Preliminaries:
If you don’t already know, the Inuits are an indigenous people located in the Arctic; specifically Nunavut, Russia, Alaska, and Greenland. Interestingly, the Inuits have a distinct and unique culture, and partially a resilient one. Now, how might Inuit culture be related to Inuit resilience? Focusing on this question, my report will discuss Inuit culture, history, and resilience.
Inuit Culture
First of all, this paragraph will go into Inuit culture. Starting off with the Inuit language, in Nunavut — which means “our land” in Inuktitut — different dialects have different pronunciation and vocabulary, depending on the specific locations relevant. Specifically, the different Inuktitut dialects are: Central Baffin, Sanikiluarmiut,
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Beginning with the general history, scientists surmise that roughly 50 centuries ago, there was a migration of the Inuit’s ancestors across the Bering Strait (when it was frozen). Later, coming from an autonomous district in Russia now known as Chukotka, the pre-Inuit supposedly settled in North America about 15 centuries later than the Paleoamericans — forerunners of the Native Americans. Contrasting to the Native Americans, the Inuit people are more akin to “indigenous Mongolians of Far East Asia” compared in terms of language and culture. Restating the obvious, the climate of the Arctic is a harsh one. Consequently, the evolution of Inuit culture in the Arctic spanned over a few millennia without much influence from different indigenous peoples, unlike the Native Americans. Over this time, Inuit culture mainated a genuineness and uniformity unique to most ancient cultures. Continuing with the Inuit’s historic homes, Inuit communities locate in the Tundra. Previously, Inuit communities lived in igloos during the winter. The igloos, shelters made from snow, were used as homes because of the scarce variety of resources in the area. During the melting of the snow in the summer, Inuit made huts similar to tents using animal skins outstretched over the area of a frame. Decidedly, before in the past, Inuit migration would occur between a winter and a summer camp in which multiple families would live in. In short, this paragraph discussed Inuit history using their overall history and their homes in the
Inuit Odyssey, by CBC’s: The Nature of Things covers the long and eventful journey of the Inuit people. Canadian anthropologist, Dr. Niobe Thompson searched for the answers to questions about who the modern day Inuit are, where did they come from, how did they survive and who did they conquer along the way? Thompson explored the direct lineage between modern day Inuit and the Thule people, and their interactions with the Dorset and Norse Vikings in their search for iron. Thompson is ultimately concerned with how the current warming climate will affect the Inuit people therefore, he decides to retrace the creation of the Inuit culture, starting his journey in the original homeland of the Thule people.
Another difference was the language that the tribes had the Inuit used Inuktitut, Inupiaq, and Kalaallisut, the Haida used Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian, and the Iroquois spoke Mohawk, Tuscarora, and Seneca. In the article www.firstpeoplesofcanada.com it says that the Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois all speak different languages. In the article Native Americans: Histories and Facts - Kid Info
Do you ever wonder what are the differences are between the two tribes?Well I know the two tribes that both use Tipis for housing, these two are Blackfoot and Inuit. They also live in different places with very different climates, and they also have different vegetations.
The environment also affected the Indians shelter in many ways. Depending on where they lived, the Indian tribes had different ways of protecting themselves from the elements using the available resources, and different designs for the general climate. For example, the Indians living in the mountainous and semi-desert areas of the south west lived in light twig shacks and log huts, whereas the Inuits of the sub arctic north America built igloos, and the woodland Indians lived in bark covered houses.
Mi’kmaq was the spelling of a tribe of Indians that had first contact with European explorers in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Through the years, the name has been changed to what we know today as Mic Mac. The word Mi’kmaq derives from the word nikmak, which means “my kin-friends” or allies. The rich and descriptive Mi’kmaq language was a member of the Algonkin family. Although every Mi’kmaq can understand each other, the dialect varies between bands. For example, the Mi’kmaq spoken in Quebec differs from that in Nova Scotia. The Mi’kmaq tribe settled in southwestern New Foundland in 1630. They were the “first nation people” (Nova Scotia 1) of Nova Scotia and later also settled in New England. They are the dominant tribe in the Canadian Maritimes and are f Roman Catholic faith, (Nova Scotia 1; Wallis and Wallis14, 21-22; Sultzman 1).
Highway uses Cree and Ojib language in Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kaspukasing because they are very similar and the fictional reserve of Wasaychigan Hill has a mixture of both Cree and Ojibway residents (Highway 11). In the article by Susanne Methot, Highway mentions that Cree language is different from English in three ways; “the humour, the workings of the spirit world, the Cree language has no gender” (para 12). Language and culture are two things that relate with each oth...
