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Inuit in the Arctic

Inuit in the Arctic. Success Criteria: I can identify and explain 1 climatic and 1 environmental adaptation the I nuit have made Do Now: Look at the photo of this Inuit tool- what is it? How and why is it used by the Inuit?.

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Inuit in the Arctic

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  1. Inuit in the Arctic Success Criteria: I can identify and explain 1 climatic and 1 environmental adaptation the Inuit have made Do Now: Look at the photo of this Inuit tool- what is it? How and why is it used by the Inuit? Learning Objective: To understand how the Inuit have adapted to the Arctic

  2. The answer?? • They are snow glasses! In Inuktitut (Inuit Language) ilgaak • They are used to prevent snow blindness • They are carved from bone

  3. Task • Using the information on the following slides, complete the chart

  4. The Inuit Who? Inuit are the people of the Arctic, in the Northwest Territories, Labrador and Quebec in Canada, above tree line in Alaska (where people are called the Inupiat and Yupik), and in Russia (where people are called the Yupik people). In some areas, Inuit people are called “Eskimos” however many Inuit find this term offensive. The word “Inuit” means “the people” in the Inuktitut language.

  5. The Inuit • When • Archeologists believe that the Inuit began to move from modern Greenland between 4500 BC and 2500 BC • The Inuit are thought to have arrived in Alaska approximately 1000 years ago

  6. The Inuit • Where • The original Inuit people, began moving from what is now Siberia, across the Bearing Land Bridge to what is now Alaska and the Canadian Territories

  7. The Inuit • Why • They hunted musk ox, caribou, reindeer, seals and whales • They were always following the herds- as the herds moved, they had to follow them

  8. The Inuit • How • During the last ice age, the land between Russia (Siberia) and Alaska was connected by ice • As the animals began to move across the ice sheet, the early Inuit followed along the Bering Bridge (now the Bering Straight) • When the ice began to melt, the bridge disappeared

  9. How they Adapted:List the adaptation you see

  10. The Hunt • The Inuit would hunt for their food- to capture seals, the Inuit Hunter would find a small hole in the ice where seals come to breath- they would place a polar bear hair over the hole and wait for it to move (meaning there was a seal under the ice taking a breath) the harpoon the seal through the hole

  11. The Inukshuk • http://canadianoftheweek.com/2010/02/11/heritage-minute-the-inukshuk/ (inukshuk video) Inukshuks were used by the Inuit, to mark where they had been- why would this be necessary for Inuit hunters?

  12. The Clothes • What adaptations do you see in their clothing? • Parka (long seal fur coat, can sit down without a cold bottom! • Mukluks- high seal skin boots • Caribou mitten Mothers would carry Babies on their backs So their hands would Always be free to work

  13. The Home • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-x5QOSqP3E • An igloo is a hut, made of blocks, typically snow but also sod (in the summer months when it is warmer)

  14. The Transport • Inuit would travel and hunt using kayaks (qajaq) and dog sled teams • Both methods do not require petrol • Kayaks were made with animal skin stretched over a bone frame • Dog sleds were built using bone and wooden frames with animal fur wrapped around water dripped on the skies, to make them icy and more slippery • Why did hunters HAVE TO learn the “Inuit Roll” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCjbmODtv4U

  15. Task • Create a Web Diagram to Describe and Explain how the Inuit have adapted to their life in the Arctic (Use symbols and words)

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