Inuit Hunting
- The Inuit were skilled hunters, and caught food year-round, even during the harsh winters.
- The Inuit were able to hunt for food year-round, so depending on the season they would hunt for different animals.
- Sea Mammals
- Sea mammals were usually hunted during the winter when they were out on the ice. However, some sea mammals, like whales, were hunted in the open water.
- Some sea mammals - seals, walruses, beluga whales, narwhals
- What they were hunted for:
- Seal: meat and skin
- Walrus: ivory (tusks), and meat (mostly for the dogs)
- Beluga Whales: skin, food like muktuk (outer skin and blubber)
- Narwhal: ivory, meat for dogs
- Land Animals
- Some land animals that were hunted - caribou, musk oxen, arctic fox, polar bear, arctic hare, arctic birds