About 5- 10 000 years age, the earliest ancestors of the Inuit people came to Canada. They were blended with the Thule culture, from which came the director ancestors of the modern Inuit. After there arrival in North America they remained in the Arctic Areas of the continent. They hunted whales, seals, caribou and fish for food, clothing and bore tools. For centuries they relied on local sources to feed and shelter themselves.
Inuit and other Canadian Aboriginal Tribes believed the world around them and the things in it, had both practical and sacred aspects. Anything from mountains to stories to artefacts was believed to possess a spirit, just like animals and humans did. also the Eskimos world had a deep religious and significance.
Eskimos family history was kept alive through story telling. Although the Arctic people belonged to thousands of tiny settlements they spoke 3 basic languages: Aleut, Yupik and Inuit. These languages are rich in the way it expressed feelings and ideas, and how it described the natural world. for example, Inuit language had about 70 words to describe different types of snow.
Inuit and other Canadian Aboriginal Tribes believed the world around them and the things in it, had both practical and sacred aspects. Anything from mountains to stories to artefacts was believed to possess a spirit, just like animals and humans did. also the Eskimos world had a deep religious and significance.
Eskimos family history was kept alive through story telling. Although the Arctic people belonged to thousands of tiny settlements they spoke 3 basic languages: Aleut, Yupik and Inuit. These languages are rich in the way it expressed feelings and ideas, and how it described the natural world. for example, Inuit language had about 70 words to describe different types of snow.