Eskimo Tribe Research Paper

Eskimo Tribe

The Eskimo tribe is very different from the rest. All tribes have different attributes. The Eskimos attributes are very unique and interesting. It is important to learn about this tribe, because they helped America with its cultures and much more. Who knows how different America would be if the Eskimo tribe did not exist along with many other tribes.

The location of where the Eskimos is different from the rest. They lived in a very large region, the region expanded over 3,500 miles. The location of where this region was located was Greenland, a small portion of North America, and a small part of east Siberia. The tribe still exists today and lives around the same region. The climate of the Eskimos is very

cold. This effects their way of living because they have to be very conservative of the matierals and food that they have.

Eskimos home are not the standered home you would live in.

They lived in a type of house called igloos. The igloos were made out of snow. The geography affected what they lived in because the main thing to make a house out of was snow. Snow was the main resource for the building of their houses.

For living in such a cold climate for the Eskimos, they had to make sure that they would stay warm. They would wear big coats that would go down to their shins. It was very thick and has fur surrounding the head. Sometimes they would wear a coat that went to the waist with thick fur pants. The clothing was made of hides of different animals. Mostly they would wear the same thing, big thick coats. They either wore a heavy coat or a lighter one. The lighter one would still keep them warm.

Eskimos mostly ate meat. The main meats were walrus, seal, and whale. They would eat their food raw, frozen, or boiled. For the Eskimos to eat they would most likely hunt for their food.

The main tools that they used were, spears, bow and arrows, clubs and stone traps. The tools were made of stone of parts of animals. It was mostly the men who made them. They used the tools for fighting one another or hunting. They mostly used them for

hunting.

The eskimos culture was based on mthyology and shamanism. They had traditions of telling stories and dancing.

More people like to call the Eskimo tribe inuit. Some people feel as if it is just racist to call them Eskimos. They made aromor to be protected when the went to go hunt for food. Today its most likely there are eksimos , but you wouldnt know it because they are wearing normal clothes.

Eskimos were a very important tribe. They showed us how to live in a totally different climate and be just fine. Eskimos were very intelligent. Learning about this tribe is very important, it helps us know were some of our cultures came from.