Inuit Culture

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As the modern world continues to grow, we tend to forget that not everyone moves with its advances and sticks with the old ways of living, preserving their history and roots. One example can be the Inuit, inhabitants of regions in Greenland, Siberia, and Quebec (Jones). Many people have known them as “Eskimos”, however, they deem the term unacceptable and prefer to be called Inuit as it means “the people” (Inuit Culture). The culture is ancient in the sense that they still maintain a traditional lifestyle over total modernization. Their origins are believe to date back 4,000 years ago (Inuit Culture). They are a culture that practices true adaption. Inuit people live in cold, rough climates and so they depend on land and sea to survive as well as the mainland for …show more content…

Some Inuit populations may have the luxury of gathering herbs and other plants as long as the climate permits for such treats. For clothing, animal skin is mainly used in order to cover up for the tough winters. Due to dependence upon nature, Inuit culture is strong on sharing and co-operation. Meals are shared and everyone is expected to do their part for the benefit of the community (Inuit Culture). In other words, their culture is relatively collectivist. Despite modernization, the Inuktitut language is still taught and exercised, but the English language is also enforced in local schools (Jones). The native language is also used for radio and television programs (Inuit Culture). It is quite fascinating to see how this culture has been able to adapt to changes over the years, but it may not be ignored that it is still a way of life that struggles to survive. However, Inuit culture stick to the traditional ways of storytelling and dancing like drum dancing. Oral storytelling is also very popular and has been passed down from one generation to the new (Inuit

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