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	Inuksuk, Inukshuk, meaning, types, function, Nunavut, origins, similar structures
		Inuksuks (the actual plural is inuksuit) are stone figures created by the first inhabitants of the Canadian north, the Inuit.
		The word "inuksuk" is an Inuktitut word meaning "to act in the capacity of a human" and comes from the word "inuk" which can be translated as "human being".
		In the last decade, the inuksuk has captured the imagination of Canadians from coast to coast and human-like stone figures can be found along roadsides everywhere.
	www.pinnaclefarms.ca /ORIANAsite/AboutNameandLogo/InuksukNew.html (546 words)

	Dartmouth Life - Window on the World
		The Inuksuk (pronounced In-ook-shook) that Peter Irniq recently built in front of McNutt Hall, the home of the admissions office, carries a message for Dartmouth students.
		Dartmouth's Inuksuk was commissioned by the Hood Museum of Art as part of the exhibition Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic, the first major exhibition of contemporary art on loan from the Nunavut Government.
		To many, the Inuksuk is a symbol of human spirit—a reminder that we are part of something larger than ourselves.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~dartlife/archives/17-2/inuksuk.html (446 words)

	Carnitech: Processing Solutions for the Food Industry - Inuksuk
		Inuksuk I is a 60.2 meter long trawler owned by the Canadian shipping company Nataaqaq Fisheries Inc. Steingrimur Erlingsson is the managing director of the shipping company and with more than 15 years in the industry he possesses particularly wide knowledge and knowhow about trawling and production onboard trawlers.
		Processing onboard Inuksuk I is particularly flexible and in less than half an hour can be converted from the processing of shrimp to that of halibut, and vice versa.
		There are 30 employees working onboard Inuksuk I, and the new production equipment provides a basis for running a regular and smooth production flow throughout the day so as to avoid peak load at some work stations while others have nothing to do.
	www.carnitech.com /Default.aspx?ID=211 (678 words)

	CM Magazine: The Inuksuk Book. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Those who do are guided on their journey by inuksuk that stand along the way.
		The skill of building an inuksuk is traditionally passed down from one generation to the next.
		The introduction to the book is written by Norman Hallendy who is a research fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Nunavut Research Institute and the Smithsonian Institution.
	www.umanitoba.ca /cm/vol7/no2/inuksuk.html (419 words)

	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Inuksuk is a well known symbol in the Arctic.
		The Inuksuk is a form of Inusugait, and Inusugait refers to all forms of piled stones.
		Inuit placed the Inuksuk in such a way as to frighten the caribou and guide them toward the waiting hunters who would be hiding behind a boulder.
	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca /ks/inukstrn_e.html (355 words)

	Gallery - Inuksuk sculptures, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
		The Inuksuk (pronounced IN-OOK-SOOK) is a figure of stone, traditionally erected by Canada's Arctic Inuit people to serve as guides for safe journeys through the frozen north tundra.
		The Inuksuk is a symbol of the human spirit.
		Symbolism of the Nunavut flag: The colours: blue and gold symbolize the riches of the land, sea and sky; red is a reference to Canada.
	www.soapstonecarvings.com /inuk.htm (552 words)

	Inuksuk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Inuksuk is a stone landmark that were used to help you find your way though the Arctic.
		Inuksuk were built by the first people to live in northern Canada, the Inuit.
		Inuksuk can be small or large; a single rock put in place; several rocks balanced on top of each other; boulders placed in a pile; or flat stones stacked.
	www.edu.pe.ca /VRCS/grassroots/2003/canada/gr8/symbols/inuksuk/inuksuk.htm (119 words)

	Canku Ota - March 22, 2003 - Susan Aglukark to Help Revive Inuksuk Music Program
		IQALUIT - Students at Iqaluit's Inuksuk High School will celebrate the revival of their music program with singer Susan Aglukark and a $10,000 cheque today.
		Inuksuk's new music teacher, Ryan MacLeod, is now building a program from scratch with the help of the new instruments.
		For some, [students] where food and shelter is a more pressing concern, it is the responsibility of the music society and of the school to provide an instrument," MacLeod said.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues03/Co03222003/CO_03222003_Music_Program.htm (561 words)

