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Inuit is still present in modern culture, but its different than it used to be. It used to be they lived in isolation, being hunters living in land and sea. Now, in the last 50 years, they have moved to Greenland and into homes where they work jobs for wages, rather than hunting and building shelters. Though they still hunt for food and their diet has stayed the same, being mainly fish and animals, like walrus and reindeer. People recently have been against their culture and their hunting claiming its inhumane, and some animal protection laws have been passed, which means they are forced to stop hunting some animals, which is a large part of their culture.

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Inuit is still present in modern culture, but its different than it used to be. It used to be they lived in isolation, being hunters living in land and sea. Now, in the last 50 years, they have moved to Greenland and into homes where they work jobs for wages, rather than hunting and building shelters. Though they still hunt for food and their diet has stayed the same, being mainly fish and animals, like walrus and reindeer. People recently have been against their culture and their hunting claiming its inhumane, and some animal protection laws have been passed, which means they are forced to stop hunting some animals, which is a large part of their culture.

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 Traditional Inuit religious beliefs included animism and shamanism. The belief is that all things happen through the involvement of some spirit. The Inuit placed high value on inclusiveness, resourcefulness, collaboration, and decision making through discussion and consensus. While individuals are expected to be self-reliant and fulfill their role in society, each member is also expected to support and help the others. Communal rites centered on preparation for the hunt as this was the most important activity for survival in a hostile environment. Although anyone with the appropriate charms or amulets could have some control over these spirits, the person best equipped to control spirits was the shaman, the central religious figure in traditional Inuit culture. 

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 Traditional Inuit religious beliefs included animism and shamanism. The belief is that all things happen through the involvement of some spirit. The Inuit placed high value on inclusiveness, resourcefulness, collaboration, and decision making through discussion and consensus. While individuals are expected to be self-reliant and fulfill their role in society, each member is also expected to support and help the others. Communal rites centered on preparation for the hunt as this was the most important activity for survival in a hostile environment. Although anyone with the appropriate charms or amulets could have some control over these spirits, the person best equipped to control spirits was the shaman, the central religious figure in traditional Inuit culture. 

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The Inuit have used Inukshuk which is a manmade figure with untouched stones as a symbol, sign, and landmark. The sea goddess known by various names (Sedna, Nuliayuk, Taluliyuk, Taleelayuk) is the keeper of all sea mammels. Mahaha is a demon who terrorizes the Artic and tickles it's victims to death. An important Inuit figure would be the National Inuit Leader Natan Obed who represents the Inuit people as their president.

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There were many ceremonies that helped the Inuit people practice their religion and belief system. The main instrument of the ceremonies was dancing and one-sided drum. The drums were made of walrus stomach, walrus bladder, or caribou skin stretched over a wooden hoop. Drum dances occurred inside large snow houses (called igloos) with up to 60 people. During the singing and dancing, Inuit people told stories of the spirits. There were dances of different nature. Some were religious, others were for welcoming travelers or celebrating a hunt. In terms of religious rituals, Shamans performed healing rituals in ceremonial houses called Kashims. After a large hunt, the ceremony called “Bladder Dance” was performed. The Inuit people believed that the soul of the animals was inside the bladder so they honored the bladder, and returned it to the sea so it can find a new body.

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The Inuit have been in contact with the European settlers during the 16th century. Things started out well between the two with trading, but as they started seeing each other more often conflicts arose. The Moravians who were a protestant group were asked and agreed to help the Inuit by establishing mission stations so that the Inuit could stay for each winter.