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Arctic Travels
Canada’s North (sometimes called the Arctic) is made up of ​three
Territories: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and ​Nunavut
Territory. These three Territories make up 40% (almost half) of
Canada’s ​__________________​. Even though they are so large, few
people live in the North because the weather conditions can be very
harsh. Winters are cold and windy, making travel difficult.

Traditionally Inuit people would travel, in groups of 10-12, following

the animals (​__________________​) they hunted for food. In the
summer they would set up camps by building
temporary tents (similar to tipis built on the plains by the First Nations
peoples). Summertime travel was much easier because the weather
was ​__________________​. Summer temperatures average 11​°​C which
is like a warm spring day here in Alberta. On land, people would often
travel by foot, but they mostly took advantage of the nice weather to
travel on the water by ​__________________​or
__________________​hunting ​fish.

In the winter time, the Inuit people would travel in large groups of
about 100 people. They would built
__________________ ​(also known as ​__________ __________​)
because they could be built quickly and this made it easy to travel and
hunt ​__________________​animals such as caribou and seals.
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In present day Nunavut people live in stationary houses much e

like ours and might build an igloo when hunting in the winter. a

Planes, boats and ​__________________​are used to ’

__________________ ​food and other goods necessary for r

survival. Iqaluit (the capital and only city in Nunavut) is very a

difficult to get to and it is very expensive to transport food i

there. Many people suffer with huge grocery bills and cannot
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___________ __________ _______________ ​and the

Nunavut a

__________________​is very grateful for any donations. r

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Arctic
 Travels
Canada’s North (sometimes
called the Arctic) is made up of
three Territories: Yukon
Territory, Northwest Territories
and Nunavut Territory. These
three Territories make up 40%
(almost half) of Canada’s
landmass. Even though they
are so large, few people live
in the North because the
weather conditions can be
very harsh. Winters are cold
and windy, making travel
difficult.
Traditionally Inuit people would travel, in groups of 10-12, following
the animals (migration) they hunted for food. In the summer they
would set up camps by building temporary tents (similar to tipis built
on the plains by the First Nations peoples). Summertime travel was
much easier because the weather was milder. Summer temperatures
average 11​°​C which is like a warm spring day here in Alberta. On
land, people would often travel by foot, but they mostly took
advantage of the nice weather to travel on the water by kayak or
umiak hunting fish.
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Draw:
Arctic
Travels

In
the

winter time, the Inuit people would travel in large groups of about
100 people. They would built snow houses (also known as igloos)
because they could be built quickly and this made it easy to travel
and hunt migrating animals such as caribou and seals.
In present day Nunavut
people live in stationary
houses much like ours and
might build an igloo when
hunting in the winter.
Planes, boats and
automobiles are used to
transport food and other
goods necessary for
survival. Iqaluit (the capital
and only city in Nunavut) is M

very difficult to get to and g

it is very expensive to n

transport food there. Many

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people suffer with huge e

grocery bills and cannot t

feed their families​ ​and the e

Nunavut ​food bank ​is very l

grateful for any donations. s

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Arctic Travels
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