Inuitpeople

their way of life now & before

whoare they?

ARE

E S K I M O S

They live in the areas ofAlaska, Canada, Siberia, Greenland.

you

KNOW

Calling them “eskimos” is an insult.

example of an Inuit…

2Let’sabout…

talk

FOOD

Inuit

their food.

%oftheirfoodis

MEAT

…since they can’t grow crops in the snow.

After hunting,they perform rituals and sing songs

in honor of the animal's spirit.

Clothing

thick

warm comfy

&

from seal skin, was made into

their clothing.

Anoraks

they have 2 ways of transporting.

Umiaks...

Huskies!

Husky Sled

Where do5

they live?

Igloo’s

Tupiq

Igloo means

“home”

tup iqIts where they dwell during warm season.

marriage

commonly occurwhen the female is

…and men when they reach

Adulthood

for women marriage is not a choice, but a necessity.

men and women needed each other to

survive.

Religion

they believed in animism.

…but modern Inuit are Christians.

death

Aurora borealis are believed to

be the spirits of the dead.

Q U E S T I O N S ?