The Inuit developed sophisticated hunting techniques that mimicked polar bears’ advantages. They crafted hunting stools with polar bear fur-lined feet and wore “polar bear trousers” to ...

Inuit hunting stools are sometimes shod with polar bear fur on the feet to avoid noise when moving on the ice, while people also sometimes wear 'polar bear trousers,' ensuring the entire contact ...

Scientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to ...

“Inuit people have long used polar bear fur for hunting stools (nikorfautaq) and sandals (tuterissat),” he explains. “It is notable that traditional preparation methods protect the sebum on the fur by ...

In glass cabinets around him are the results of his and other artists’ handiwork: polar bears rearing on their hind legs; Inuit in fur hoods carrying tiny fishing rods on which hang tiny fish ...

The show, which premiered in January on CBC Gem, follows Siaja, a young Inuk mother trying to reinvent her life after a ...

Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt. When sea ice ages, the salt sinks into the ocean, leaving fresh ...