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The Inuit from Alaska to Greenland

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.

The kayak, a sublime craft

Unsinkable in the hands of an experienced hunter, very fast with a shallow draught, the kayak of the Great North is one of the world’s finest craft. Over an immense territory stretching from Siberia to Greenland, groups like the Chukchi, the Koryak, the Aleuts and the Inuit have developed over sixty different types of kayak. A kayak must be light enough to slide over the ice or be carried over long distances by a lone hunter, yet strong enough to hunt whales and seals in the icy sea or caribou in a torrent.