of land with no life. Little did they know that the Arctic Region is actually inhabited by many native Alaskan groups, and that still to this day continue practicing their subsistence lifestyle. Native Alaskan groups such as the Gwich'in Indians, Inupiat Eskimos, Yup'ik and Aleut still depend on the geographic features of the Arctic. For not only their subsistence lifestyle, but also the preservation of their culture. The word "Eskimo" means "those who eat their meat raw" in the Algonquian language;
The Inupiat, like other Arctic peoples,are mainly hunter gathers. Only men are hunters among the Inupiat. What they hunt depends on where they are located. The Nunamiut, who live inland, hunt caribou, grizzly bears, moose, and dall sheep, while the Tareumiut , the coastal people, hunt walrus, seals, whales, and in rare instances polar bears; however both groups are dependant on geese, ducks, rabbits and berries. Traditionally hunters traveled in dog sleds or canoes from place to place and used spears
Introduction: The Inupiat people inhabit the Northern Slope Borough. This is the Northwestern most part of Alaska. It contains the Northern most American city Barrow, known as Utqiaġvik in Inupiaq, the Inupiat’s native language. There are four main types of Inupiat, the Bering Strait Inupiat, the Kotzebue Sound Inupiat, the Northern Alaska Coast Inupiat also known as Tareumiat and the Interior North Inupiat also known as Nunamiut however each clan has its own traditions and customs and within each
conceptions of foragers themselves. In Iñupiat society, women are considered hunters because it is their work, in provisioning the men for the hunt and in their general behavior, which calls animals to the men. The association is strong enough that men without wives are considered inadequate, even if they are able to find other women to perform female associated tasks such as sewing and caring for their children. According to Bessie Ericklook, an Iñupiat woman, said, "[t]his is what we have always
Tommy Pikok Sr., “When I am hungry, I can protest the law. I can use my stomach as a reason to protest the law” (Edwardsen, Duck-In). In the documentary, The Duck-In, the Iñupiat people of Barrow, Alaska fought against the law by coming together as a whole community to get what should be their right as native people. The Iñupiat people would rather hunt for their food than consume white people food on a daily basis. It is our culture, tradition, and duty to hunt for food and no one or anything could
Twitchell researched the Northern Slope of the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and found out that there is a large amount of untapped crude oil. Twitchell states (2001) that the government and environmentalists have fought over drilling rights in this area and the government wants money but the environmentalists do not want to abolish the habitat. After researching this topic, Twitchell realized that he was not going to be able to pick one side of the argument. He says that both parties made
The Inuit people are both a living people, and a living culture. They were among the last natives to cross the Bering Sea to get to North America. The Inuit’s date back around between 6000 B.C and 2000 B.C. Classified as a nomadic tribe or central-based wanders by Anthropologist, the Inuit were always on the move, searching for food and settling camps to rest after a long travel. Once they were settled between fifty to a hundred men went into hunting groups to gather food for the community. The
are three Eskimo groups they are yipik inupiat, and siberian yupik. A lot of the Eskimo families live in the flat tundra coast. The ocean gives them most of there food. The ocean also provides them with transportation using umiaks and kayaks. A umiak is a boat that is covered with and animal skin . Some of the Eskimo hunt whales polar bears seals and walruses , they also fish and get a lot to other foods form the sea Some of the yupik annd inupiat families live inland along rivers and
Cayddrick Ballard Mrs. Boyd World Cultures 1302.460 24 April 2017 INUIT What is your prediction of the future of this tribe? There are several factors that are attributing to the future of the Inuit tribe, however, the most important is the disappearance of their natural environment the arctic circle. Global climate change, with its resulting loss of sea ice, has opened up access to the Arctic Ocean as never before. Moreover, the rate of global warming and the pace of development are accelerating
The Debate Over the Idea of Drilling for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Throughout American history, there have been a number of conflicts and disagreements among the populace over various issues. These conflicts of interest help to define political parties and allow people to distinguish themselves through party allegiance. One such item that is currently being debated is over the idea of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For years, environmentalist groups
For example, the Inupiat people from Northwestern Alaska get food through the process of hunting and foraging, which is beneficial for communities of small size and relies on the resources in the environment. Some common foods that are included in their diet consists of seal
There is a lot of uncertainty about the character of families as they vary between societies and cultures and they are constantly changing. They vary on the basis of structures, kinship systems as well as the roles which they fulfil, based on all of this there is no real definition about what a family is. There are many individual factors that influence the way in which the family has changed and these factors have contributed to making the character of families uncertain. These factors can include
world with Alaskan Inuit, and the Arctic, through common humanity. Inuit are the Indigenous Peoples, with the same language and culture, inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and far-east Chukotka. In Alaska, Inuit include the Inupiat, Yup'ik, Cup'ik and St. Lawrence Island Yupik. The Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska began I AM INUIT to raise public awareness of the Arctic. The project highlights the human dimension
The term ‘Eskimo’ is however taught to be slightly racist and they consider it an insult. The accepted term that many of them use is ‘Inuit’ with an individual member called ‘Inuk.’ The term may be misleading since Inuit people belong to Yupik and Inupiat, cultural groups. There are approximately 80000 Eskimos living around the world. The following are some interesting facts about Eskimos. Eskimo Kiss The Inuit do not rub noses to kiss as often thought of by many people. This gesture is however used
Modern day Native American are widely known as stewards of the environment who fight for conservation and environmental issues. The position of the many Native American as environmentalists and conservationists is justified based on the perception that before European colonists arrived in the Americas, Native Americans had little to no effect on their environment as they lived in harmony with nature. This idea is challenged by Shepard Krech III in his work, The Ecological Indian. In The Ecological
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
MY IDENTITY I grew up in Barrow, Alaska, home of the Inpuiat; however, I’m full Filipino. All throughout school, I would learn about the Inupiat culture and even practice the traditions. This way of life has become apart of who I am, but it isn’t the only thing that makes up my identity. I was born here in Alaska, making me a United States Citizen. However, a couple a years ago, I became a citizen of the Philippines-making me a dual citizen. Although I am a dual citizen and full Filipino, there’s
more effective and adequate mental health services for American Indian youth should be prioritized in terms of allocating resources for a number of reasons. The first reason is the consequen... ... middle of paper ... ... 2010. Wexler, L. Inupiat youth suicide and culture loss: Changing community conversations for prevention, Social Science & Medicine, Volume 63, Issue 11, December 2006, Pages 2938-2948, ISSN 0277-9536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.022. Retrieved from http://www
For more than a decade, debate over drilling for oil on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] has continued unabated. The proposal to drill for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is heavily urged by the oil companies and supported by most Alaskan government officials, has drawn full scale opposition from powerful private environmental organizations representing millions of members throughout the United States. Congress established the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Many traditional Native medicines and healing practices were discouraged with the advent of Western medicine, but now there is a movement to return to traditional ways (Zubek, 1994, p. 1924). Modern Western medicine treats the symptoms to cure a diseased state when the body is out of homeostasis. Native American healing traditions do this as well with herbs and plants suited to the purpose. These Native healing traditions also include sacred rituals, chants, and purification rites to help bring