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Period: 2500 BCE to
Movements of the Inuits over the years
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986
Vikings Settle in Greenland
The Vikings Settle in Greenland, while the Inuits begin to move east. -
1000
The Arctic Starts to Warm Up
This is when the Arctic began to get warmer and groups of Natives migrated south. -
1400
Inuits Reach the Atlantic Coast
This is where the Inuits started whaling. They ate the meat of the whale and used the bones to built thier houses. They also had many military advantages because they had dogs and boats. -
1500
The Inuits Move South
The Inuits moved south, looking for more placed where there was food to eat. -
1576
First European documentations
This is when the first European documentations of encounters with Inuits took place. -
Trading of Small Stone Carvings
This is when the small stone carvings were beginning to go out in the market of trading. This is also when trading of glass beads started as well. Women used these beads to decorate parkas. -
A trading route is established at the Richmond Gulf.
Now Inuit artifacts and food can be traded and their culture can spread. -
English Whalers Introduce Inuits to European Goods
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First political organisation
Inuit began organizing politically in response to assimilative policies and government restrictions on traditional lands.
