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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Anningan

For Students 9th - 10th
Windows to the Universe allows one to learn more about the Inuit mythology. "Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The word 'Inuit' means 'people.'"
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Inuktitut Magazine: Cultural Change

For Students 9th - 10th
These days Inuit people are starting to work together to try to keep Inuit culture alive. Young people are becoming interested in what life was like in the past. They want to record in books, art and music what is being rediscovered...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Arctic Story Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Construct a story about the Inuit or the polar bear from a series of pictures that can be put together in a sequence.
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BBC

Bbc: Life as a Hunter Gatherer

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC News article that describes the work of Hugh Brody, a researcher of groups that live by hunting and gathering for natural and food resources. Brody describes his experiences of living with the Inuits in the Arctic who hunt and fish...
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Inuit Sculptures

For Students 9th - 10th
"Free Spirit Gallery" features soapstone sculptures which are available for purchase. Although this is a commercial site, the images provide excellent resources for class discussions and art activities.
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Exploring the Past: An Archaeological Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers discussion of Beringia theory and information about culture and activities of Inuit and their Asian ancestry.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters Edward Curtis

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site about Edward Curtis who took over 40,000 images and recorded rare ethnographic information from over eighty American Indian tribal groups, ranging from the Eskimo or Inuit people of the far north to the Hopi people of...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Reading the Changing Landscape

For Students 3rd - 8th
What will happen if climate change continues to occur? Studies show how it will affect the people on the fringes of society first, like the Inuits.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Igloo 101

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn what it takes to build an igloo from the best kind of snow to the most effective tools and other little-known facts about these traditional Canadian Inuit structures in this interactive activity from NOVA.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Sled Dogs of the Arctic Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.
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Town of Cochrane: Welcome to the Town of Cochrane

For Students 9th - 10th
Cochrane, Ontario is located 720 kilometers north of Toronto in the Arctic Watershed. Its mascot is the giant Polar Bear Chimo (an Inuit word meaning "I am friendly" or "Welcome"). Information details the town's history, economy and...
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National Gallery of Canada

National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)

For Students 9th - 10th
The online arm of the National Gallery of Canada provides a variety of entryways into the museum's collections of Canadian art, aboriginal art, Inuit art, photographs, contemporary art, and American and European art. Use the museum's...
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Curated OER

Igloo: Traditional Arctic Snow Dome

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has images and information about the traditional Inuit shelter used in winter called the igloo.
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Curated OER

Exploring the Past: An Archaeological Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers discussion of Beringia theory and information about culture and activities of Inuit and their Asian ancestry.
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Curated OER

Mc Cord Museum: Nunavik: Building on the Knowledge of Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
View websites or flash presentation of Nunavik which includes historic photos and pictures of artifacts of the Inuit people.
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Kitikmeot Heritage Society: Angulalik Fur Trade: Stephen Angulalik

For Students 9th - 10th
This website profiles a fur trader in the 20th Century, over a century after the merger of the North West and Hudson's Bay Companies in 1821. But this website is interesting for assessing the impact of the fur trade on First Nations...
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Emory University

Emory University: Odyssey Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Odyssey Online is a resource for both students and teachers as they explore world mythology in reading, writing, history, and art classes. Providing sections on Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African mythology, Odyssey uses...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Moriussaq: A Case Study in Hearing Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment follows neurophysiologist Allen Counter as he studies an epidemic of hearing loss in Moriussaq, Greenland, one of the quietest places on Earth. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Hearing."
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Arctic Peoples of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of the native Americans of the Arctic region in this overview of their art with a selection of relevant objects each with it's own detailed object description.
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Canadian Arctic Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed sections providing further information on the Canadian Arctic's exploration, climate, maps, migration, and indigenous people, make this resource useful for many topics. Put together with images, this resource is useful for high...
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Memorial U. Of Newfoundland: Religion, Society and Culture in Newfoundland

For Students 9th - 10th
Collections of papers on Native Religions, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Moravians, Congregational Presbyterians, The Salvation Army and the Pentecostals as they appear in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Infinity of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...
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Legacy of Hope Foundation: Exhibitions

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about residential schools in Canada. This page presents online exhibitions about the residential school experiences of different groups of native Canadians.
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Polar Bears International: The Bear Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Polar Bears International, dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its arctic habitat, provides extensive information about the polar bear. Content includes polar bear I.Q., hibernation facts,...

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