The COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks in several communities across Nunavut have brought the Inuit housing crisis into focus. Inadequate and unsafe housing is endemic in many Inuit communities and has ...

When building materials are hard to come by, you make do with what you have! We’re discovering how one of the coldest materials can help you stay warm at the top of the world. * The “igloo” -- the ...

Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice crystals cascaded around him as the block settled into ...

Any grade school kid can tell you that an igloo is a scoop-shaped home made of compacted snow and ice by Inuit tribes. What they might be less capable of describing is why igloos work so well as ...

“Igloo” is derived from the Inuit word “igdlu” meaning “house.” It should actually be used to describe any Inuit or Eskimo dwelling, regardless of its construction. In the Eskimo culture, igloo ...

Igloo construction is something anyone can learn to do. Indeed, during his two years studying arctic survival skills from the Netsilik tribe of Inuit on King William Island, polar explorer Roald ...

We all had enough of Mother Nature’s snowy wrath last week. But in the spirit of those who live with this stuff nearly year-round, here are a few facts about igloos. 1 Igloo comes from the Inuit ...

How does an Eskimo keep himself warm? Arctic Expert Vilhjalmur Stefansson, in Natural History, explains: he fits his jacket tight around his neck and wears nothing but pants underneath. Dressed in ...