Basic+Facts


 * Inhabit the Arctic regions of Canada (Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut ("our beautiful land"), Nunavik ("place to live"), Nunavut ("our land"), Nunatukavut("our Ancient land")), Denmark (Greenland), Russia (Siberia) and the United States (Alaska)
 * Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language
 * An Inuk is an Inuit person
 * Universal term- Eskimo; natives in Canada + Greenland consider it pejorative, so it has fallen out of favor
 * Eskimo is more popular in Canada + Greenland; Inuit is more commonly used in Alaska
 * Climate- long, cold winters + short, cool summers; a lot of snow