Tools/Shelter
What were harpoons made out of?
Whale bone, walrus tusks.
What is throat singing?
Throat singing is a competition between two women. The women face each other and begin singing, and the first one who laughs or stops singing loses.
What languages did the Inuits speak?
Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun.
What are the Inuits' beliefs based on?
Everything
The Inuits lived in Canada. Name one of Canada's main animals.
Bears, wolves, beavers, deer, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, raccoons, otters, rabbits.
What was the Ulu knife used for?
Cutting meat.
Inuits honored animal spirits with ceremonies and rituals led by shamans. What is a shaman?
A shaman is a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits.
Where is Inuktitut spoken?
Canada, Greenland, Alaska.
What are some of the strengths valued by Inuit?
Welcoming; smiling; respectful; sensitive; enjoying humor; giving; honest; patient; accepting; overcoming grief
What are some of Canada's native plants?
American Ginseng, Nodding Trillium, Red Bearberry, Bog Labrador Tea.
Inuit women sewed boots from seal and Caribou. What were those boots used for?
The boots were used to help men to walk quietly during hunting.
Name at least one game/activity that the Inuits played.
Jumping on a trampoline, drawing in the snow, throat singing.
Name at least three types of foods that the Inuits ate.
Arctic char, seal, polar bear, caribou, fish, reindeer, walrus, whale, berries, nuts, plants, roots.🍒🦌
Name a traditional Inuit religious practice.
Animism, shamanism.
How cold is it usually in Canada in the winter?
-22 degrees.
Name at least one type of house that the Inuits lived in.
Igloos/Snow houses/Snow huts, Tents.
What were the Inuits' clothes made out of?
Animals skins (Seal skin, caribou skin, etc), animal furs (Polar bear skin, rabbit skin, fox skin, etc), animal feathers, bark of cedar trees.
What does fish head soup contain?
Fish heads, fish tails and sea water.
What are many traditional Inuit religious customs intended to do?
Make peace with the souls of hunted (polar bears, whales, walrus, seals).
Name 5 of Canada's natural resources.
iron ore, zinc, nickel, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, fish and furs.
About how many people might a large igloo fit?
One or more families.
What did the Inuits wear to keep themselves warm?
Watertight boots, double-layer trousers, the parka, anoraks.
Were the Inuits vegetarians or carnivores?
Carnivores.
Why did the Inuits wear ivory animal carvings?
They believed the carvings gave them good luck.
Name all or most of Canada's water sources.
The Great Lakes, including Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Great Bear Lake, Winnipeg Lake, Mackenzie River, Yukon River, Saint Lawrence River, Nelson River, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Baffin Bay, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Beaufort Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Arctic Ocean.