Inuit peoples
Inuit peoples appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Arctic and Greenland (North America) from c. 1600 CE to the present, a span of 425 years. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).
Descendants of the Thule who live from Alaska to Greenland. Whalers, missionaries and traders reached them from the 1700s, and Canada created the Inuit territory of Nunavut in 1999.
See Inuit peoples on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1600 CE to the present
- Duration
- 425 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Arctic and Greenland, North America
- Language family
- Eskimo-Aleut
Came from
Events in North America during its time
- Jamestown founded
- Champlain founds Quebec
- Pueblo Revolt
- Treaty of Paris ends New France
- Declaration of Independence
- Louisiana Purchase
- Trail of Tears
- Mexican Cession and California Gold Rush
Neighbours in North America
- United States
- New France
- Thirteen Colonies
- Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company)
- Comanche empire (Comancheria)
- Dominion of Canada
- British North America
- French Louisiana
- Russian America
- Canada
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Inuit peoples exist?
c. 1600 CE to the present, about 425 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Inuit peoples?
Arctic and Greenland, in North America.
What language did Inuit peoples speak?
Eskimo-Aleut. This family includes Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo).
What came before Inuit peoples?
Thule culture.