Kayaks are an intrinsic feature of Inuit culture, used for hunting, fishing, travel, and recreation, employed by generations of indigenous people across the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland and ...

The Inuit inhabit northern locations, ranging from Alaska to Greenland. The lives of these communities vary, but all have a central focus around hunting. Inuit depend on it for survival because the ...

Two kayaks that replicate a 60-year-old model built by an elder are being reconstructed at a community workshop in Kuujjuaq.

This article first appeared in print in the Stars and Stripes Global edition, Jan. 15, 2015. It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — On a bitter late September day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Darrel Nasogaluak, elder and chair of Tuktoyaktuk Community Corp., left, and Duane Smith, chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional ...

Held at the Vatican for 100 years, a traditional Inuvialuit kayak is now returning home along with more than 60 other Inuit, First Nations and Métis objects. The kayak was identified by Darrell ...

Displayed alongside the kayak are hunting tools, a hand-stitched Quillitug parka made of Caribou and fur boots. The Inuit people needed these for everyday survival, but that survival eventually ...