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InuksuitBy: Jade Copeland
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What is a Inuksuit?
A Inuksuit is a stone landmark built by humans. It was used by the Inuit peoples of the Arctic.
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What was the purpose?
The Inuksuit was used as a marker for
travel routes, fishing places, camps,
and hunting grounds.
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Where are they found?
These structures are found from Alaska, North Canada, all the way to Greenland.
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How they were used?
• Skilled Inuit hunters built Inuksuit to confuse caribou into thinking that they were being chased by many hunters. The Inuksuit were placed strategically on the ground to capture the caribou.
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Where did the name come from?
The word Inuksuit means “ Human being figures”.
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