Introduction

The Internet Resources

• Hunting - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/Our_culture/hunting_way_of_life/hunting_way_of_life.html This shows a few pictures of Inuit hunting, and explains a little about how the Inuit hunts their food.

• Harpoons - http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/exhibits/nv/harpoon.htm Look at the harpoons that Inuit still use today to hunt with

• Teacher Resource - http://www.nuttinbutkids.com/artic.html Several good ideas to add to your resources on the Arctic.

• Arthropolis web page - http://www.athropolis.com/ This is the official web page that has terrific links all related to the story (11 chapters long).

Animals of the North

• Walrus - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/toothwalkers/index.html Lots of information on the walrus

• Inuit marine animals - http://www.arctic-travel.com/chapters/marmampage.html

• Inuit land mammals - http://www.arctic-travel.com/chapters/landmampage.html

• More Inuit animals - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/species/species.htm An index of many of the animals of the north

• Arctic Animals - http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/animals.html Many other animals from the north listed here.

• Polar Bears - http://www.enn.com/enn-features-archive/1998/03/032798/factpolbr.asp Polar bear info -- lots of it.

• Polar bears - http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/arctic99//reports/bearfact.html Great info on polar bears

People of the North

• The people - http://radio.cbc.ca/nunavut/people.html Reading level is difficult - all about the Inuit people

• Inuit Cullture - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/Our_culture/inuit_culture/inuit_culture.html There are photos here, but also good, basic information about the Inuit cullture.

• Inuit family and culture - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/Our_culture/family/family.html This page talks about the importance of the family structure in the Inuit culture.

• Inuit culture - http://www.nunatour.nt.ca/ADV/ADV2b.htm More information on Inuit culture -- the writing is small, but there is only one short page to read, and look at a few photos.

• Arctic culture - http://www.destinationarctic.com/lore/people.shtml More information about the Inuit culture and people -- more difficult reading level.

• Inuit Food - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/Our_culture/country_foods/country_foods.html This gives a bit of information about modern Inuit food.

Homes of the Inuit

• Snowhouses - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/inuit/igloo.htm

• Environment, transportation and houses - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/inuit/people.htm Click on the part you are interested in.

Inuit Language, Arts and Games

• Language - http://www.arctic-travel.com/chapters/languagepage.html EAsier to read -- lots of info

• Traditional Inuit games - http://www.arctic-travel.com/chapters/gamespage.html

• Inuit art - http://www.arctic-travel.com/chapters/inartpage.html

• Arts and Crafts - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arctic/inuit/art.htm Great examples of some arts and crafts from the north

• Inuit Art - http://www.inuitartauction.com/ Click on the title of each art piece to view authentic Inuit art.

• Inuit language - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/Our_culture/language/language.html There is good basic information about the Inuit language; a chart showing the syllables used is given.

• Inuit arts - http://www.nunatour.nt.ca/ADV/ADV2c.htm There is good basic information here about Inuit art. There are several links to take you to specific artists.

Other Inuit Information

• Inuit Homepage with many good links - http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~conklin/pages/martin/html/inuit.htm Links include: Housing, art, food, language, dress -- easy to read

• Inuit land - http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Inuit_Haida/inuit/English/land_and_fresh_waters/a_story/a_story.html This site shows many photos of what the environment in the Arctic is like, as well as gives explanations about the characteristics of it.

• Northern Lights - http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/lights.html Check out the first three sites listed here to see some great northern lights, and to learn about them.

• Arctic quiz - http://webacc.fsd38.ab.ca/schools/Gibson/game1/sld001.htm This is an interesting slide show about facts about Arctic.

• Games about the Arctic - http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/game/ A game or two to play here.

• Arctic info - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3500/ Terrific site here for students to read at their level, as well as activities for teachers too.

• Great games - http://www.seaworld.org/arctic/ Lots of games to do here.