What to the Inuit people are mukluks?
Mukluk Mukluk Mukluks or Kamik (Inuktitut: ᑲᒥᒃ ) (singular: ᑲᒪᒃ "kamak", plural: ᑲᒦᑦ "kamiit") are a soft boot, traditionally made of reindeer (caribou) skin or sealskin, and worn by Arctic aboriginal people, including the Inuit, Iñupiat, and Yupik. Mukluks may be worn over an inner boot liner and under a protective overshoe. The term "mukluk" is often used for any soft boot designed for cold weather, and modern designs may use both traditional and modern materials. The word "mukluk" is of Iñupiat and Yupik origin, from "maklak", the bearded seal, while "kamik" is an Inuit word. In the Inuipiaq language the
Inuit supernatural powers to provide the necessities of day-to-day life. In total there are about 148,000 Inuit living in four countries, Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and the United States. Although the 50,480 Inuit listed in the 2006 Canada Census can be found throughout Canada the majority, 44,470, live in four regions. As of the 2006 Canada Census there were 4,715 Inuit living in Newfoundland and Labrador and about 2,160 live in Nunatsiavut. There are also about 6,000 NunatuKavut people (Labrador Metis or Inuit-metis) living in southern Labrador in what is called NunatuKavut. As of the 2006 Canada Census there were 4,165 Inuit