GC45ATKMondo's NAT #233 - Inuit
Type: Traditional
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By: mondou2@
| Hide Date: 02/02/2013
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N40° 04.845 W104° 40.694 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Native American Tribes series.Inuit
The Inuit are the indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Alaska, Greenland, and Canada, with close relatives in Russia. They are united by a common cultural heritage and a common language. They have over the years been called "Eskimo,” but prefer to becalled by their own name "Inuit," meaning simply "people." Traditionally, they have relied on fish, sea mammals, and land animals for food, heat, light, clothing, tools, and shelter. According to archaeological research, the origins of the Inuit lie in northwestern Alaska where they lived in houses made of driftwood and sod. Beginning about a thousand years ago, the Inuit began to move eastward into Arctic Canada. Within a few hundred years, they had replaced the earlier inhabitants of the region, a now-extinct people known as Tunit. By about 1250 AD, the first Inuit had entered Greenland through the Smith Sound area in the far northwest of the island. Here, they may have first encountered Viking hunters coming from the Norse colonies in southwest Greenland. In many areas, the old sod and whalebone winter houses were abandoned in favor of houses made of blocks of snow. They were easier to build as they could be put up anywhere, even on the sea ice, and required only an hour or two to construct. Today, the Inuit continue to live in the arctic regions, working in all sectors of the economy, though many still supplement their income through hunting. Tourism is a growing industry as guides take tourists on dogsled and hunting expeditions, and work with outfitting organizations.
03/30/2019 By scavengerhunting It was my mom's birthday yesterday, and she wanted to go geocaching for the day! It was a bit cold today with the rain and wind, but we managed to get 46 of our 56 cache goal. We had to get the last 10 today. We started caching just before the sun went down, and finished after night fall. We saw all sorts of wildlife when we were further east in the country! At one point, a herd of about 50 deer crossed the road. Thankfully, we stopped in time and didn't hit any. We also saw some massive rabbits crossing the road that must have been some sort of jack rabbit. TFTC!
Cache: 56 / 56
11/23/2018 By mblatch #41970 Found while passing through the area on my way out to Fort Morgan. Parked in a convenient spot nearby and made the short walk over to the cache. Found it easily after a short search. Signed in and headed off down the road. TFTC
11/13/2018 By Rohatx I see that the previous searcher didn’t DNF this tho they thought it was missing. It’s there. Thank you for the series!
Mondo's NAT #233 - Inuit
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