Inuit

Homes
Igloo actually means house not ice house.
To make an igloo you have to use hard packed snow blocks that are cut with a long bone knife.
Each igloo has a sky light made from thin ice .
The Inuit sleep on a low snow platform covered with twigs and caribou furs.


Tools
An Ulu is a knife used to skin animals.
An Umiak is a knife used to clean skins.
An Unack is a harpoon used for hunting whales.
A bow drill is used for carving beads, pendants, combs and needles.


Travel

A kayak is a one person boat used for hunting.
A umiak is a much larger boat it can be 35ft to 40ft long.
A dog sled or Komatik is pulled by six snow dogs.
They also use snowshoes to walk in the snow.


Games
To play blanket toss you use a walrus skin blanket to toss someone in the air.
To play toe jump you hold your toes and jump as far as you can.
To play Iglagunerk you get a partner and laugh as hard as you and your partner can and the group who laughs the longest wins.
To play tug a war you tie the rope to your head instead of hold it in your hand.