Knowra Inuit Inuit The Inuit are Indigenous peoples of the Arctic whose communities span Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. They include distinct regional societies with related languages, histories, and cultural traditions.
Inuktut : A collective name for Inuit languages and dialects spoken across the Arctic. Related Inuit languages connect communities while reflecting distinct regional speech traditions.
Thule culture : An archaeological culture that spread eastward across the Arctic from Alaska beginning around a thousand years ago. Thule ancestors expanded across much of the region inhabited by Inuit communities today.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami : A national organization representing Inuit in Canada on shared political, social, and economic concerns. It coordinates advocacy among Canadian Inuit regions without replacing their local governments.
Residential schools in Canada : A network of institutions that removed Indigenous children from families and communities to assimilate them. Inuit children also experienced forced schooling, with consequences for language and family life.
Inuit Nunangat : The Inuit homeland in Canada, comprising four regions: Inuvialuit, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut. Its four regions show how Inuit homeland and political geography are organized in Canada.
Paleo-Eskimo : A former archaeological umbrella term for ancient Arctic peoples preceding the Thule expansion. Earlier Arctic populations preceded the ancestors associated with Inuit expansion.
Nunavut : A territory in northern Canada established in 1999, with a majority Inuit population. Nunavut is a prominent example of Inuit political influence within a Canadian territory.
Inuit land claims : Legal and political agreements addressing Inuit rights to land, resources, and self-government. Land claims have reshaped Inuit governance and control over Arctic territories.
Kalaallit : The Inuit people of Greenland, whose language is Kalaallisut. Kalaallit identity names Greenland’s Inuit population and its distinct political and linguistic setting.
Beringia : A region linking northeastern Asia and northwestern North America during periods of lower sea level. Beringia was a major passage in the ancient movement of peoples into the Americas and Arctic.
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