	Nunatsiaq News
		Inuksuk High School is getting a $10,000 check from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to revive its long-dead music program.
		IQALUIT — Students at Iqaluit's Inuksuk High School will celebrate the revival of their music program with singer Susan Aglukark, pi a and a $10,000 cheque today.
		Inuksuk's new music teacher, Ryan MacLeod, is now building a program from scratch with the help of the new instruments.
	www.nunatsiaq.com /archives/nunavut991030/nvt91029_14.html (502 words)

	inuksuk
		Inuksuks can be a series of stones, or just one or two.
		The children have worked hard to research how Inuksuks look and are made.
		The children know that each Inuksuk is as individual as its maker.
	www.canadaproject.ecsd.net /inuksuk.htm (116 words)

	Inuksuk / Inunnguaq
		An "inuksuk" (pronounced "in-uk-shuk") is a monument used for communication and survival that is usually made of un-worked stones.
		When the people of Nunavut created a flag for Canada's new territory in 1999, an inuksuk was chosen as a symbol because of its importance as a guide to people on the land and a marker of sacred and special places.
		The inuksuk has now become a prominant symbol of the Arctic and is featured on t-shirts and souvenirs.
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-inuksuk.htm (329 words)

	AMMSA - Native Book Reviews - Inuksuit-Silent Messengers of the Arctic
		"Inuksuk" translated means "that which acts in the capacity of a human." Hallendy explains how inuksuit have been used by generations of Inuit as navigational tools, providing information about not only which route is best, but where to find food, and providing information about hazards best to be avoided.
		Before leaving on a journey, Hallendy explains, someone familiar with the area shares their knowledge, sometimes in the form of a song, telling the traveler of the important inuksuit they will encounter on the way, and what their meanings are.
		The book includes a useful appendix, listing the various types of inuksuk and inuksuk-like figures that appear in the book, each with a specific name describing its origin or use.
	www.ammsa.com /bookreviews/Messenger-review.html (440 words)

	The Inuksuk Book (Wow Canada! Collection)
		The Inuksuk Book offers a fresh glimpse into the culture, customs, and ingenuity of the Inuit by examining the symbolic information revealed in the mysterious inuksuk.
		Through the collective wisdom of Inuit elders and noted experts, archival photography, and the author's own exquisite silk paintings, the reader is introduced to the ten major types of structures and is shown how they have provided travelers with information on location, danger spots, food storage, hallowed land, and hunting grounds.
		In their varied forms the inuksuk may be intended as markers for caches of food, to advise hunters of directions, or to symbolize persons being memorialized.
	www.xmlwriter.net /books/viewbook/The_Inuksuk_Book_(Wow_Canada!_Collection)-1897066139.html (639 words)

	Civilization.ca - Places of Power - Inuksuit
		The term inuksuk (the singular of inuksuit) means "to act in the capacity of a human." It is an extension of inuk, human being.
		In addition to their earthly functions, certain inuksuk-like figures had spiritual connotations, and were objects of veneration, often marking the threshold of the spiritual landscape of the Inummariit, which means "the people who knew how to survive on the land living in a traditional way."
		Built from whatever unworked stone is at hand, by people of varying talents, each inuksuk is as unique as a fingerprint, yet inuksuit are little understood.
	www.civilization.ca /archeo/inuksuit/inukinte.html (879 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Inuksuk Book: Books: Mary Wallace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Grade 4-8In the Arctic, an inuksuk is a stone construction that can act in the place of a human being.
		These structures, sometimes in human shape, have been built in the tundra to serve as directional signs; markers for sites of important events, food caches, or rest stops; memorials to beloved individuals; aids in hunting; and even as surrogate caribou herders.
		Instructions for constructing an inuksuk and a glossary of Inuktitut words are appended.
	www.amazon.ca /Inuksuk-Book-Mary-Wallace/dp/1895688914 (879 words)

