Inuit Of The Arctic

Question 1

When did the Europeans arrive on the aboriginals land?

Answer 1

In the late 15th century

Question 2

What did the Europeans discover?

Answer 2

They discovered a diverse population of aboriginal inhabitants

Question 3

What did the Europeans want to do to the First Nations?

Answer 3

They felt that they had to conquer, subdue, and assimilate them

Question 4

What was a skill that the aboriginals had that the Europeans didn’t?

Answer 4

They lived in harmony with nature, cleverly adapting to land, and only taking what they needed from it. If they hunted down an animal they would leave no piece of it behind and put it to good use

Question 5

What groups were the Inuit comprised of?

Answer 5

The coastal Inuit who lived on the arctic coast hunting seal, walrus, and whale

The inland Inuit who lived off the coast, further inland hunting caribou and musk ox

Question 6

What First Nations people live a in a tough environment?

Answer 6

The Inuit live in the most harshest environment and are the most northerly of the First Nations people

Question 7

What did the coastal and inland Inuits develop together?

Answer 7

They both developed a vital trading relationship, both had what the other needed which was seal and caribou to survive

Question 8

What would the Inuit live in the summer?

Answer 8

The Inuit would live in tents

Question 9

Hat was the summer tents made out of?

Answer 9

They were made of whale bone and wood and sealskins would be sewn together and then draped over the frame

Question 10

Where did the Inuit live in the winter?

Answer 10

They lived in igloos which are made of ice and snow. (They are dome shaped.)

Question 11

How can they keep warm in the igloo?

Answer 11

Their body heat is trapped inside the small space so it radiates around the igloo. If there is more than one person it is adding to the body heat.

Question 12

What was their diet?

Answer 12

Survived off of caribou, seal, and fish

Question 13

What did they hunt?

Answer 13

Walrus, musk-ox, and whale

Question 14

How did they hunt caribou?

Answer 14

They would follow migration patterns and the inukshuk led the caribou towards them. They would hide in shallow pits and attack the herd

Question 15

What did they use caribou for?

Answer 15

They used it for hides for clothes, bones and antlers for tools, and the sinew and intestines for rope and cord

Question 16

What did the Inuit pray for?

Answer 16

They prayed and gave thanks to the animals they killed which gave them life and sustenance

Question 17

What was a crime that the Europeans started?

Answer 17

They introduced alcohol and took away their traditional way of life that crime became more prevalent

Question 18

How long would they wait to name a newborn child? Why?

Answer 18

Wait 8 days because the child might die, and if the child did they would not be mourned

Question 19

Who were the children named after? Why?

Answer 19

A former relative. This was a way to allow this non-literate society to keep memory of their ancestors alive