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- noun Plural form of
inukshuk .
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Examples
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"Whenever I'm around inuksuit in the Arctic I am never scared because I know that Inuit have lived there before me for many, many thousands of years and have survived from hunting and fishing," he said.
Brownsville Herald : By MARK PRATT, The Associated Press 2010
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Towering examples of inuksuit (the plural) have been constructed in modern times, like the sculpture located in Vancouver on English Bay, left over from the 1986 World Expo.
Brownsville Herald : By MARK PRATT, The Associated Press 2010
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Towering examples of inuksuit (the plural) have been constructed in modern times, like the sculpture located in Vancouver on English Bay, left over from the 1986 World Expo.
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"Whenever I'm around inuksuit in the Arctic I am never scared because I know that Inuit have lived there before me for many, many thousands of years and have survived from hunting and fishing," he said.
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The day-to-day inuksuit took on different shapes, depending on their function.
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The day-to-day inuksuit took on different shapes, depending on their function.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In the Inuit culture, inuksuit played a key role for the nomadic people in the frozen, unforgiving climate of northern Canada and were built to withstand winds of more than 90 mph, said Peter Irniq, an inuksuit builder, former commissioner of the northern Nunavut Territory and an Inuit cultural teacher who lives in Ottawa.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In the Inuit culture, inuksuit played a key role for the nomadic people in the frozen, unforgiving climate of northern Canada and were built to withstand winds of more than 90 mph, said Peter Irniq, an inuksuit builder, former commissioner of the northern Nunavut Territory and an Inuit cultural teacher who lives in Ottawa.
The Seattle Times 2010
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The day-to-day inuksuit took on different shapes, depending on their function.
The Seattle Times 2010
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In the Inuit culture, inuksuit played a key role for the nomadic people in the frozen, unforgiving climate of northern Canada and were built to withstand winds of more than 90 mph, said Peter Irniq, an inuksuit builder, former commissioner of the northern Nunavut Territory and an Inuit cultural teacher who lives in Ottawa.
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