Inuit: A Tribe on the Move

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The picture of the igloo represents the Inuit community. One of the most important thing to the Inuits was their tribe and family. They worked together and everything that they did was to benefit each other. They shared their food and, even though it was supposed to be the men's responsibility to hunt, the entire community helped them. To survive, they had to work together to conquer the intense conditions.The harpoon is a very important tool for the Inuit people. Hunting was how they survived and almost everything that they did was focused around it. They followed their sources of food and most of their day was focused on catching food. The Inuits had to learn how to hunt on a different continent with a different climate and environment. This weapon and tool shows how the Inuits adapted to new situations. The snowshoes remind us how the Inuit people came to North America. They walked all the way from Siberia/Central Asia to Alaska. All they used to get there was their snowshoes. Ovilu, which is the primary source, was born into the Inuit tribe. She grew up in the culture and she still continues to live it today. She knows many traditional stories and now shares them with others. 

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