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Record 1 2025-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

Inuksuk (also spelled inukshuk, plural inuksuit) is a figure made of piled stones or boulders constructed to communicate with humans throughout the Arctic. Traditionally constructed by the Inuit, inuksuit are integral to Inuit culture and are often intertwined with representations of Canada and the North ... Inuksuit are placed throughout the Arctic landscape acting as "helpers" to the Inuit. Among their many practical functions, they are used as hunting and navigational aids, coordination points and message centres (e.g., they might indicate where food was stored).

CONT

The inuksuk is a form of inusugait, the term used for all forms of piled stones. Inuksuit (plural of inuksuk) mark where a significant event happened and also help in the hunt of caribou herds. Other kinds of inusugait show travelers and hunters the way home, warn of dangerous places, and indicate where food is stored.

OBS

inuksuk; inukshuk; inutsuk; inuksugaq: Inuktitut designations.

OBS

inuksuks; inukshuks; inuksuit: plural of "inuksuk," "inukshuk."

OBS

inutsuk: designation used in Nunavik.

OBS

inuksugaq: designation used in Igloolik.

OBS

inuksugait: plural of "inuksugaq."

Key term(s)
  • inuksuks
  • inukshuks
  • inuksuit
  • inuksugait

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Arts et culture autochtones
DEF

Structure constituée de pierres empilées servant de repère dans le Nord.

CONT

Un inuksuk (ou inukshuk, au pluriel : inuksuit) est un empilement de pierres ou de rochers dont la fonction est de communiquer avec les humains présents dans l'Arctique. Construits traditionnellement par les Inuits, les inuksuit font partie intégrante de la culture inuite et sont souvent mêlés à d'autres représentations du Canada et du Nord. [...] Les inuksuit sont placés à travers le paysage arctique et agissent en tant qu'«aides» pour les Inuits. Parmi leurs nombreuses fonctions pratiques, ils sont utilisés comme aides pour la navigation et la chasse, points de coordination, indicateurs de différentes sortes et centres de messages (pour indiquer, par exemple, l'emplacement où la nourriture est gardée).

OBS

inuksuk; inukshuk; inutsuk; inuksugaq : désignations empruntées à l'inuktitut.

OBS

inuksuks; inukshuks; inuksuit; inukshuit : pluriel de «inuksuk», «inukshuk».

OBS

inutsuk : désignation utilisée au Nunavik.

OBS

inuksugaq : désignation utilisée à Igloolik.

OBS

inuksugait : pluriel de «inuksugaq».

Key term(s)
  • inuksuks
  • inukshuks
  • inuksuit
  • inukshuit
  • inuksugait

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Antropología
  • Artes y cultura indígenas
CONT

Las esculturas Inukshuk representan la imagen del hombre y antiguamente las utilizaban como marcadores para orientarse en relación al horizonte. Simbólicamente representan la amistad y la dependencia que tenemos unos con otros, [sirven] como marcadores para orientarnos en nuestro camino por la vida.

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