Arctic culture
Northern indigenous traditions
The collective traditions, practices, and ways of life of peoples indigenous to the Arctic region—including Inuit, Yupik, Sámi, and other circumpolar groups.
Arctic culture encompasses adaptations to extreme cold: hunting marine mammals, building snow shelters, crafting specialized clothing from animal skins, and oral traditions passed through generations.
The term appears in anthropology and museum contexts: The exhibit featured Arctic culture artifacts spanning three thousand years.
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- throat singingVocal technique producing simultaneous pitches
- drum dancingDance accompanying percussion instruments
- iglooDomed snow shelter
- winter campCold-season outdoor lodging
hunting · polar night · northern lights · bone tools · parka · kayak · umiak · oral histories · snow goggles · shamanism · fishing · petroglyphs · reindeer herding · spirit animals · whaling · trapping · folktales · Aleut
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