Eskimo Boots
What Eskimo (Inuit) Boots were primarily made of.
Seal skin
Seal skins were used on boots to enable travel on this.
Ice
True or false: The hunter usually stands on something, such as caribou hide, when on the ice to muffle any sound that his feet might make.
True
True or false: In Inuit religion, all living beings had a soul and were all connected to the spiritual world.
False
This animal is central to Inuit identity, linking spirituality, survival, and family responsibility.
The seal
How can you make the Eskimo boots perfect for hunting? (from the video)
By adding a sheepskin or polar bear skin slipper over the boot.
True or False: Seal skin is durable and long-lasting.
True
The hunters attacked the seals with harpoons when the seals did this.
Rise to the surface in the hole in the ice to breath.
In the myth told in the presentation, the lazy hunter killed this animal.
Seal
True or false: The males usually used the seal skins to make the boots.
False
True or False: All boots are sewn the same.
True
This crescent-shaped women's knife is used to scrape fat from the sealskin.
an ulu
The name of the hole in the ice where the Inuit hunt for seals.
Aglu
Another name for soul in Inuit religion.
Tarniq
The full use of this animal reflects respect for the animal and the interconnected roles of men and women in sustaining the community.
Caribou
How do they make the seal skin softer in the video? (besides using a wooden tool)
They chew the skin with their teeth
Seal skin is lightweight and flexible
The two names of the harpoons used to hunt seals.
Barbed head and flat head
-Sickness
-Starvation
-Bad weather
In Inuit identity, particularly in seal hunting, providing for one's family is a _____ act, not just a physical one.
Spiritual
Another name for Eskimo Boots.
Kamik
The seal skin is washed with this to remove blood and add preservation.
Saltwater
The name of the seal hunting season.
Mauliq
The three rules that had to be followed once the seal was caught.
-Give it fresh water
-Not let it suffer
-Treat it with respect
Aside from providing the material to make boots, seals also gave the Inuit these other resources.
-Food
-Oil for heat and light
-Clothing and shelter