The Inuit People

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Originally, Inuit throat singing was a form of entertainment among Inuit women while the men were away on hunting trips. It was an activity that was primarily done by Inuit women although there have been some men doing it as well. In the Inuit language Inuktitut, throat singing is called katajjaq, pirkusirtuk or nipaquhiit depending on the Canadian Arctic region. It was regarded more as a type of vocal or breathing game in the Inuit culture rather than a form of music.

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Religious Practices

Christianity, Shamanism

The Inuit religion was very complex nature worship. Everything had a soul and was spiritually connected. The universe was at harmony with its elements and the powers of nature possessed a neutral position towards man.

Shaman's Coat

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Religious practice 2

The Inuit didn’t have sacred buildings. The nature was sacred, and the Inuit was a child of nature; but life was not a paradise; man’s capability of doing evil represented a constant threat to harmony.

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Clothing

Warm clothing was important to the Inuit tribes. Sealskin was usually wore in the summer. In the winter caribou skin was worn. Caribou skin was light weight yet very warm.

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clothing

Clothing consisted of coat, trousers, stockings, shoes or boots. In very cold weather two of each garment were worn. The inner one had the fur against the skin, the outer one had the fur outside.

Boots are called kamiks. They are made from sealskin because it lasts long, is warm, and isn't hurt when it gets wet.

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Clothing

One Inuit garment, the hooded coat called the parka, has been adopted by skiers and others who spend time in the cold. An atiqik is a Inuit parka made with goose down

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Housing and Travel

They lived in houses made of driftwood and sod, and almost certainly spoke an early version of the Inuit language, Inuktitut.

That picture shows how they moved. They could move with their house on sled.

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Housing and Travel 2

An igloo translated sometimes as snow house, is a shelter constructed from blocks of snow, generally in the form of a dome

Other Inuit people tended to use snow to insulate their houses which consisted of whalebone and hides. The use of snow is due to the fact that snow is an insulator (due to its low density). On the outside, temperatures may be as low as -45 °C (-49 °F), but on the inside the temperature may range from -7 °C (19 °F) to 16 °C (61 °F) when warmed by body heat alone