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==Diet==

==Diet==

Since the Inuit live in a region of [[permafrost]], they do not consume many plants. Their diet primarily consists of fish caught through [[icehole]]s and [[seal]]s, [[walrus]]es, or [[auk]]s caught by [[spear]]hunting. Occasionally they would kill a [[polar bear]] to eat, but as with any bear, the meat is often not worth the danger of the hunt. In the [[whale]] spawning season, the Inuit would venture onto the thawed waters and hunt the great animals for their meat and [[blubber]], a natural insulator for their homes and a wax substitute for [[candle]]s.

Since the Inuit live in a region of [[permafrost]], they do not consume many plants. Their diet primarily consists of fish caught through iceholes and [[seal]]s, [[walrus]]es, or auks caught by [[spear]]hunting. Occasionally they would kill a [[polar bear]] to eat, but as with any bear, the meat is often not worth the danger of the hunt. In the [[whale]] spawning season, the Inuit would venture onto the thawed waters and hunt the great animals for their meat and [[blubber]], a natural insulator for their homes and a wax substitute for [[candle]]s.

The Inuit developed a specialized [[metabolism]] for [[protein]], [[fat]], and [[carbohydrate]]s in a virtually [[fiber]]-free diet. However, they often suffered from conditions resulting in a lack of [[Vitamin C]], [[riboflavin]] and [[thiamine]]. Their different metabolism has led to serious health issues as they try to convert to a modern diet.

The Inuit developed a specialized [[metabolism]] for [[protein]], [[fat]], and [[carbohydrate]]s in a virtually [[fiber]]-free diet. However, they often suffered from conditions resulting in a lack of [[Vitamin C]], [[riboflavin]] and [[thiamine]]. Their different metabolism has led to serious health issues as they try to convert to a modern diet.

The Inuit developed heat-efficient housing made of thick blocks of ice, called [[igloo]]s. They would live in small villages through the long winter and then switch to a [[nomadic]] lifestyle in the short summer.

The Inuit developed heat-efficient housing made of thick blocks of ice, called [[igloo]]s. They would live in small villages through the long winter and then switch to a [[nomadic]] lifestyle in the short summer.

Their clothing was also heat-efficient: polar bear fur and sealskin would be used for the highly insulated [[parka]]s, [[anorak]]s, [[papoose]]s and [[mukluk]]s that comprised the Inuit wardrobe.

Their clothing was also heat-efficient: polar bear fur and sealskin would be used for the highly insulated parkas, anoraks, papooses and mukluks that comprised the Inuit wardrobe.

Inuits primarily bartered blubber and seal oil for special goods, though [[wampum]] currency was a possible alternative payment for commerce.

Inuits primarily bartered blubber and seal oil for special goods, though wampum currency was a possible alternative payment for commerce.

The Intuit traditionally practiced [[polyandry]], the polygamous endowment of several husbands to one wife<ref>http://www.snowwowl.com/peopleinuit5.html</ref>. In the harsh climate it was difficult for one man to feed a pregnant woman, thus several men would put aside their natural competitive instincts to care for one woman and continue the preservation of the race.

The Intuit traditionally practiced [[polyandry]], the polygamous endowment of several husbands to one wife<ref>http://www.snowwowl.com/peopleinuit5.html</ref>. In the harsh climate it was difficult for one man to feed a pregnant woman, thus several men would put aside their natural competitive instincts to care for one woman and continue the preservation of the race.

Until the great northern explorations of [[Henry Hudson]], the Inuit were unknown to Europeans other than the [[Viking]]s, who had already conquered the coastline of Greenland from them. Arctic explorers such as [[Admiral Byrd]] and [[Commodore Perry]] wrote about encounters with the Inuit in their journals, which were later popularized in the fiction novels of authors such as [[Jack London]].

Until the great northern explorations of [[Henry Hudson]], the Inuit were unknown to Europeans other than the [[Viking]]s, who had already conquered the coastline of Greenland from them. Arctic explorers such as [[Admiral Byrd]] and [[Commodore Perry]] wrote about encounters with the Inuit in their journals, which were later popularized in the fiction novels of authors such as [[Jack London]].

The first Inuit recorded on film was [[Nanook of the North]], whose eponymous [[documentary]] by [[Robert J. Flaherty]] from 1922, showed all the modern world the curious arctic life of the Esquimoux (as they were then called). Some initial reactions to the film claimed it to be a hoax, but these objections quickly subsided.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013427/</ref>

The first Inuit recorded on film was [[Nanook of the North]], whose eponymous [[documentary]] by Robert J. Flaherty from 1922, showed all the modern world the curious arctic life of the Esquimoux (as they were then called). Some initial reactions to the film claimed it to be a hoax, but these objections quickly subsided.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013427/</ref>

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