Inuit[a] are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Russia, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon (traditionally [b]), Alaska, and the Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Mar 25, 2025 · Inuit, group of culturally and linguistically unique Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and subarctic regions whose homelands encompass Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark), Arctic Canada, northern and southwestern Alaska in the United States, and part of Chukotka in the Far East region of Russia.

The Inuit are an indigenous people of the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America (parts of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland). The ancestors of the present-day Inuit are culturally related to Iñupiat (northern Alaska), and Yupik (Siberia and western Alaska), [1] and the Aleut who live in the Aleutian Islands of Siberia and Alaska.

Mar 28, 2023 · Inuit is an Inuktitut term for “the people.” It refers to the indigenous group, most of whom occupy the northern regions of Canada. An Inuit individual is called an Inuk, while two are called Inuuk. The Inuit tribe is an indigenous association of eight main ethnic groups, namely: Nunavimmiut (Ungava Bay).

Once known as Eskimos, the Inuit inhabit the Arctic region, one of the most forbidding territories on earth. Occupying lands that stretch 12,000 miles from parts of Siberia, along the Alaskan coast, across Canada, and on to Greenland, the Inuit are one of the most widely dispersed people in the world, but number only about 60,000 in population.

Inuit are Indigenous people of the Arctic. The word Inuit means "the people" in the Inuit language of Inuktut. The singular of Inuit is Inuk. According to the 2021 Census, there are 70,545 1 Inuit in Canada. Many Inuit in Canada live in Inuit Nunangat, which means "the place where Inuit live." Inuit Nunangat is comprised of 4 regions:

Mar 29, 2021 · There are approximately over 150,000 Inuit globally, with 65,000 in Canada, 35,000 in Alaska, 50,000 Greenland, and smaller populations in Siberia. Inuit spiritualism is animistic, which is the belief that everything on earth, from objects to animals, is inhabited by a …

Jun 8, 2010 · Inuit — Inuktitut for “the people” — are an Indigenous people, the majority of whom inhabit the northern regions of Canada. An Inuit person is known as an Inuk. The Inuit homeland is known as Inuit Nunangat, which refers to the land, water and ice contained in the Arctic region.

Jan 7, 2025 · The Inuit, Indigenous peoples native to the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and Siberia, are renowned for their ingenuity, resilience, and deep connection to the harsh environments they inhabit.

Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt. When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into the ocean, leaving fresh,...