An inukshuk is a human-shaped man-made stone landmark built by the Inuit people of the Artic region. Traditionally they are built to assure the newcomer to the area that they are on the right path and point to good local hunting places or other food sources.
Inukshuks are made by using whatever rocks or stones are around and balancing them on top of each other in the traditional shape of a human with one arm longer and pointing in the direction  needed.
All inukshuks are unique.
Last month my husband and I were surprised to find an inukshuk made in the creek at Minyon Falls. He was special and brought a smile to our faces as we remembered our recent trip to Canada.
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I have seen pictures of these…or similar structures… and even made some myself but never knew that the Inuit made them or what they were called. Thanks 🙂
I’ve often wondered!!!! thank you for this post, I learned something and I love it.
Glad to help.
Thanks for a genuinely interesting blog post about the Arctic. I don’t know how relevant this is but these type of structures, a lot further south in Canada and the USA, are often ascribed to Bigfoot. They also occur in Australia where, on Youtube, a researcher called TheRusty222 has found them in the thick rainforests. He didn’t know if they were Aborigine or the Yowie, Australia’s Bigfoot, Nobody has ever suggested Bigfoot for the Arctic, so I think you might have made a bit of a breakthrough here!
Interesting. I will play detective and investigate further. Glad you liked it.
In Hawaii people do this as well out of lava rocks, though I think it’s more to ask for a blessing.
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