Thule

(proper noun)

The ancestors of the Canadian Inuit.

Related Terms

  • Inuit
  • shaman
  • Nomad

Examples of Thule in the following topics:

  • Inuit Art

    • 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.
    • By the thirteenth or fourteenth century, the Thule had occupied an area currently inhabited by the Central Inuit, and by the fifteenth century, the Thule had fully replaced the Dorset culture.
    • All of the Thule objects were made by hand from natural materials, including stone, bone, ivory, antler, and animal hides.
    • A Thule site in Resolute Bay, Nunavut contains an example of a home whose frame used whale bones.
    • Differentiate between the Pre-Dorset, Dorset, Ipiutak, and Thule cultures of North America.
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