INUIT

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which the Inuit and their Thule ancestors dealt with risk in the Arctic and compare it to existing hunter-gatherer risk models.

Have you recently fallen for the Northern Inuit Dog or do you simply love rare breeds? Learn all about the breed here, including: breed history, personality traits, train-ability, benefits and disadvantages of the breed, and common health concerns.

With polar bears getting on the endangered species list, we may be looking at a much more complicated issue than we've been told by the scientific community. It ultimately comes down to believing the Canadian Inuit or science. Which side would you take?

One Inuit woman told me about how they teach their children through stories about respecting the environment and how the world and life were created. The woman told me Inuit, which means "the people", are not Eskimos and do not like being referred to as Eskimos.

This article shares information about the Inuit goddess Sedna and share the important moral behind her story.

A few weeks ago, a Russian scientific team planted a flag claiming a nugget of the Arctic's thawing resources. Canada followed suit by setting up a permanent port in the Inuit-populated territory of Nunavut, a recently acquired Canadian providence. Who owns the Arctic?

A new generation of Intuits (Eskimos) in Canada's North are learning the ancestral art of throat singing, still popular in other cultures of the world.

Note avataq on the kayaks aft deck, cased harpoon strapped to the kayak's starboard deck, harpoon line faking disk, and the hunter's tight-fitting tuliq.

Houses come in all shapes and sizes. They come in all designs and material right down to the basic structure. However the most fascinating design of all is the snow house, or as we all know from the Inuit word, the Igloo.

Ancient Inuit craftsmanship still remains a part of modern kayak manufacturing.

White actors portraying Asian, Mongolian and Inuit roles. Where is Hollywood diversity when you need it? The film has made money and there will be a sequel. Box office money trumps everything including ethnic casting.

A rundown of some of the many changes being observed worldwide that are being blamed on global warming: from rising sea levels to changes in local crops, from growing disease threats to widespread migrations of animals to new habitats.

Thought commercial whaling was gone for good? Think again. Japan and Norway want it back, regardless of what even their own people think or whom it might hurt.

What you bring and how it's packed is extremely important on a kayak trip. Here are some pointers on things you will need.

Good News! Those pesky glaciers are finally melting off. At first, news of devastating global climate change might seem a bit of a bummer. Relax. Your faith is about to be restored.

Quebec City is one of the oldest communities in North Amnerica, having been established in 1608.

Preserving Alaska Native culture is a concern for the residents of Alaska. Fears about loss of unusual and beautiful languages, artwork, and dance that define the population has ignited discussion at the state, federal, and tribal council level.

Global environmental change is a complicated problem with serious implications for everyone in the world. However, those hardest hit and those first hit will be those who are least able to defend themselves.

During George W. Bush's first term in office, his administration initiated more than 200 rollbacks of environmental laws. These moves serve to benefit big corporations, which are no longer inconvenienced by having to comply with strict pollution control s