Inuit
Northern indigenous group
Inuit refers to the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, or a member of these peoples.
The word is also the name of their language family.
Inuit is the preferred term in Canada and Greenland, having largely replaced Eskimo, which many consider offensive.
The singular is Inuk, though Inuit often serves for both.
Inuit communities have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years.
Domed snow shelter
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- anorakWeatherproof hooded outerwear
- parkaInsulated hooded winter coat
mukluk · ulu · scrimshaw · storytelling · oral tradition · Sedna · ivory carving · blanket toss
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- iceWater's solid form
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
snow · blizzard · aurora · midnight sun · Arctic Circle · Nunavut · Greenland · Baffin Island
Taking pinnipeds for resources
- whale huntingPursuit of sea giants
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
sealskin · whalebone · dogsled · sled dogs · pemmican · walrus · narwhal · ptarmigan
Control over one's fate
- land rightsLegal claims to territory
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- ancestralOf one's forebears
traditional knowledge · elders · homelands · residential schools · cultural preservation · climate impact · food security · indigenous rights
igloo
Domed snow shelter
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- anorakWeatherproof hooded outerwear
parka · mukluk · ulu · scrimshaw · storytelling · oral tradition · Sedna · ivory carving · blanket toss · ceremonial mask
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- iceWater's solid form
glacier · snow · blizzard · aurora · midnight sun · Arctic Circle · Nunavut · Greenland · Baffin Island · Northwest Territories
seal hunting
Taking pinnipeds for resources
- whale huntingPursuit of sea giants
- ice fishingCatching fish through frozen water
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
blubber · sealskin · whalebone · dogsled · sled dogs · pemmican · walrus · narwhal · ptarmigan · snow goose
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- land rightsLegal claims to territory
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
ancestral · traditional knowledge · elders · homelands · residential schools · cultural preservation · climate impact · food security · indigenous rights · self-governance
Aleut
Alaska archipelago native
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Comanche
- Canadian PeoplesFirst Nations, Metis, Cree, Ojibwe, Haida
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- Coastal PeoplesHaida, Aleut, Salish, Squamish, Wampanoag
- First NationsCree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Algonquin
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Maori
InuitTuareg
Saharan Berber ethnic group
Bedouin · desert dwellers · Maasai · Bushmen · Berber
InuitEuropean settlers
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies
- Inuit communitiesArctic indigenous population groups
- Inuit carvingIndigenous Arctic sculptural art