🍁 Chapter 2: Who We Are
What does the word "Inuit" mean in the Inuktitut language?
Correct answer: The people
✓ The people
B The north
C The hunters
D The snow
💡 Explanation
In Inuktitut the word Inuit translates as "the people".
Key facts to remember
- Inuit means “the people” in Inuktitut
- They live in small, scattered communities across the Arctic
- Knowledge of land, sea and wildlife made survival possible
- Iqaluit, Nunavut is an Inuit community in the Arctic
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 2.2.4 Inuit:
In the Inuktitut language, the word Inuit means “the people”. Inuit live in small communities scattered across the Arctic, often far apart from one another. Their deep knowledge of the land, the sea and the wildlife allowed them to adapt and survive in one of the toughest climates on earth. That knowledge is passed on from one generation to the next. Iqaluit, in the territory of Nunavut, is one Arctic community where Inuit children grow up today.
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