Inuit

(noun)

Any of several Aboriginal peoples of coastal Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.

Related Terms

Examples of Inuit in the following topics:

  • Inuit Art

    • Inuit art refers to artwork produced by the people of the Arctic, or Inuit people, who were previously known as Eskimos.
    • Inuit art refers to artwork produced by the people of the Arctic, or Inuit people, who were previously known as Eskimos.
    • Inuit culture begins with the Pre-Dorset cultures as far back as 4000 BCE, and spans through the Thule cultures of 1000 CE until present day.
    • The Ipiutak culture represents a classical period of Inuit development.
    • Around 1000 CE, the people of the Thule culture, ancestors of today's Inuit, migrated from northern Alaska and either displaced or slaughtered the earlier Dorset inhabitants.

  • The New World

    • Indigenous peoples are commonly known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, which include First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.