Inupiaq

= The Inupiat: A Perspective on American History = by Isaiah John and Leonard Schenck **Introduction:** The Inupiat are a Native American group. Pre-1492, they lived in the region called Canada, Greenland, Alaska in the U.S. and all over Canada, which is near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Pre-1492, this group probably interacted with its neighbor the Cree. **Religion (Worldview):** A girl was throne off a boat and was trying to hold on and had her fingers cut off so her fingers became the sea animals then she became sea woman. Population in the United States: N/A HISTORY: **1492: Columbus’ Arrival in the Americas in the 1400’s** The Inuit’s meet and fight the Vikings In the 1500’s. Then Inuit’s finish Conquering the Arctic. Climates get colder and the Inuit’s are forced to abandon hunting and fishing **1521: Cortes Encounters the Aztecs in Mexico** The Inuit’s raid the Basque men in order to acquire some tools. In the 1600’s **1607: English Colonists Arrive at Jamestown** **1687: English Colonies Expand** 1802: Tlingit Battle the Russians at Sitka
 * 1776-1787: American Revolution; U.S. Constitution **
 * 1839: The Amistad; the Trail of Tears **
 * 1850: Fugitive Slave Law Made **
 * 1863: The U.S. Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation **
 * 1890: Westward Movement; Reform Movements **
 * 2009: Today **
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