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Shadows of change -Uummannaq ,Greenlland -10/21 /09 Stanley Greene (C)NOOR Images- 2009 ..Eskimos of Uummannaq ..We have called them Eskimos , but they are Inuit , and they have always named themselves as such . The name eskimos comes from the word "Eskimautik , which means " Those who eat raw meat " the people of the North . Traditional dress of Polar bear , seal skin, boots and fur -lined coverings have help Inuit people to survive some of Earths coldest weather for centuries , With out sea ice ,seals cannot build ledges , on which to rest , eat and bear their pups , walruses cannot find refuge on drift ice to rest , and digest their meals , of clams and other shell fish , polar bear cannot catch seals , if there is no ice hunters cannot travel in dog sled in search of game , for food and skins , arctic biologists say that the entire eco system is in collapse , Because of the disappearing cold ice , hunters have to shoot their dogs , because there is not enough food to feed them ,without sea ice without , sled dogs, with out Polar bears , marine mammals and birds ,traditional life in the arctic could crumble pretty quickly ,and with out the skins of polar bears and seals the Inuit culture will die out . (KEYSTONE/NOOR/Stanley Greene)