3. Homes
In the winter, the Inuit lived in igloos. Igloos were
made out of large blocks of ice stacked in a circle.
The igloo was in the shape of a dome.
In the summer, the Inuit lived in tents. They used
wooden poles or whale rib bones. These were put
in a circle with one end in the ground and the tops
joined together to make a cone. The frame was
covered in animal skins.
4. Clothing
Parkas were made from caribou hides. The woman’s parka
had a special pouch to hold small children.
Pants were also made from caribou hides. They protected
the Inuit from freezing wind, ice and snow.
Mittens were made from sealskin because it was strong
and did not let in water.
Boots were called kamiks. The ones for wearing on land
only were made from caribou skin. The ones to wear in
water were made from sealskin.
5. Food
The Inuit’s main food was caribou. They ate everything
including the fat, bones, and blood.
The Inuit like to fish for arctic char. It was eaten raw,
frozen or cooked.
Vegetables do not grow in the Arctic. The Inuit ate nuts
and berries.
The Inuit made bannock. It is like a type of bread.
Pemmican was made from meat, fat, and berries.
6. Tools
The unaq was a type of harpoon used to hunt seals and
whales
A nitsiq was used to pull animals from the water.
The Inuit wore wooden goggles with thin slits to protect
their eyes from the sun.
Komatiks were sleds that were pulled by dogs.
Kayaks were used for hunting and fishing.
Umiaks were larger kayaks used to move people and
goods from site to site.
