Caribou inuit hunting tools

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Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Caribou are hunted by groups from the Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, and the northern part of the Eastern Woodlands.

Caribou antlers piled up and serving as a landmark for a nearby cache of caribou meat. The caribou is the only deer in which both sexes have antlers, though those on the female are smaller Corel Professional Photos. Barbed and unbarbed antler arrowheads from the Rat Indian Creek archaeological site in the Northern Yukon.

The site was a major caribou hunting camp for the ancestors of the Vuntut Gwitchin courtesy of Raymond Le Blanc. Design and Construction A prominent feature of ulus is their distinctive, thin, crescent-shaped blades attached to a sturdy handle.

Today, ulu blades are usually made of steel; the handles, of wood. The length and shape of blades and handles vary depending on the community.

Summary and Definition: The Inuit tribe were a hardy people who were nomadic fishermen and hunters. They survived the harsh climate in igloos made of snow bricks or in tepee-shaped tents.

The two pieces were joined together using rawhide, whalebone and pine root. Method: Kept on board boats and kayaks, sharp point is swung into seal and pulled on board. Used in preparing skins, general purpose cutting tool.

Method: Crescent shaped knife used with either a slicing or a rocking motion. But what did they do with the teeth? We use caribou skins for mattresses. The indigenous peoples of Alaska, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic are referred to collectively as the Inuit, although there are several different Inuit cultures that speak different languages, or dialects of the Inuit-Aleut language family.

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