CANADIAN INUIT ESKIMOS

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

• Traditional Eskimo life was adapted to cold weather
• The major food sources are: caribou, seal, walrus, whales, and fish
• They use harpoons to kill seals. Most hunt using kayaks
• Dog sleds are their means of transportation
• Eskimo clothing was fashioned of caribou furs

TRADITIONAL CULTURE CONTINUED

• Some live in igloos in winter
• Their religion is *animistic
• Animistic is christianity

LIVING CONDITIONS

• Today many Inuit live in single-story, wooden houses
• The houses have a combined kitchen and living room
• They also have up to two bedrooms

This is an example of a way of transportation the Inuit use to get to other places. They also use snowmobiles

EDUCATION

• Most students either ski or ride snowmobiles to school
• They learn basic skills like math, history, spelling, etc.
• They also learn about their culture and traditions

LOCATION

• The different groups of the Inuit are spread out all over the country
• Many groups move to different locations depending on the seasons
• They lived in northern part of thr Earth including Alaska and Siberia.
• The temperature in winter is -29 to -50 degrees fahrenheit

WHO ARE THEY?

• They are hunters and gatherers, and some move camp to camp seasonally
• The food is not fresh because it has to be moved long distance
• The growing season is only 40 days
• The temperature can vary from -29 to -50 degrees Fahrenheit

SPORTS

• The Inuit enjoy games that enable them to display their strength
• These include weightlifting, wrestling, and jumping contests
• They play a ball game that is similar in many ways to American football
• Ice hockey is popular as well

GOVERNMENT

• The inuits were governed by the Canadian system until 1939
• Nunatsiavut has been self governed since 2006

CHALLENGES

• Teaching, transportation, medicine, and broadcasting are challenges
• They lack of sufficient housing
• They lack healthcare, and poor living conditions
• Suicide rate is very high for the youth

Language
They speak French, and Inktitut

French. Inuktitut English

Bonjour. Ai. Hi/hello

Comment allez-vous. qanuikiit. how are you

Je vais bien. Qanuingitunga. I'm fine

HOW TO MAKE BANNOCK

Ingredients

4 cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 5 teaspoons baking powder, 1½ cups water.

Directions


Mix ingredients together to form a stiff dough.
Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface.
With very clean hands, knead the dough.
Dust hands and dough with flour if the dough is sticky.
Form in a round loaf about 1 inch high.
Bake on a greased baking sheet at 350° F for 30 minutes.

How to serve

Serve warm with butter and jam or honey.