Inuk
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Inuk
from Inuktitut inuk man
Example Sentences
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I knew this young Inuk woman would convey more compellingly than I how climate change was affecting her community—their land, the ice, culture, food, health, safety—and how it is threatening that community’s very existence.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2022
Simon, an Inuk who is the first Indigenous person to hold the largely ceremonial position governor general, did address Francis.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
The ancestral knowledge and spiritual power embedded in Inuit art survives — it is a mark of “cultural resilience,” said the Inuk art historian Heather Igloliorte.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
Mr Itorcheak, an indigenous Inuk, is one of the approximately 7,700 Iqaluit residents who have been left without potable water for over a month.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021
On Tuesday, Mary Simon, an Inuk woman, became the first indigenous person to be appointed Canada's governor general.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021
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