The Inuit/Iqaluit
The Land
Elements of Culture
Goods & Services
Hodge Podge
100
Who are the Inuit?
The aboriginals of Canada's far north.
100
What are three words that describe Iqaluit?
Rocky, rolling, tundra, treeless
100
Listen to the video and name the element of culture and what it is called.
It is called throat singing is an element of music.
100
What are goods?
Things we make or produce, buy and sell.
100
What are natural resources?
Useful materials found in nature.
200
What does Nunangat mean?
The land, the ice, and the water.
200
Why aren't there any trees in Iqaluit?
The land is permantly frozen and the trees cannot root in rock.
200
What do the Inuit believe?
They believe that if you treat nature with respect, that nature will provide you with what you need.
200
Where are most goods made?
In factories.
200
What is the most important natural resource in Iqaluit?
Wildlife
300
Why did the Inuit come to Iqaluit thousands of years ago?
To hunt and fish.
300
What is weather?
What happens in the sky and air around us.
300
What are 3 different types of Inuit art? What inspires Inuit artisits?
Soapstone carving, silver smithing, printmaking.Things that they see in nature.
300
What are services?
Jobs we pay people to do for us.
300
List the natural resources found in Iqaluit.
Polar bears, ptarmigan, caribou, arctic char, seals, artic cotton, cloud berries
400
Where is Iqaluit on a map?
400
What is the weather like in Iqaluit in the Summer?
5-25 degrees. Windy. 16 hours of sunlight. All the snow is gone by July.
400
What is Maaqtaaq? What does it tastes like?
Whale skin and it tastes similar to coconut.
400
What are some services that are linked with tourism?
taxi drivers, tour guides, museum workers, restaurant workers, hotel workers, store keepers.
400
What do the colours of the Nunavut flag represent?
red: that Nunavut is part of Canada
yellow & white: the land
blue: the sky
500
What does Iqaluit mean?
A place of many fish.
500
What is the weather like in Winter?
Cold. 250 cm of snow. Mostly dark and lasts from October to May.
500
What language do the Inuit speak?
Inuktitut.
500
What are some service jobs that you would find in Iqaluit?
teachers, doctors, nurses, hairdressers, restaurant workers, dentist, bakers, daycare workers
500
Why do the Inuit build Inukshuit?
to show a direction
to show where food is kept
a place where someone is buried
a good hunting place