Less well known to the public, however, were the contributions of Saila and the other Inuit who helped Soper, a debt Soper acknowledged when he inked these words on Saila’s map: “This map was drawn by ...

In short, the Inuit are Eskimos. Just don't call them that. The official handbook of the 3-year-old Canadian Territory of Nunavut says, "A word of advice, please don't call Inuit here "Eskimos." ...

The map evokes another lingering legacy: century-old skepticism that Peary and his dogsledding band of Henson and four Polar Eskimos actually made it to "90 degrees north." Some contend they went ...

WOODEN INUIT MAPS. DATE: 1885. MATERIAL: Wood. DIMENSIONS: 5.5 inches by 2 inches (left), 8.5 inches by 1 inch (right). FOUND: Ammassalik, Greenland. In 1885, an Inuit hunter named Kunit traded a ...

Cambridge Bay - Google set out to take users of its free online mapping service on an Arctic adventure with help from an Inuit community in the Canadian tundra. Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined ...

Most visitors only get a fleeting glimpse of the country. With more time, travelers can hike past cobalt fjords, verdant ...