DRUM DANCE

ABOUT THE MATERIAL

  • Drum dance
  • The game animals show the way
  • Fishing lines for soapstone
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You solve the tasks by using

  • Text
  • Audio
  • Drawing tools
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This part is based on pp. 14-21 – there you will find information about the subject.

Video about drum dance and information about animals of Greenland.

TASKS FOR DRUM DANCE

In the picture drum dance is seen, an important part of Inuit culture.

The drum dance had several different purposes for the settlement.

  • What purpose did drum dance have?

  • Search for “rap battle” on the Internet. What similarities are there between rap battle and battle dance?

  • Why did precisely the drum have a central place in Inuit religion?

In summer the Inuit travelled great distances to hunt game animals. This map shows the travelling routes of the people from Sermermiut.

In the winter they stayed at their settlements.

  • What does the map show? See page 19 in the book.

  • How did the Inuit way of life in summer and winter differ?

  • What conflicts could arise when settlements or families met?

Fishing lines were vital. They made it possible to catch deep sea fish like Greenland halibut and redfish.

Soap stone lamps were useful to bring along on trips lasting several days.

  • What function do baleens have for the whale?

  • What is soapstone?

  • Where in Greenland did they have baleens and where did soapstone come from?

TASKS FOR DRUM DANCE

In the picture drum dance is seen, an important part of Inuit culture.

The drum dance had several different purposes for the settlement.

  • What purpose did drum dance have?

  • Search for “rap battle” on the Internet. What similarities are there between rap battle and battle dance?

  • Why did precisely the drum have a central place in Inuit religion?

In summer the Inuit travelled great distances to hunt game animals. This map shows the travelling routes of the people from Sermermiut.

In the winter they stayed at their settlements.

  • What does the map show? See page 19 in the book.

  • How did the Inuit way of life in summer and winter differ?

  • What conflicts could arise when settlements or families met?

Fishing lines were vital. They made it possible to catch deep sea fish like Greenland halibut and redfish.

Soap stone lamps were useful to bring along on trips lasting several days.

  • What function do baleens have for the whale?

  • What is soapstone?

  • Where in Greenland did they have baleens and where did soapstone come from?