Indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. They are biologically classified as Arctic Mongolians and are descended from peoples of a region in north-east Asia, who probably began to migrate c. 12,000
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Inuit
Native North American art, §I, 1(i): Geography and peoples: Arctic
Native North American art, §I, 6: Status of art and role of the artist
Native North American art, §III, 1: Carving and sculpture: Arctic
Native North American art, §XI, 1: Quillwork: Introduction
Native North American art, §XV, 3(ii)(a): Other late 20th-century developments: Tourist art
Native North American art, §XVII, 1: Historiography: Anthropological approaches...