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- noun Plural form of
inukshuk .
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Examples
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Some 1,000 Inuit carvers in the arctic territory of Nunavut have been conscripted to make authentic inukshuit for sale at the Olympics as well, says Dennis Kim, head of merchandising for the Vancouver Organizing Committee.
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"It can be misleading," says Mr. Suluk, explaining that Inuit don't build inukshuit indiscriminately.
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Luke Suluk, president of the Inuit Heritage Trust, says there are many old inukshuit around his home in Arviat, on the western Hudson Bay.
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On the streets of Vancouver these days, it's hard to go a few blocks without bumping into inukshuit.
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