The Inuit of the north had the harshest environment to live in compared to the other first nations of Canada.

The temperature dropped to -30 degrees Celsius, but the Inuit still lived through it for centuries. There were many ways that the environment affected the Inuit if the north. The Inuit of the north had a large area to build in, but the cold climate affected how they lived dramatically. The climate limited the resources that they had for building, the amount of animals available to hunt, and lastly, how it altered the way they travelled. The Inuit of the north had very little resources due to their cold environment, but they found away to use their cold environment to their advantage. Because their climate, trees did grow. Many of the first nations used trees to build their housing, the Inuit did not have this luxury. How did they build housing then? One example would be igloos. The cold climate allowed a lot of snow to fall, and this snow was hardened and used to make shelter. Igloos area big part of Canadian history. Food was difficult to aqquire for the Inuit. Due to the harsh environment, not many animals lived there. The Inuit had to look towards the ocean to get their food. There was not much food on the surface for them, but the water enhabited whales and fish for them to eat. Whales and fish ensured a good supply of food, and clothing. The Inuit used as much of the creature they hunted as possible.