The Arctic Region
(Netsilik region insert)
Inuit Fur Clothing
The
Chimney
Effect
Inuit Housing
The Seasonal Cycle
The
Seasonal
Cycle
Winter
Seal
Hunting
Netsilik Hunting Balance Sheet
Amount of Meat
Annual Hunting Return
6,226 lbs.
Cost of Feeding 9 Sled Dogs
4,627 lbs.
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Food Available for Humans
Daily Meat Availability
*
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1,599 lbs.
4.38 lbs
Food Consumption
1. Men expend about 2,700 calories per day
2. Adult Men must consume between 2,800 –
3,100 calories in order to maintain body weight
(140 lbs.)
3. Adult women consume “somewhat” less
calories than men.
Inuit Diet
Primary Foods:
Seal
Caribou
Whale
Walrus
Fish
Birds
All are high in protein and fat
Nutritional Breakdown
(Percent of Daily Consumption)
Inuit
U.S.
Protein
Fat
32
66*
2
(200 grams)
(185 grams)
(10 grams)
15
34
50*
(77 grams)
(174 grams)
Carbohydrates
(256 grams)
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*Polyunsaturated fat: Caribou = 21% / Beef = 3%
*60 - 75% in Developing Countries
Inuit Mortality
Principal Causes of Death:
1.
Accidents
a. drowning or freezing to death after
capsizing
b. Hunting accidents among men accounted for
15% of all deaths in Baffin Island.
2.
Feuds and Murders
3.
Suicide -
Netsilik: 35 successful suicides
4 attempted suicides
--among 300 people over 50 years
4.
Female Infanticide
Inuit Energy Flow