Eskimo
Living Off the Land
By: Charles D
Fur traders depended on the Eskimo because they knew how to track animals in the freezing cold. The Eskimo traded fur for cooking pots, flour, matches, and tobacco. They also traded fur for guns, canned food, and ammunition. Trading wasn't good for the Eskimos. They kept on relying on the white men for guns, food, and drinks. Eskimo forgot how to hunt, so they couldn't feed themselves
The Eskimo are mighty hunters and fishermen. The
Eskimo hunt many animals such as seals, foxes and caribou. They used
spears called harpoons to fish, and knives and arrows to hunt on land. 
The
animals they hunted provided food and fur for their existence. Today
Eskimos do some of their shopping in super markets.
Igloo is the Eskimo word for house. Igloos are the
most interesting houses. You have to use hard wind-packed snow.
Igloos are only used in winter.
In the summer, they live in canvas or animal skin tents. Some of their houses are made of stone and wood.
More Eskimos are living in villages today. Villages are near hunting grounds. Churches, hospitals, and stores are also close to the village. There are several hundred Eskimo villages today, but only a few are large enough to be shown on most maps. One of the largest Eskimo villages is in Point Hope, Alaska.
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