1. The Arctic Native Americans
Arctic
Samantha Lai and Noni Vaidyanuvatti
Period 2

2. Tribes of the Arctic
• Inuit/Eskimo — Most Influential
• Aleut
Inuit Tribe Aleut Tribe

3. Foods in the Arctic
• Whales, Seals, Caribou, Walruses, Sea Lions, Narwhals,
Eels, Crabs, Shellfish, Sea Urchins, Eggs, Snowy Owls, Fish
• There weren’t many plants to eat in the Arctic region, so
they ate what was available to them. Fat/blubber from
some of these animals could help keep them warm

4. Clothing of the Arctic
• People wore long pullover shirts with high collars and then a
kamleika over it. A kamleika is a hooded, waterproof
windbreaker. The tribes made it waterproof by adding
animal skins to it.
What What women
men and children
wore wore

5. Homes of the Arctic
• Igloos were made out of snow and were common in the Arctic.
• Sod-houses were made of sod and harder to make. So, sod-houses
were used to house many families.
• Quarmangs were made of just animal skins. They were used only in
the summer when the ice had thawed.
Igloo

6. Native American Religions
 Worshiped animal spirits
 “Shaman” had special connections to the spirits
 Non-living things had souls
Shaman
used rattles
to summon
up the
spirits.

7. Tradition or Ceremony of the Arctic
 Inuit Wolf Dance
 To honor the spirit of the wolf

8. Arts/Crafts of the Arctic
• Carved bone, antler, or ivory into small objects
• Made embroidery
• Made hunting pouches out of animal skins
Ivory Inuit
Hunting Pouch
Carving Embroidery

9. A Famous Inuit
 Kenojuak was an artist who made traditional Inuit art to
share to the world

10. Interesting Facts from the Arctic
• The Aleut would trade with Pacific Northwest Coast
• The Aleut were more concerned with rank and wealth than the
Inuit
• Woman carried babies on their backs
• Inuits think the word “eskimo” is an insult
• Wearing animal skins made them feel like there’s animal
“spirits” in them
Woman
People
carrying
wearing
a baby
animal
on her
skins
back

11. Works Cited
Biral, Raymond. Lifeways: The Inuit. New York: Benchmark
Books, 2002. Print.
Cordobra, Yasmine . Native American Homes:Igloos. Vero
Beach, Florida: The Rourke Book Company, 2001.Print
Greig, Charlotte. Native America. Broomall, Pennsylvania:
Mason Crest Publishers, 2003. Print.
Mohel, A. Early Americans. St. Louis: Miliken, 2003. Print.
Native Americans. Indian Claims Commision-Longhouse
Religion. 5. Danbury, Connecticut: Grolier Educational,
2000. Print.