	Inuksuk Pride
		The Inuksuk was a shelter from the wind and a hiding place to ambush Caribou.
		Inuksuk are so famous that people have been making little ones and have been selling them over the internet!
		Inuksuk are a symbol of life in the Inuit eyes.
	www.histori.ca /fairs/language.do?lang=en&target=/studentProject.do?id=12894 (101 words)

	INUSKUIT
		The Inuksuk is simply a pile of stones arranged in the shape of a human being.
		The Inuksuk symbolize the fortitude and determination of the Inuit.
		The Inuksuk though made of inanimate rock embodies the spirit and persistence of the Inuit who live and flourish in one of the worlds harshest environments.
	www2.corvallis.k12.or.us /adams/behreng/inuskuit.htm (293 words)

	Canada Gives Inuksuk as Centenary Gift to Norway (Norway - the official site in Canada)
		It is especially poignant that the inuksuk is created by Joseph Suqslak, a resident of Gjoa Haven in Nunavut.
		Without the willingness of the Inuit to share their knowleddge and skills of survival in the arctic winter it is questionalble whether Amundsen would have succeeded in his attempt.
		The Inuksuk is a traditional inuit sculpture erected in the landscape for navigational purposes, it is also a symbol of friendship.
	www.emb-norway.ca /norwaycanada/news/inuksuk.htm (358 words)

	Maple Tree Press - Make Your Own Inuksuk
		An inuksuk is a stone structure that can communicate knowledge essential for survival to an Arctic traveller.
		One of these stone structures is known as an inuksuk, two are called inuksuuk and three or more are referred to as inuksuit.
		An inuksuk is a strong connection to the land: it is built on the land, it is made of the land and it tells about the land.
	www.fireflybooks.com /books/1895688914F.html (393 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Mary Wallace - The Inuksuk Book at Epinions.com
		He explains that an inuksuk means ‘thing that can act in the place of a human being’.
		In the same way, an inuksuk is used to communicate information to other travellers who may be a long way from home and on a land that is as harsh as it is beautiful.
		To catch the caribou, Inuit hunters used a special type of inuksuk, called the aulaqut, arranged in converging lines, to spook the caribou and herd them towards the waiting hunters.
	www.epinions.com /content_209204711044 (1112 words)

	Inuit Art Sculpture: Inuksuk by Billy Krituqliluk
		To a traveler who comes across an inuksuk in the barren arctic, the emotional effect is profound: other travelers have been this way before; perhaps even one’s ancestors.
		Large ones without arms were built on top of hills to indicate the territory of a family group.
		An inuksuk with one arm extended was a signpost pointing towards the correct valley or pass to use.
	www.eskimoart.com /gallery/K5026.html (227 words)

	Inuksuk
		Un Inuksuk est un empilement de pierres qui peut communiquer sa connaissance, essentielle pour survivre dans l'Arctique.
		Un Inuksuk peut être petit ou grand; être composé d'une seule pierre ou plusieurs rocs peuvent être placés les uns sur les autres.
		Un Inuksuk peut être construit simplement pour marquer sa joie de vivre.
	www.pilloud.net /francis/inuksuk.html (492 words)

	Inuksuk - free kids activites - make your own Inuksuk
		An inuksuk is a pile of stones arranged in the likeness of a human being.
		Every inuksuk is as unique as a finger print because it is built from the stones at hand.
		Inuksuk can be small or large; a single rock put in place; several rocks balanced on top of each other; boulders placed in a pile; or flat stones stacked.
	www.creativekidsathome.com /activities/activity_30.html (336 words)

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		Inuksuk is a stone structure (in the shape of a human) erected by the Inuits for thousands of years to indicate a food storage, hunting ground, sacred place, memorial site etc.
		The Inuksuk is like an eternal witness of the Canadian Far North.
		One that cuts across time, distance...and culture as well, for it is increasingly being recognized by Canadians everywhere as a national symbol that represents courage, resilience, triumph, style and beauty.
	www.inuksukfilms.com (109 words)

