Tagoonak Qavavauq, an Inuit elder, teaches children how to make ... family celebrating a young woman’s first ringed seal catch. Marie Naqitarvik, 30, wasn’t taught extensive hunting or camping ...

The Inuit have survived and thrived for generations in one of the most remote, vast and rugged places on Earth, hunting for seals, whales and polar bears. Their traditional religion is animist.

the thumb became a walrus, the first finger a seal and the middle finger a white bear. When the former two animals see a man they try and escape, lest they be served as the woman was. The Inuit ...

To survive the harsh weathers of the Arctic, Inuit use seal skin to make parkas, kamiks and mittens. Patterns, shapes and embellishment of the clothing also serve as a marker of social identity.

The Inuit have survived and thrived for generations in one of the most remote, vast and rugged places on Earth, hunting for seals, whales and polar bears. Their traditional religion is animist.