Hello Native Studies!
The Intuit people never left anything to waste after a kill. They would hunt everything around them: caribou, seal, whale, polar bear, fish, etc. The skins would be made into cloths or blankets, while the fat would be used for cooking and lighting. The bones were used as tools or jewelry. Nothing was polluting or wasteful, and the people were completely one with the land and its inhabitants. Hunting is also a very respectful job; slackers were not tolerated or respected because they would never help but would demand food anyways.
Igloos were the housing for the Inuit people. They were fairly basic, some having a chunk of clear ice as a window. All were constructed by drawing a circle in the snow and then cutting and stacking pieces of snow around the circle. Each snow-brick must be bigger than the last in order for the blocks to form a dome. Additions would then be added, such as a hallway to another igloo, another room, and shelves that acted like bunks to sleep on. These igloos were never very big, otherwise there would be too much space that would be nearly impossible to warm.
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