Although these are three different tribes they do share a lot of similarities. For example hunting is one of the similarities. They spent half of the summer hunting for food and new tools. When they are hunting they also look for food. They eat fish, Bear, Elk, Raccoon, and Fox. The next they use are Tools. They use animal teeth, wood (To make things), and Sledgehammers. The last pieces of evidence is Art. They use parts like animal skin and stone. These are some similarities that all three …show more content…
This made their housing, social structures, and transportation different from all other tribes. They lived in a large geographic area, and were some of the most sparsely distributed people on the planet. The Inuit were nomadic people, so they rarely stayed in one place for very long. Therefore, their houses had to be quick and easy to build. The blocks were cut from the snow, and piled in a spiral shape, leaning in slightly. This gave the igloo its dome shape. The blocks were cut from the snow, and piled in a spiral shape, leaning in slightly. This gave the igloo its dome shape. The Inuit lived in smaller family groups with no real leader or Chief, unlike other First Peoples groups in Canada. During the winter, families would live and hunt together in larger groups (several families), but during the summer they would split up to follow the hunt. There was a sense of community in Inuit culture. Food sources, game and fish, were considered to be community property, and it was expected that individuals always help one another and share any wealth. The Inuit tribe had different modes of transportation for Summer and Winter travel. During the summer they took advantage of the open water and traveled by boat. In the winter they traveled across the frozen Arctic either by foot or dog sled. Dogs sleds were mainly used to help hunt and in the summer, a kayak or umiaks were used. Because the Inuit Tribe are nomadic people, this meant they would are always moving and making their housing, social structures, and transportation