Inuk
Single northern native
An Inuk is a member of the Indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.
Inuk is the singular form—one person is an Inuk, two or more are Inuit.
The word means "person" in Inuktitut.
Using Inuk and Inuit has largely replaced the older term Eskimo, which many consider offensive: She is an Inuk from Nunavut.
culture
Domed snow shelter
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- parkaInsulated hooded winter coat
- muklukSoft Arctic boot
- uluArctic woman's knife
harpoon · whaling · shamanism · storytelling · tattooing · kinship · communal · taboo
identity
Originating in a region
- elderSenior figure of authority
- hunterPursuer of prey
- circumpolarAround the pole
- NunavutCanadian arctic territory
language
Regional language variety
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
igloo
Domed snow shelter
ulu · harpoon · whaling · shamanism · storytelling · tattooing · kinship · communal · taboo · Sedna
indigenous
Originating in a region
- elderSenior figure of authority
- hunterPursuer of prey
- circumpolarAround the pole
dialect
Regional language variety
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- Arctic PeoplesAleut, Eskimo, Aleuts, Unangan, Alaska Native
- Canadian ArcticNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Baffin Island, Yellowknife
- Inuit communitiesArctic indigenous population groups
- Inuit carvingIndigenous Arctic sculptural art