1. By: Alexandra, Sam, and Kendra
Arctic peoples
By: Alexandra, Sam, and Kendra

2. Map

3. populations
8 main groups in Canada: Baffin Island, Caribou, Copper, Iglulik, Inuvialuit, Labrador, Netsilik, & Ungava
members per community
These groups get together during the winter
2-5 females per group in the winter months
Families usually consisted of 2 parents, grandparents, children, a midwife, and a child’s ritual sponsor

4. languages In the Eskimo-Aleut language family
The Inuit traditionally spoke Inuktitut and many other different dialects
There was no written language

5. work Hunting (Hunting seals was a tradition) Fishing
Art forms such as soapstone carving
Women usually were in charge of raising the kids and taking care of the home while the men hunted, etc.

6. economy
Most Inuit groups based their economy on sea mammal hunting, particularly seals
Many economic and social activities involved inter-household co- operation, and widespread sharing was, and still is, a fundamental characteristic of Inuit social life.
During the warmer months they hunted caribou or fished in coastal locations.
Relied on the decided division of responsibilities among all household members

7. Political structure
The most important social and political unit was the regional band, several of which together constituted the larger groups within which marriages constituted the larger groups within which marriages occurred & all members spoke a similar dialect
Regional bands would customarily congregate for short periods during the winter months, when people would gather in sealing or hunting camps
No real leader or Chief

8. diet Sea mammals such as walrus, whales, and seals Caribou Fish Birds
Hares and Squirrels
Polar bears
Wild berries (in the summer months)

9. Inventions & contributions
Paleo-Eskimos were expert producers of small chipped stone projectile points
Introduced the bow and arrow to the America’s
Dorset people chipped stone to their desired shape unlike the Paleo-Eskimos
Igloos and durable shelters that lasted harsh climates
Soapstone lamps that were used to burn oil from sea mammals
Sled shoes
Kayak

10. important PEOPLE/EVENTS/PLACES
Shamans performed healing rituals in ceremonial houses called Kashims
A “Bladder Dance” ceremony was held after a large hunt
Famous tribes: Alaska Aleut and the Eskimos/ Inuit, Tlingit
Throat singing performed by two women

11. THE END

12. works cited
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Linderman, Lenore. "The Legend of Sedna the Sea Goddess." Polar Life. 1 Jan Web. 6 Feb
“Arctic Indians.” June Feb indians/arctic-indians.htm.
Brune, Nick. Defining Canada: History, Identity, and Culture. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Print.
MacLean, Hope. Indians, Inuit, and Métis of Canada. Toronto, Ont.: Gage Pub., Print.