Summary and Definition: The Inuit tribe were a hardy people who were nomadic fishermen and hunters. The Inuit tribe lived on the western and northern coasts along the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. They survived the harsh climate in igloos made of snow bricks or in tepee-shaped tents.

Answer: Traditional Inuit skin clothing is well suited to this purpose because it provides excellent insulation. In winter, two layers of clothes were worn when hunting or traveling. The inner layer has the fur turned inwards towards the body, while the fur of the outer layer is turned outwards.

In Canada, the term Inuit is used to mean both the Inuit and Yupiak peoples. Inupiat – The singular form of Inupiaq. Inupiaq – In Alaska and Arctic Siberia, where Inuit is not spoken, the comparable terms are Inupiaq and Yupik, neither of which has gained as wide a usage in English as Inuit.

To survive this cold weather the Inuit tribe needed to wear warm clothing. Also to survive the freezing cold of the Arctic winter, they had to have a warm shelter. The Inuit used a shelter called an igloo. An igloo is a round looking house made of ice blocks and snow.

Among the problems the Inuit face is permafrost melting, which has destroyed the foundations of houses, eroded the seashore and forced people to move inland. Airport runways, roads and harbours are also collapsing.

Inuit is the contemporary term for “Eskimo”. First Nation is the contemporary term for “Indian”. Inuit are “Aboriginal” or “First Peoples”, but are not “First Nations”, because “First Nations” are Indians. Inuit are not Indians.

Indigenous Peoples refers to a group of Indigenous peoples with a shared national identity, such as “Navajo” or “Sami,” and is the equivalent of saying “the American people.” Native American and American Indian are terms used to refer to peoples living within what is now the United States prior to European contact.

Although the Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee, Georgia ignored the decision and in 1838 the Cherokee were forcibly relocated to present-day Oklahoma. Above, a rendition of the Cherokee on the “Trail of Tears.”

The Seminole were the only native Americans who successfully resisted removal by the US Gov. The Seminoles refused to sign any treaty and went to war with the US Gov.

The Seminole people of Florida were the only Native Americans who success- fully resisted their removal. . . . The Seminole decided to go to war against the United States instead.

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

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Elected president in 1828, Andrew Jackson supported the removal of American Indians from their homelands, arguing that the American Indians’ survival depended on separation from whites. In this 1835 circular to the Cherokee people, Jackson lays out his case for removal.