 Minik Wallace, Inuk, c. 1890–1918, in New York | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 800 (2010)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Greenland | |
| Languages | |
| Greenlandic (Inuktun), Danish | |
| Religion | |
| Inuit religion, Evangelical Lutheran |
The Inughuit (also spelled Inuhuit), or the Smith Sound Inuit, historically Arctic Highlanders or Polar Eskimos, are an ethnic subgroup of the Greenlandic Inuit. They are the northernmost group of Inuit and the northernmost people in North America, living in Greenland. Inughuit make up about 1% of the population of Greenland.[2]
- ^ Leonard, Stephen Pax. "The disappearing world of the last of the Arctic hunters." The Guardian. 2 Oct 2010. Retrieved 25 Feb 2012.
- ^ "Inughuit: Orientation." Countries and Their Cultures. Retrieved 25 Feb 2012.