"Eskimo" is an American Indian word which means "eaters of raw meat."
The Eskimos came from Asia in a land bridge (this place does not exist today) into northern North America which is called Alaska now. Eventually they came to live in four countries:
The Eskimos came from Asia in a land bridge (this place does not exist today) into northern North America which is called Alaska now. Eventually they came to live in four countries:
The Soviet Union, The United States (Alaska), Canada and Greenland.
FOOD: The most important part of their diet was seal. They also oat salmon, cod, whales, and other animals which live in the sea. In the winter they hunted polar bears, foxes, and hares. Their favorite foods were seal and caribou meat, walrus liver, and the skin of whales.
CLOTHING: Eskimo's used the skin of the animals for clothing; their favorite was caribou because it was warm and lightweight. Styles was different from one place to the other, but in all the regions everyone wore the same combination: a hooded jacket, trousers or leggings, socks, boots, and mittens.
Eskimos lived in groups of different families; they could be as many as 100 people who lived together. Usually a Eskimo family would be a husband and wife, unmarried children, and married sons with their wifes and children.
The man's role was to hunt food, drive the dog sled, row the boat, and build shelters. A wife's most important job was to make the family's clothing, being sure it was warm and windproof. She also looked after the children, cooked for her family, and sometimes even helped her husband with his task.
