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2. Igloo - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Inuit culture - Wikipedia

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   The term culture of the Inuit, therefore, refers primarily to these areas; however, parallels to other Eskimo groups can also be drawn. The word "Eskimo" has been used to encompass the Inuit and Yupik, and other indigenous Alaskan and Siberian peoples, [2] [3] [4] but this usage is in decline. [5] [6]

4. Snow cave - Wikipedia

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   Adequate snow depth, free of rocks and ice, is needed —generally, a depth of 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m) is sufficient. When constructing a snow cave is it common to build it in a large snow drift formed behind a ridge line, as this often offers a large heap of snow, and also protects the entrance of the snow cave from the prevailing wind.

5. Tupiq - Wikipedia

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   The tupiq was used on the land not on the sea ice. It was portable for travel and lasted several years. When stored over the winter, the tupiq had to be kept away from dogs. In the summer the tupiq was used as shelter, then in the fall when it got colder, the Inuit moved into a qarmaq, a type of sod house, and the

6. Qarmaq - Wikipedia

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   Thule qarmaq relics in Ukkusiksalik National Park Qarmaq (whale bone roof reconstructed) near Resolute, Nunavut. Qarmaq (plural: "qarmat") [1] is an Inuktitut term for a type of inter-seasonal, [2] single-room family dwelling used by Inuit.

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