“Igloo” is derived from the Inuit word “igdlu” meaning “house.” It should actually be used to describe any Inuit or Eskimo dwelling, regardless of its construction. In the Eskimo culture, igloo ...

Astrophotographer Ted Wolfe looks up at the night sky through telescopes from his home in Southwest Florida and photographs it through specialized cameras. His pictures of colliding galaxies, dying ...

Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice crystals cascaded around him as the block settled into ...

KANGIQSUJUAQ, Quebec - Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice crystals cascaded around him as ...

IT was in early October that for the first time in my life I saw the sea congeal, saw the moving waters freeze and petrify in waves, in ridges, and in hollows. There are many people round the world ...

NO literature could possibly be more inadequate than that of the American Eskimo. The reasons for this are many and obvious. Writing materials are unknown, and there are no verbs in the language, at ...

Amidst piles of snow and face-numbing winds, enjoying a cocktail on a rooftop bar seems far from ideal. However, the chilly cities of D.C., New York, Chicago and Boston have discovered a high-end ...

THE ORCHID HUNTERS—Norman MacDonald—Farrar & Rinehart ($2.75). SALWEEN — Ronald Kaulback —Harcourt, Brace ($3.75). MY ESKIMO LIFE—Paul-Emile Victor —Simon & Schuster ($3). A GUIDE TO ALASKA—Merle ...