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Moon Sister and Sun Brother

Moon Sister and Sun Brother. Inuit Creation Story Presented by: Kasey Berg. Where the Tribe Lives. Live near the Arctic Stretches from Northern Russia Alaska Northern Canada Parts of Greenland Lived in igloos. What they are Known for. Called Eskimos

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Moon Sister and Sun Brother

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  1. Moon Sister and Sun Brother Inuit Creation Story Presented by: Kasey Berg

  2. Where the Tribe Lives • Live near the Arctic • Stretches from • Northern Russia • Alaska • Northern Canada • Parts of Greenland • Lived in igloos

  3. What they are Known for • Called Eskimos • Last Native groups to come to North America • Closely connected to nature

  4. What is known about the Inuit's • They live in cold weather • Needed to wear warm clothing • Good hospitality • Never went to war with other tribes

  5. What has Happened to the Inuit's in the Past 400 Years • People lived in the Pond Inlet for a long time • Foreigners came to Inuit land • Spread out • Climate change forced them to leave • Climate change forced food to leave

  6. Food and Shelter • Caribou skin • Parka • Boots also made of Caribou Skin • Thick mitts • Work thick clothing • Live in igloos • Went ice fishing • Hunting • Fish • Sea mammals • Few land mammals

  7. Culture and Traditions • Prefer to be called Inuit-”The people” • Manage to preserve their culture • Little formal tribe control, led to blood feuds • Sing, dance • Drums • Clothing • Winter-village come together

  8. Customs and Beliefs • Games • Songs • Dance • Storytelling • Clothing • Food • Religion • Animism-everything has a spirit • Spirits control nature • Many Taboos • Many Inuits have converted to Christianity

  9. Similarities • Men hunt • Women stayed behind at camp • Marriages were arranged by parents

  10. Type of Myth and Characters • Origin • Sun and moon • Brother • Sister

  11. Summary • Singing house with candles • Candles were blown out • Brother was cause of candles blowing out • Sister was furious • Brother became the Moon • Sister became the Sun

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