Food
An Inuit knife used to cut meat and clean skins.
Ulu
Because of overhunting, these are no longer legal to use to chase caribou.
snowmobiles
These were the direct ancestors of the Inuit.
Thule
What are the three different types of houses Inuit have lived in?
Igloo, sod or turf house, modern home
The Inuit do this to soften animal skins so they can be made into clothing.
These "monsters" are carved from ivory.
Tupilaks
Name three types of animals the Inuit hunted.
Seal, walrus, polar bear, elk, caribou whale, narwhal, birds, fish
Name three different types of Inuit travel.
kayak, umiak, dogsled
This name means "the people" and is the preferred name of people living near the Arctic Circle.
Inuit
The Inuit brought their own silverware and dishes to neighbor's houses to avoid getting this disease
Tuberculosis
Before white people came to the Arctic, the Inuit made all of their clothing from animal skins because they did not have this.
woven fabrics
The Inuit have over 100 words for this object.
Snow
Did the Inuit farm? Why or why not?
No, the Arctic Circle is made of permafrost and it's too cold to grow crops
This "women's boat" holds more than one person
umiak
The language spoken by the Inuit.
Inuktitut
Inuit villages are usually located on or near this.
A body of water
Before an animal skin can be used to make clothing it must go through this process.
Cleaned, stretched and dried.
This tool was used to start fires and to bore into animal bones.
Bowdrill
This is the weapon used to kill a whale in the traditional method
harpoon
In modern Nunavut this is how doctors arrive in villages.
Airplane
These are the four countries where most Inuit live.
United States, Canada, Greenland, and Russia
This is used in traditional Inuit sculpture.
Soapstone
This modern "thread" is now used in sewing polar bear skin trousers.
Dental floss
Before Europeans brought formal education, children learned skills and beliefs from ___________.
Elders and family
Eating this is poisonous because it contains so much Vitamin A.
Polar bear liver
Name two different breeds of sled dogs
Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, and/or Canadian Eskimo sled dog
This stone structure looks like a human and is used for communication and survival.
inuksuk
This is what the Inuit believe happens when you die.
Your soul divides in two. One half goes to a place where it is always warm and has good hunting. The other half stays on Earth until a new baby is given that name.
Traditional Inuit snow boots made from seal skin
Kamik
This goddess had her fingers severed. They fell into the ocean and became whales, seals and walruses.
Sedna