Inuit and Fashions
The Inuit of the Canadian north are one tough race of people. Living in an environment that can reach the maximum coldness of -65 degrees Celsius with the wind chill factor. During the years before the arrival of explorers, the Hudson Bay Company, RCMP and the missionaries, all clothing the Inuit wore were made of fur. After all that’s all that was available at the time. Even the sewing equipment were made from animal bones and skins. Inuit women designed the amauti which is so practical in the north. When you amaq the child, the child is still touching you while you are free to do what ever you have to do that day. This is the true beauty of the amauti. The one carrying the child feels like the child weighs less in the amauti, if the amauti is made...
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Growing up in the iglu days, one had to aniyaaq, it`s a gesture taken by all Inuit to wake up early in the morning and dress as quick as possible to then continue to go outside. It is expected of you to do so as soon as you have learned to walk. It was strongly believed by Inuit this tradition made giving birth an easy and short delivery. This habit has been obsolete since the beginning of our schooling back in the 1950s. Before the fifties the seal was very important to our life as a source of oil for the qudliq (soapstone stove), which gave heat and dried our day`s wear and cooked our meals. Our husky dogs were super healthy when they ate seal meat and it`s bubbler. They were strong and their hair was very long but fluffy. The seal also had many...
Read MoreFashions of Nunavut
The fashions of Nunavut will be well presented in Vancouver during the Olympics at the Canada`s Northern House. It has been quite the journey for the Inuit of Nunavut for the last half a century. From being born in an igloo to living in a modernized world, it was challenging at times through this fast transition. Our fashions were made out of necessity in the beginning. With no stores in site for thousands of miles, Inuit like anyone else made do with what was available to them to survive. So in the days of old animal skins were the only clothing used in the north through all seasons. Animals were hunted during certain seasons while others were hunted throughout the year. An example with the caribou skin. The bull`s skin is mainly used for bedding. Then it...
Read MoreInuit Arts and Fashions
Hello people, The Olympics are nearing and there will be Inuit art on display and for sale, come see our fashions, language and culture at the Canada`s Northern House in Vancouver. See you Theresie Tungilik http://theresietungilik.com/ Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
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