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Inuit Young Alaskan Inuit Illustration of a semi-subterranean Eskimo dwelling with a snow-covered roof, showing a cutaway view of the home's interior. Labeled features include a sloped entrance passage, doorway, entrance to the main room, a storage area above, and a smoke vent in the roof. Inside, two people are seated on the floor surrounded by household items, highlighting traditional sub-Arctic Aleut or Inuit architecture and living arrangements. Inuit family Kayak Inuit igluvigaq being built Eskimo man with a large handheld drum made of walrus stomach or bladder, Nunivak Island, 1929. walrus ivory shaman figure painted wooden mask
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Inuit: References & Edit History

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  • Inuit Circumpolar Council
    International non-government organization representing more than 150,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia).
  • Karla Jessen Williamson
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The Canadian Encylopedia - Inuit. Jun 06, 2026
Added section headings and top questions. Jan 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Government of Canada - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada - Inuit. Nov 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Center for International Environmental Law - The Inuit Case Study (PDF). Oct 01, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Inuit knowledge vanishing with the ice. Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Polar Pod - The Inuit People. May 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada - Inuit. Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Oceanwide Expeditions - The Inuit. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Facing History & Ourselves - The Inuit People. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Library Publishing Platform - Pulling Together: Foundations Guide - Inuit. Dec 26, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Washington - The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies - Increasing the cultural competence of Inuit education. Oct 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Inuit People Cluster. Jul 07, 2023
Add new Web site: BCcampus Open Publishing - Pulling Together: Foundations Guide - Inuit. Apr 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group - Inuit. Mar 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website - The Inuit. Mar 13, 2022
Article thoroughly revised. Feb 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Native Indian Tribes - Inuit Tribe. Nov 28, 2020
Media added. May 11, 2020
Media added. Jan 10, 2019
Replaced photograph. Mar 26, 2018
Added a paragraph describing usage of the words "Eskimo" and "Inuit." May 01, 2015
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encylopedia - Inuit. May 29, 2014
Media added. Feb 13, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Eskimo. Nov 12, 2008
Added new Web site: New Haven Unified School District - Native American Website for Children. Jun 09, 2008
Added new Web site: New Haven Unified School District - Native American Website for Children. Jun 09, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 21, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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