	Make Your Own Inuksuk (Wow Canada! Collection)
		In the Arctic, the inuksuk is a stone structure that acts as a messenger to passing travelers.
		Make Your Own Inuksuk provides gardeners and nature lovers with a myriad of ideas to express their own personal messages in meaningful locations of their own.
		The full-color book engages and stimulates with quotes from elders, facts on Inuit culture, the importance of inuksuk, and their significance today.
	www.xmlwriter.net /books/viewbook/Make_Your_Own_Inuksuk_(Wow_Canada!_Collection)-1897066147.html (213 words)

	(English) Nunavut Symbols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The dominant colours of blue and gold symbolize the riches of the land, sea and sky.
		In the base of the shield, the inuksuk symbolizes the stone monuments which guide the people on the land and mark sacred and other special places.
		The qulliq, or Inuit stone lamp, represents light and the warm of family and the community.
	www.gov.nu.ca /symbols.htm (244 words)

	inuksuk
		Build a Mini Inuksuk to take home, or make a larger one to leave behind and commemorate your camp or meeting!
		Glue the Inuksuk's feet to the inside of the lid.
		Carefully glue the canister and lid together, with the Inuksuk inside.
	www.ntguides.com /crafts/inuksuk.htm (221 words)

	Inuksuk Broadband Network Powers Launches - 3/31/2006 10:53:00 AM - Wireless Week - CA6321057 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Making good on a promise made in September, Inuksuk, the 50-50 joint venture of Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, announced the phase one of its planned national wireless broadband network is complete.
		Bell Canada and Rogers have agreed to share the $200 million investment that is expected to implement the network.
		Inuksuk is using network equipment supplied by Clearwire Corporation's subsidiary NextNet.
	www.wirelessweek.com /article/CA6321057.html (225 words)

	Inuksuk and Driftwood by Louis - DPChallenge
		A little inuksuk built by a kid on this rocky beach in Oakville, Ontario.
		Inuksuit are stone markers, historically used by the Inuit of the Canadian arctic as travel markers in an otherwise desolate tundra.
		An inuksuk meant to represent a human being is called an inunguak, and is perhaps what's represented here.
	www.dpchallenge.com /image.php?IMAGE_ID=348562 (315 words)

	(GCVPD4) Inuksuk by Pierre Duquette
		Cache Inuksuk Pour cette cache, il faut retrouver en vous l’indien qui sommeille.
		Cette cache « Inuksuk » vous conduira ensuite vers un bloc erratique et à une interprétation des phénomènes de l’ère glacière.
		Après avoir découvert la « cache inuksuk » on vous conseille grandement de continuer le sentier afin de découvrir cette merveilleuse roche impressionnante.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=aeca0702-4e46-4a8d-85ec-eb99b14eae77 (431 words)

	Click here to print inuksuk template
		Rationale: Using this lesson plan, students will be introduced to the differences in the ways that traditional Inuit families and local families map their travel routes.
		Extensions: Students who finish this assignment early, or those who are looking to learn more about the topic can attempt to make their own Inuksuk out of rocks collected from the school grounds in order to understand how difficult it must have been for the Inuit to create these intricate sign posts.
		Students have based their answer to the closure question on evidence that was discovered in the lesson.
	web.mala.bc.ca /education/NSmith/lessons/K1/less.2bl.htm (426 words)

	Bruce Zimmerman \| I Am A Canadian Garden
		The Inuksuk Quviasuktuq (Inuksuk Expressing Joy) is used by The Inuit to mark excellent summer camps and beautiful views.
		The Inuksuk Quviasuktuq is built in the shape of a person standing on a base stone.
		This I would say is very important though it does not seem so to the native plant gardeners who feel if it is a native it must be indigenous to their area.
	www.brucezimmerman.com /ARTICLES/I_AM_A_CANADIAN_GARDEN.htm (283 words)

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