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The Arctic Region (Netsilik region insert)

The Arctic Region (Netsilik region insert). Inuit Fur Clothing. The Chimney Effect. Inuit Housing. The Seasonal Cycle. The Seasonal Cycle. Winter Seal Hunting. Netsilik Hunting Balance Sheet Amount of Meat Annual Hunting Return 6,226 lbs.

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The Arctic Region (Netsilik region insert)

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  1. The Arctic Region (Netsilik region insert)

  2. Inuit Fur Clothing The Chimney Effect

  3. Inuit Housing

  4. The Seasonal Cycle

  5. The Seasonal Cycle

  6. Winter Seal Hunting

  7. Netsilik Hunting Balance Sheet Amount of Meat Annual Hunting Return 6,226 lbs. Cost of Feeding 9 Sled Dogs 4,627 lbs. * * * * * Food Available for Humans 1,599 lbs. Daily Meat Availability 4.38 lbs

  8. Food Consumption • Men expend about 2,700 calories per day • Adult Men must consume between 2,800 – 3,100 calories in order to maintain body weight (140 lbs.) • 3. Adult women consume “somewhat” less calories than men.

  9. Inuit Diet Primary Foods:Seal Caribou Whale Walrus Fish Birds All are high in protein and fat

  10. Nutritional Breakdown (Percent of Daily Consumption) ProteinFatCarbohydrates Inuit 32 66* 2 (200 grams) (185 grams) (10 grams) U.S. 15 34 50* (77 grams) (174 grams) (256 grams) _____________________________________________ *Polyunsaturated fat: Caribou = 21% / Beef = 3% *60 - 75% in Developing Countries

  11. Inuit Mortality Principal Causes of Death: 1. Accidents a. drowning or freezing to death after capsizing b. Hunting accidents among men accounted for 15% of all deaths in Baffin Island. 2. Feuds and Murders 3. Suicide - Netsilik: 35 successful suicides 4 attempted suicides --among 300 people over 50 years 4. Female Infanticide

  12. Inuit Energy Flow

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