Who Are the Inuit ?

1 The Inuit are special people. The old name for Inuit was “ Eskimo.” Eskimo means “ eater of meat. ”In 1977, the Eskimo Changed their name To “Inuit “Inuit means” the people “ in their language .They live very cold Places: Siberia, Alaska, Canada , and Greenland. These are the coldest Parts of the world.

2 There are about 120,000 Inuit in the world today. Canada has 20,000 Inuit Some live very close to the North Pole. The Inuit were the first People of Canada.

3 In the past, the Inuit hunted for all their food. The men traveled in The snow on sleds. About ten dogs pulled a sled the men killed fish and Other animals. Then they went home and shared their food with other Families. The Inuit used every part of the animal for food and clothes. They usually ate the fish raw .the women made clothes from animal Skins They made shoes from the skins, took The Inuit had and old Custom. The women Chewed their husbands’ shoes at night Then the Shoes were soft in the morning.

4 The Inuit’s life was hard They lived in houses made of snow. They Moved from time to time to hunt animal . Sometimes the Inuit needed Money Other Canadians needed animal skins. The Inuit sold animal skins To these Canadians. The Inuit and the Canadians’ helped each other

5 Today in Canada the Inuit’s live are very different. Most Inuit live In villages. The villages have form 300 to 1,500 people. The houses are Made of wood. The Inuit don’t travel in sleds. They ride snowmobiles They buy food and clothes from stores.

6 The Inuit keep in touch with the test of the world. They use the Telephone, television, and the Internet .They go on airplanes to cities in The south of Canada. Inuit boys and girls go to school and have Inuit Teachers. They learn about the world At the same time , the Inuit want To remember their language and traditions. They want to teach their Language and traditions to their children.

7 In the 1979s, the Inuit in Canada wanted to control their land. In 1999, the Canadian government agreed. The government gave the Inuit a Piece of land in the north of Canada . the name of the Inuit’s new land is Nunavut. It means “ our land” in their Language .