Inuit & Sami Peoples
Know that indigenous peoples have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years — the Inuit across Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, and the Sami in northern Scandinavia — developing remarkable knowledge of the environment, using dog sleds and kayaks for transport, wearing animal-skin clothing for warmth, and building igloos as temporary shelters, with a deep respect for the animals and land they depend on
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Can your child tell you about the Inuit and Sami peoples who have lived in the Arctic for thousands of years — how they travel by dog sled, wear animal-skin clothing, and know the ice and animals incredibly well?
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