We are in an advanced era of informationization and live in a peaceful and stable civilized society. This can't help but evoke our imagination of where we originated, other hidden corners of the world, such as the mysterious and lush primeval jungle, the vast sea, the endless desert, and the cold and windy polar region. Whether these corners also live human beings like us, and what will their culture be like?
With the continuous expansion of our fantasies, human beings have begun to further explore the universe and nature. In addition to other continents that we know of its population, within the cold Arctic Circle, there lives such a race, the "Eskimos."
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The term "Eskimo" is still very controversial in academic terms. The original name of the word comes from the Indian language and means a person who eats raw meat. From our historical point of view, the Indians and the Eskimos have racial contradictions, so the demeaning meaning of this word can also be seen.
The Eskimo race didn't quite agree with the name, preferring to call themselves "Inuit." The word means the owner of the land. Since then, official documents have been calling them that way ever since.
We, who live in civilized societies, know very little about such a race living in the cold Arctic. They are hard to see, and even more mysterious. The Indians' preconceptions about them have misinterpreted us for years. But they are actually the same as us, the same wisdom, the same civilization. The cold living environment did not freeze their beating hearts.
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They live near the Arctic Circle, mostly on the northern shores of North America, in Alaska and other places. Humans evolved with changes in the environment, such as the black race, which has dark skin, protecting them from the intense sunlight and extremely high temperatures in Africa. Another example is the white race in cold regions such as Russia, they are strong, tall, and fair-skinned, because they have lived in cold areas for a long time.
The Inuit race, although they live near the cold Arctic, are not caucasian, but yellow. From a historical point of view, they are also the Asian race that migrated to the Americas due to the change of continental plates at that time. It should have been crossed from the Strait Road Bridge, or simply crossed the Bering Strait to reach the Americas. They had yellow skin and black hair, which was very similar to the Mongols or Tibetans in the highland regions.
They have their own unique learning ability and spiritual field, they love hunting, love art, and are good at carving. Because of the harsh climate and harsh environment in which they live, most of them are also struggling to survive on the road of life. The cold environment is not suitable for cultivation, so they mostly hunt chocobos or marine life for food, animal fat is used to cook rice, animal fur is used to keep warm, which also gives us a sense of déjà vu of "wildlings" who drink blood.
(Hunting Eskimos)
In fact, on the one hand, they have to resist the bone-chilling wind of minus tens of degrees, and on the other hand, they have to fight against the fierce animals of the polar region, so they are the bravest and most tenacious race in the world.
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The environment in which they live can make a big difference to human beings, which is also greatly reflected in their culture and life. The Inuit wore clothing dominated by animal fur, which was able to withstand wind and snow, and their clothing design cleverly applied the principle that hot air would not escape downwards.
The Inuit building material was naturally formed ice. Because they didn't have the dirt to make bricks and the hard ore and wood, they had to use local materials. They staggered the ice blocks to cast houses, pouring water on the crevices to freeze them, making the whole house strong and reliable and airtight.
They call such a house a igloo, and the construction of the igloo is actually extremely difficult, because the irregularity of the ice cube will have a great impact on the structure of the house, although it is made of ice, it is also necessary to consider whether the structure is reasonable, so as to ensure the reliability of the house.
Not only that, in addition to building materials and structure, the house also needs to consider the foundation. The terrain on which the house is built must be as flat as possible, and there can be no dark river underground. In this way, the construction of the igloo requires extremely high technology and some accidental components. In this way, they, like the races living in other civilized societies, have some differences in food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, but they are not extremely primitive. In addition to these aspects of life, the cultural aspect has actually developed rapidly.
They have their own unique spiritual currents and spiritual beliefs, "animism.". They believe that all things are spiritual, in fact, this is similar to the thinking of other religions, and it is similar to the equality of all living beings advocated by traditional Chinese Buddhism.
(Ancient Totem)
They also believe in the existence of wizards and totems, believing that people can communicate further with nature in other ways. In fact, this is not to blame, because of the harsh living environment, there is naturally a fantasy about nature's expectations and lifestyle, otherwise it will be difficult to survive.
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Whether a race's culture prospers is not only reflected in terms of culture and life, but more importantly, the continuation of race. From the perspective of human development, the role of men in the family or the collective is more partly to assume productivity, while the role of women is to reproduce and nurture the next generation and ensure their quality of life, and the same is true between the Eskimos.
It is often heard that the Eskimos had a polygamous system. However, this is not a matter of folk customs, but a natural choice. The harsh environment in which the Eskimos lived was bound to create a population limit, and a people had to be perpetuated, so there must be parts of the population that were different from what we imagined.
However, the development of society is now very rapid, and the exchanges between various nationalities are also very close. According to the scientific expedition, the current Eskimos are not the same as before. They are no longer wearing fur and living in igloos. Instead, they have their own buildings, their own buildings, almost the same as our civilized society. Of course, the way of marriage and love has also changed. The emancipation of the mind will necessarily abandon those factors that are not suitable for social development, and the system of polygamy or polygamy has long ceased to exist.
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Every nation has its own culture, and as we living in a civilized society, we must correctly look at cultural differences and certainly have different cultural needs from us. We cannot blindly resist, let alone spread with personal influence. This can make our society more civilized and more prosperous.