Bridgeman Arts
Greenland expedition, 1934, by French explorers - CU explorers looking at camera, huskies pull boat over land
Scientists and dogs in (canoe) small boat. Men in canoes. CU explorers looking at camera, dogs dragging small boat on ground. Man in sleigh going away.
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CLEAN : Artist explores Inuit heritage as Greenland youth seek new cultural identity
Their traditional hand and face markings a sign of their Inuit pride, Seqininnguaq Lynge Poulsen is part of a new generation of Greenland youths seeking a new cultural identity, with an eye on independence one day (Footage by AFPTV via...
Bridgeman Arts
Greenland expedition, 1934, by French explorers - eskimos cut up seal meat and make ropes from tendons and straps from skin.
What the Eskimos do with the seal; all is used. Eskimos cut seal skin up, scrape grease off skin. Skins are put in fermented urine to tan it. Skins are scratched with teeth. Eskimo cuts seal tendon to make ropes. Dried tendons are...
Bridgeman Arts
Greenland expedition, 1934, by French explorers - explorers travel by husky-drawn sled. Eskimo people carve up and eat raw seal meat. CUs of smiling faces.
Explorers travel by husky-drawn sled across snowy landscape. Eskimo people carve up and eat raw seal meat. CUs of smiling eskimo faces.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Arctic Passage: My Life as an Explorer
Read an excerpt from Roald Amundsen's book, "My Life as an Explorer" where he describes his passage through the Northwest Passage. Learn what he learned from the Inuit people that helped him in future explorations.
PBS
Nova: Arctic Passage
This NOVA site has information on the past and the future of the Northwest Passage. The first article discusses the effect of global warming and the possibility of an ice-free shipping lane through the Northwest Passage.
PBS
Nova: Arctic Passage: Remnants of an Expedition
In this five-part audio slide show Russell Potter talks about what has been found from the ill-fated Franklin expedition. He also puts the expedition in historical context with drawings and newspaper articles from the time.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: An Unpredictable Environment
Short video in which Inuit observers describe how their traditional understanding of weather patterns is being challenged by unpredictable weather behaviors. [3:10]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: How to Videos: Build an Igloo
Want to see a structure that lets daylight in but keeps the cold wind out? This video will show you that structure, an igloo. See how a Inuit boy learns how to build a real igloo from his father. [2:54]