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The Inuit, the indigenous people of the Great North, are scattered over the largest expanse on the planet: from the coasts of Siberia through Alaska and the great Canadian North to Greenland, a distance of over 10,000 km. Although widely scattered, Inuit culture is unified by related languages and a subsistence lifestyle adapted to the Arctic regions.
Among the Inuit, the work done by men and by women is traditionally almost always complementary. The men work in nature, hunting deer, fish and marine mammals for the group's survival. The women turn the products of the hunt into food and clothing. Working the skins is a highly skilled task. Using a simple stone or bone scraper, a knife with a semi-circular blade and a few needles, the women transform nature into culture, raw skins into magnificent garments that can withstand bitter cold and harsh weather.
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