Kayaks are an intrinsic feature of Inuit culture, used for hunting, fishing, travel, and recreation, employed by generations of indigenous people across the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland and ...

Inside a workshop in Iqaluit, Izaac Wilman shows off his decade-old wood furnished qajaq, or Inuit kayak, made in the West Greenland style. “There’s a lot of material on the West Greenland one, so ...

The Inuit inhabit northern locations, ranging from Alaska to Greenland. The lives of these communities vary, but all have a central focus around hunting. Inuit depend on it for survival because the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Darrel Nasogaluak, elder and chair of Tuktoyaktuk Community Corp., left, and Duane Smith, chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional ...

Cloaked in sealskin suits, a flock of kayakers cuts across a steely expanse of frigid water. A close observer might catch signs of modernity in the vessels’ construction and the kayakers’ attire, but ...