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The Inuit…. (also called Eskimos). …people who. live near the Arctic sleep in igloos hunt fish, whale, seal... eat raw meat drive dog sleds with Huskies. the name. “Eskimos”: “eater of raw meat” Inuit: “the people” or “the real people” Inuktitut: their language
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The Inuit… (also called Eskimos)
…people who • live near the Arctic • sleep in igloos • hunt fish, whale, seal... • eat raw meat • drive dog sleds with Huskies
the name • “Eskimos”: “eater of raw meat” • Inuit: “the people” or “the real people” • Inuktitut: their language • Since 1970, they call themselves “Inuit” in Canada and Greenland
the history • first time mentioned 35.000 years ago • about 5.000 years ago, people from Asia emigrated by passing the Bering Sea to Greenland and Sibiria • the exact time of arrival in Canada and Alaska is historically unknown
their life in former times nowadays
their life in former times nowadays
culture and art • famous Inuit artist: Pitseolak Ashoona • popular Canadian singer: Susan Aglukark • film from Isuma Production: “the Fast Runner” (dialogs in the Inuktitut language) • carved seabirds and seals (made of soft stone)
politics and religion • the Inuit are loosing their traditions, because of the politics of each country • Shamanism changed to Catholicism
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