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The large-sized text and fairly short sentences are just right for the book's intended audience. Ice- blue fact boxes provide interesting trivia related to each of the chapters. Plenty of excellent photographs, all suitably labeled, depict the Inuit lifestyle today. A time line, a glossary and an index are included along with a list of books, organizations and web sites for those readers who would like additional information. The Inuit would make a worthwhile purchase for any elementary school library. Recommended. Gail Hamilton is a teacher-librarian at Bird's Hill School in East St. Paul, Manitoba.
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Suzanne Williams introduces young readers to the lifestyle of the Inuit people in this book which
is part of the seven-volume "Indians of the Americas" series. Six chapters provide general
information about the challenges of living in the harsh Arctic environment. Topics include the
climate, the flora and fauna, a brief history of Arctic settlement- with evidence of people living in
the region between 8000 and 5000 B.C.- hunting methods, transportation, clothing, traditions,
such as storytelling and drumming, and the creation of Nunavut. Williams compares life in the
Arctic long ago to the present and describes the many changes, both positive and negative, to
which the people have adapted as a result of European influence. Though the book is meant for
young students, Williams, using simple explanations, gives an honest portrayal of some of the
negative effects of European influence on the Inuit people, one example being residential schools.