The Inuits food plans are fish and hunted arctic animals. The main reason the Inuit are still in northern Canada, is because they are used to their lifestyle and the northern
While watching a video entitled “Eskimo: Fight for Life” about the daily life of an Eskimo and what they do to survive; I was very surprised to see what the living conditions were. For starters, the weather that they live in on average is about thirty- fifty degrees below zero. Although many people living in New York today may think these are extreme weather conditions, and it may be impossible for us to phantom the idea of living there; the Inuit found a method to live life blissfully when they were together while enduring the Artic environment through the outrageous temperatures. A couple of things the Eskimos did to help them survive was, build igloos to stay and sleep together under animal fur to stay warm, the men and women had their individual roles to provide for the family, and lastly they entertain themselves
Martha of the North (2009) provides an example. The Inuit’s language and culture were affected by the deprivation of education as well as the need to survive, putting a disadvantage at their culture advancing because they were too busy trying to stay alive. People were hurt physically. As the documentary describes, the High Arctic is completely dark for a duration of three months in the winter, making it difficult for the Inuit to differentiate between salt water and fresh water ice bergs. They would often times break their tools and hurt themselves. Their psychology health was affected by the depressing state they lived in, to the point that many were dying due to the harsh conditions and committing suicide. Martha of the North (2009) also describes how social relations are interfered with, when Martha and her best friend were unable to be together when the lake melted in the summer. The Inuit’s daily actions were all affected by the interrelation of the environment they were in, the condition that their bodies were in, as well as the well-being of their mind. These are connected to one another, as one factor would influence the
The Netsilik Inuit (also referred to as Netsilingmiut) are one of several groups who lived on the arctic coast of Canada (west of Hudson Bay). The Netsilik Inuit were hunters that lived in small family groups that had a simple social organization. They didn’t really have a formal government. The type of food they hunted (since they lived in the Arctic coast) were seals, caribou, muskoxen, and (when possible) polar bear. They also fished salmon, trout, and char when possible. They spoke in a dialect called Inuktitut (which is spoken by Inuit from northern Alaska to eastern Greenland). They tend to travel (mainly to the Hudson Bay and Thelon River) and obtained wood for sledges, knives, needles, and kayaks.
A typical arctic indigenous ethnicity is Eskimo people, who is believed originated from eastern Asia and then migrated to arctic area. They called themselves as Inuit, rather than Eskimo. The word Eskimo is called by American Indians, meaning "eaters of raw meat”. This word, although considered derogatory due to some conflicts between Eskimo and American Indians, somehow accurately reflects their lifestyle. Due to the extreme low temperature in arctic region, plants and trees can hardly survive. The species available there are mostly in tundra and boreal forests, which have low biodiversity and rare food resources compared to normal forests. Also, agriculture can hardly be developed because of the lack of heat and nutritious soil. If there is few plants can provide food for local people, then they must seek food from animals.Generally, Eskimo relied on sea mammals such as seals, for food, illumination, cooking oil and weapons throughout the year. Besides, they hunt reindeers, birds, fish and whales when it is not winter. Typically, those animals have a lot of fat and other nutrients that are crucial to local people. To receive the most of the nutrients from those animals, they decided to eat their raw meat, which has more nutrients and vitamins reserved compared to cooked meat. That is perhaps why they are called “eaters of raw meat” by American ...
Across Canada and the United States there are many First Nations languages which are a part of the Algonquian language family, all of which with varying states of health. Although these languages share many characteristics of the Algonquian language family, the cultures, systems of beliefs, and geographic location of their respective Nations differentiate them. In being shaped by the landscape, cultures, and spirituality of the First Nations, the language brings the speakers closer to their land and traditions while reaffirming their identity as First Peoples. Using the Blackfoot Nation to further explore this concept, this paper will show that while language threads together First Nations culture, spirituality, traditions and land, as well as their identity, each of these essential components also maintain and revitalize the language.
...ught could be seen as arrogant, and had a condescending attitude as they thought the Inuit were “skraelings (a sick, weak person)” (McAnany and Yoffee, p. 56), all their encounters may not have been confrontational. They believe that their attitude simply could have come from a religious factor that it was the difference in being Christian compared to non-Christian. Though artifacts were scarcely found from the Norse in the Thule Inuit ruins and vice versa, the artifacts that were found could represent an encounter, but could as well have been from plundering abandoned homes. Also, when searching Norse settlements, no weapons were found, thus making them powerless against the Inuits if it had come down to a conflict between them. A scene on a small piece of bone did depict a battle, however it is important to note that it did not depict a Norseman against an Inuit.
The Inuit, the Haida, and the Iroquois all are housed in Canada! The Inuit, Haida, and Iroquois is all some of the “First peoples groups” and they also have beliefs special to their own groups. This essay will explain some of the similarities between the 3 groups as well as some differences.
The Dolgans and Inuits may not be exposed to modern technology, but with the help of different animals and their teamwork, they are able to survive. The Dolgans are aided by reindeer in many ways. Reindeer’s fur is used for their clothes and is used as an insulator for their homes to keep them warm. The reindeer also help them move from one place to another in order to find new feeding grounds. Reindeers are valuable to them so they don’t eat them unless they have no other choice, but Dolgans usually eat raw fish from the frozen rivers. Inuits on the other hand, hunt their foods in the sea, where a walrus is present and can feed them for weeks, but they have to be