Inuit Shelter and Heat
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Browse Full-length Non-member Titles![Inuit man works inside hollowed out snow structure while a second person assists outside. Caption. Other people would place the bricks carefully.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/3868_1.jpg)
Archival footage helps reveal the contrasts between Inuit housing, heat sources, and clothing in the 1940s and now. Includes scenes of life in an igloo and hunting seals in winter and spring.
Media Details
Runtime: 14 minutes 1 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History, Social Science
- Subtopic: Multiculturalism, Native Americans, Polar Regions
- Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 9
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- Release Year: 1999
- Producer/Distributor: Benchmark Media
- Series: Inuit
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