means "like a person." An arrangement of stones, often resembling the shape of a human. The inukshuk is used as a navigational aid, as a marker for hunting grounds and caches of food or supplies, in hunting to lure geese and corral caribou, and as a way to mark sacred ground. These stone cairns embody strong spiritual and ancestral connections and have been erected by Inuit on the Arctic tundra for many generations.
a figure of a human made of stones, originally used to scare caribou into an ambush
a man-like figure made of stones used by the Inuit when they go hunting to find their way and also to frighten caribous and lead them into a trap
a marker, used by Eskimoes in the far north - a structure built from flat stones - sturdy, friendly - tells you you're on the right path and you're not so alone
a small stone structure that is used to point the way to some important place
a stone cairn that was erected by the Inuit at prominent locations throughout the land to act as guideposts
( inukshuk) an Inuit stone cairn having the rough outline of a human figure.
An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) (from the Inuktitut: áƒá“„ᒃᓱᒃ, plural áƒá“„ᒃᓱáƒá‘¦; alternatively inukshuk in English or inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun ) is a stone landmark used as a milestone or directional marker by the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic. Inuksuit differ from some cairns in significance. The Arctic Circle, dominated by permafrost, has few natural landmarks and thus the inuksuk was central to navigation across the barren tundra.
