KANGIQSUJUAQ, Quebec - 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 ...

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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 ...

This classic short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife. Two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North choose the site, cut and place snow blocks and create an entrance--a shelter ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Igloo means "snow house" in the Inuit language of the Canadian Arctic, and it provided cozy shelter to two youngsters who fell happily asleep inside one that their father ...

“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 ...

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Rocky Mountain National Park - It's 9 degrees at Ed Huesers' favorite place in the world - a glacier-smoothed granite knob in the midst of higher peaks.Above, wind flings banners of white powder off ...

Tiisi Qisiiq , left, and Adami Sakiagak demonstrate how to build an igloo near Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, March 2, 2017. Sakiagak, a 57-year-old Inuit, builds igloos to teach younger ...