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The inuit traditionally used two types of boats, the Kayak and the Umiak.
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A narrow covered boat used by Eskimos or Inuit people?
kayak
What is a small skin boat used by the inuit?
Kayak
What is a narrow covered boat used by the inuit?
Kayak
What are the tools that Inuit people used?
The unaq and inaq.
By what name do eskimos like to be called?
The word "Eskimo" is no longer acceptable in many areas of the North. While it is still used in Alaska. The Inuit people of Greenland refer to themselves as "Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit". Inuit meaning "people," is used in most of Canada.
What do the Eskimos call themselves?
They are the Inuit. They always have been. The word "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this name however is considered derogatory in many other places like Canada.
What were the wooden poles called that Inuit used to record their family histories?
totem's
Are the inuit people native American?
No, The people in Canada and Greenland however, call them selves, "Inuit." With the increasing contact between Alaska, Canada and Greenland, "Inuit" and "Inupiaq" are used interchangeably. The Inupiaq people most nearly fit the stereotype of Eskimo
Another word for Inuit?
The word "Eskimo" is not acceptable in many areas of the North. It is still used in Alaska to refer to the state's Arctic peoples in general, whether or not they are Eskimos culturally or linguistically. For example, while the Yupik people of the west prefer to be called "Yup'ik", they do not generally object to being called "Eskimo", but they resent being called "Inuit". Many Canadian Inuit consider the name "Eskimo" to be derogatory.
Is eskimo a derrogitory term?
The word "Eskimo" is commonly used in Alaska to refer to all Inuit and Yupik people of the world, this name however is considered derogatory in many other places. Given by non-Inuit people and was said to mean "eater of raw meat." Many linguists now believe that the word "Eskimo" is derived from an Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." However, the people of Canada and Greenland prefer other names. "Inuit," meaning "people," is used in most of Canada, and the language is called "Inuktitut" in eastern Canada although other local designations are used. The Inuit people of Greenland refer to themselves as "Greenlanders" or "Kalaallit" in their language and means "people"
What did the inuit use for arrowheads?
Inuit people used the arrowhead for hunting and cutting their meat.
How long have tipis been around for?
The Inuit people have an oral tradition, not written. These oral traditions when first recorded noted that they have used totem poles since their creation (the creation of the Inuit People that is).
