Inuit culture in Nunavut/Throat singing

What does the Polar Explorer say is different about the Arctic?

• The Arctic has a spirit you feel from its people and culture.

• The Arctic is cold.

• The Arctic has the most wildlife.

• The Arctic never has daylight.

Where in Canada is Gjoa Haven?

• Quebec

• Nunavut

• Ontario

• British Columbia

What were early explorers able to learn from the Inuit?

• How to build large boats to cross the ocean.

• What songs were popular downloads

• Where it was safe to snowmobile

• How to stay alive in the Arctic

What do the Inuit believe about hunting and fishing?

• You can fish as much as you want.

• You must respect what you harvest from the land.

• Only the meat is used from animals.

• Hunt only with your bare hands.

What is NOT true about throat singing?

• Whoever laughs or messes up first loses.

• Children and women perform it.

• It is a game.

• People don't do it anymore.

How old were the girls in the video when they first learned throat singing?

• 2 years old

• 11 years old

• 20 years old

• They never learned it.

When you are throat singing, you:

• sing at the same time.

• take turns singing.

• keep your lips together.

• stand back-to-back

Which is NOT a song the girls sang?

• A dog born the runt of the litter who becomes pack leader.

• A lullaby love song

• A song about a polar bear and a wolf

• A song about fishing

What does Piita Irniq say his family used as clothing?

• items from the Hudson's Bay company

• caribou and seal skins

• orca and penguin skins

• they didn't wear clothes

Which word does Piita NOT use to describe the Inuit people?

• happy

• adaptable

• resilient

• poor