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the inuit diet

it consists primarily of meat and fish because it is hard to gain access to vegetables and fruit in cold, remote areas.

The Inuit culture

Greenland’s Population is Primarily Inuit

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As of 2012, a whopping 89 percent of the total population of Greenland was Inuit. This means that there are an estimated 51,349 Inuit people living in this country

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The Inuit practiced a form of shamanism based on animist principles.

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Igloos Are Not Just Snow Huts

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The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States. Inuit means " in the Inuktitut language.