It focuses on the critical need for shelter in the harsh Far North as the primary shaper of Inuit (Eskimo) life. The architecture, engineering, and construction methods for igloos, sod houses, and tents are explained, but Shemie also discusses patterns of living within the structures. Twenty-four pencil drawings illustrate tools and techniques used, while five full-color, double-page paintings spotlight housing in daily life.
It focuses on the critical need for shelter in the harsh Far North as the primary shaper of Inuit (Eskimo) life. The architecture, engineering, and construction methods for igloos, sod houses, and tents are explained, but Shemie also discusses patterns of living within the structures. Twenty-four pencil drawings illustrate tools and techniques used, while five full-color, double-page paintings spotlight housing in daily life.