Inuit otter amulet, 1800’s

Centuries ago, approximately 800 years prior, the indigenous Inuit and Yupik communities residing in Alaska and northern regions of Canada ingeniously crafted small apertures on ivory and antler materials to fashion snow goggles. This innovative creation served the purpose of

Thousands of years ago, Inuit and Yupik people of Alaska and northern Canada carved narrow slits into ivory, antler and wood to create snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays thereby reducing eye strain and preventing snow blindness.

European empires slaughtered every indigenous group they found whether they practiced human sacrifice or not. From the Charrúa to the Inuit. Killing people to claim land and enslave labour isn't more noble than killing them to make the sun happy.

For thousands of years, the Inuit and Yupik people of the Arctic have been using traditional snow goggles made of walrus ivory, caribou antler, or driftwood.

The narrow slits helped reduce eye strain and prevent snow blindness. Unlike modern snow goggles, these traditional ones

Kalian tau nggak, negara-negara di Avatar the Legend of Aang ternyata terinspirasi dari berbagai kultur yang ada di dunia? 🤭🤭🤭

Waterbender: Inuit
Firebender: Jepang
Earthbender: China
Airbender: Tibetan

[A thread..?]

アロプラの間に入れない先生らくがき

King Charles and Camilla enjoying the Inuit voice singing performance in Canada.

My grandparents were one of the last Inuit to actually live in Igloos. I wonder what she’s using to comb her hair.

Pope Francis has arrived. He is visiting Canada to deliver the Roman Catholic Church’s apology to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors and their descendants – for its role in operating residential schools, and for causing pain and suffering that continues to this very day.

Class Act. Konsten att beträda/ komplettera röda mattan. Stiligt subtilt statement (?) från Cate Blanchett i Cannes. 💚🤍❤️🖤

Between 1867 and 1998, more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children were taken from their families and forced to attend residential schools. Today in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, we came together to honour these children. #EveryChildMatters

Minik Wallace(7) and his Inuit family were brought by Admiral Peary. They were promised return to Greenland and put on display in a museum. All but Minik got TB and died. They TRICKED Minik to think his father was buried w/ rocks in a coffin while his skeleton was displayed.

Snow Goggles; first sunglasses were used 2000 years ago by Inuit hunters, inhabiting Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories.

Earliest known use of glasses to protect eyes from sun was Inuit use of “Sun Goggles” to shield their

Inuit made jewelry makes me happy

I want you to be a good Native ally so,

Inuk — singular

Inuit — plural

Please refrain from using the “E” word. The Inuit people aren’t very fond of it.

This morning, I announced our country’s next Governor General: Mary Simon. Ms. Simon has long been an advocate for Canadian Inuit and Indigenous peoples, and I know she’ll serve all Canadians with the same dedication and integrity. bit.ly/3qToKfA

'Skitsnyggt, COB! En till – vrid ansiktet lite till höger och gör en fiskargubbe-blue steel!'

Ensamblando trineos inuit con cordinos para construir el gran trineo de viento de Ramón Larramendi con el que atravesar Groenlandia. Estamos a 200 km de la costa y 2500 mts de altitud, en la capa de hielo que cubre la isla #SOSArticwindsled2024

king Charles and Queen camillaCamilla get a traditional inuit-throat singing welcome in Canada 2017Inuit-throat.