Inuit

Sharing of frozen, aged walrus meat. The Inuit are known for their practice of food sharing, where large catches of food are shared with the broader community.

Alaska Native Religion

Alaska Native Religion Traditional Alaska Native religion involves mediation between people and spirits, souls, and other immortal beings. Such beliefs and practices were once widespread among Inuit (including Iñupiat), Yupik, Aleut, and Northwest Coastal Indian cultures, but today are less common. They were already in decline among many groups when the first major ethnological research was done. For example, at the...

Inukshuk Rock Sculpture Stone Kilarney Ontario

Inuit Religion

Inuit Religion Inuit religion is the shared spiritual beliefs and practices of Inuit, an indigenous people from Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Their religion shares many similarities with religions of other North Polar peoples. Traditional Inuit religious practices include animism and shamanism, in which spiritual healers mediate with spirits. Today many...