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An igloo (Inuit languages: iglu, [1] Inuktitut syllabics ᐃᒡᓗ (plural: igluit ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ)), also known as a snow house or snow hut, is a type of shelter built of suitable snow. Although igloos are often associated with all Inuit , they were traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the Qaanaaq area of ...
During the winter, the Inuit lived in igloos, which were erected separately or connected by tunnels. Snow of a specific consistency was necessary to build them. They had the same general interior arrangement as the tents. The most important element was a lowered entrance tunnel, repelling the heavier cold air and the wind from entering inside.
Group of Inuit building an igloo. During the winter, certain Inuit lived in a temporary shelter made from snow called an igloo, and during the few months of the year when temperatures were above freezing, they lived in tents, known as tupiq, [114] made of animal skins supported by a frame of bones or wood.
Any excess fish were stored in ice blocks and saved for a time when fishing and hunting were both unrewarding. Seals also provided the Netsilik with fat for their qulliq (soapstone lamps), which both lit and heated the igloos. This made the Netsilik, and most other Inuit, one of the few peoples to hunt for their heating fuel, rather than use wood.
Qarmaqs were used by the Inuit up to the 1950s. They were used as early as the Thule people, predominantly during the cold season.In winter, they also lived in igloo, especially while traveling, but when possible, the qarmaq was the preference.
An igloo (Inuit language: iglu, Inuktitut syllabics ᐃᒡᓗ (plural: igluit ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ) or snowhouse is a type of shelter built of snow, originally built by the Inuit. Although igloos are usually associated with all Inuit, they were predominantly constructed by people of Canada's Central Arctic and Greenland's Thule area. Other Inuit ...
Central Inuit are the Inuit of Northern Canada, their designation determined by geography and their tradition of snowhouses ("igloos"), fur clothing, and sled dogs. They are differentiated from Alaska's Iñupiat , Greenland's Kalaallit , [ 1 ] and Russian Inuit . [ 2 ]
The word Igloolik (Inuktitut: "there is an igloo here") comes from iglu (meaning: "house"/"building") and refers to the sod houses [2] that were originally in the area. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Inuit and their ancestors have inhabited the island since 2000 BC.