Our Northerly Neighbors the Inuit
Sub-zero temperatures; ghastly wind gusts; seemingly endless snowfall—not exactly the kind of place I’d like to live. I suppose that is what separates me from our northerly neighbors the Inuit. The extremeness of the area in which they thrive is exactly what intrigued me about the Inuit culture, and is exactly what inspired me to research their way of life. I am going to walk you through a brief discussion of their patterns of settlement; subsistence; clothing and transportation; social organization; and lastly, their religious belief systems. When all is said and done, you will better understand the culture of a people who live (partially) on the same continent as us. To better understand the culture of the Eskimo, it is important to understand how far reaching their inhabitation is. The Eskimo call four countries home: Greenland, Russia, Canada, and the United States. Their population is highly concentrated in the regions just south of the Arctic Circle. There are more than 90,000 Eskimo flourishing in this aforementioned area. The word Eskimo was coined by the Algonquin Indians, and translates as, “eaters of raw meat.” The term they use to refer to themselves is Inuit, meaning t
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Approximate Word count = 1871
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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