The Inuit: the aboriginal people of the North American arctic, sometimes referred to as Eskimo. Over a thousand years ago, they spread into Arctic Canada looking for a better life. A syllabic writing system was introduced in the 1800s by Anglican missionaries.Before this the Inuits had no writing system. But the only Bible was printed in the Latin alphabet—not the syllable characters used by the Inuit. Bible translation is time consuming! Especially in a language and culture vastly different fro

Alaskan drum dancers perform during Inuit Circumpolar Conference in 1992. | Inuit Broadcasting