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Thule people (ancestral to modern Canadian Inuit) …
Years: 1000 - 1011
Thule people (ancestral to modern Canadian Inuit) bring the dogsled—a sled, or sledge, drawn by a team of dogs, probably originating in Siberia—to Arctic North America with their arrival at Nunavut, Canada in about 1000.
The sled consists of two hollow wooden runners attached to crosspieces by sealskin thongs.
A sealskin harness is tied around the shoulder of each dog, from which individual lines extend from a central trace tied to the front of the sled.
The driver, sitting sideways at the front, steers the sled by pushing or pulling in the desired direction.
Eskimo culture, led by the Inuit clan, will also use whaling boats.
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Years: 1000 - 1011
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