Netsilik Inuit Culture

The Netsilik Inuit were very strong and well suited for their environment. They can be found living in the Pelly Bay region of the Canadian Arctic. The subarctic temperatures and the location of this region forced this group to learn to survive under harsh conditions. This was a very remote area therefore, they had to come up with different ways of traveling and hunting including the construction of boats. They had many tools to make their jobs easier such as knives, baskets, and anything else they could come up with. The entire family had to work together to be able to survive.
The location of these people is very remote with the main access to food being hard to find and sometimes having to venture into the different bodies of water. As a result, the hunters needed to build boats sturdy enough to get themselves and the food they are bringing back across the water. When the food makes it back to their homes they work together to retrieve the meat and hides off their prey and in this case a caribou. They would cut up the carcass then start the process of removing the fat and meat from the hides with the edges of their tools. Once the fat was removed they
The animal hide was thick and after many layers on the outsides of the shelters along with on the ground their homes could keep away the cold arctic air. The air is very dry during the cold months which made it easier to dry out the animal hides. To help the hides dry faster they would get placed on a line or on the sides of the shelter in the view of the sun. Once the hides were dry they could be used for many things such as clothing, bags, and baskets. Since this was such a remote area many times they would wrap their belonging in large pieces of hide and attach line so they could be used like a