons
Homes Lived in a snow house Lived in sod homes Lived in a hide tents
Legends The woman from below the ocean Her father mistreated her She was a human being
Europeans Explorers traded furs Traded weapons Made animals endangered
Children • Played cats cradle • Were told stories • Cared for by everyone in tribe
Inuit SingerSusan Aglukark Was a Song writer Chants with sounds Her music blends with pop music
Today Nunavut is a territory run by the Inuit It is important to the Inuit culture
BIBLIOGRAPHY ~Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. Inuit. ABDO Publishing Company, 2004. ~http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/ps/Inuit/Maininuit.htm~http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/arctic/inuit.html