Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice crystals cascaded around him as the block settled into ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Igloo means "snow house" in the Inuit language of the Canadian Arctic, and it provided cozy shelter to two youngsters who fell happily asleep inside one that their father ...

One of the classic symbols of winter is the igloo. Because Santa lives in the Arctic, you will sometimes see igloos in the Santa story as well. And igloos show up in cartoons all the time. But all of ...

March 16, 2007— -- Educators and explorers Will Steger, John Stetson, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton have joined four Inuit hunters on a 1,200-mile, four-month-long dog-sled expedition across ...

As temperatures drop and heating bills rise, experts are looking to Arctic communities for inspiration on the best ways to stay warm for less As the nights lengthen and temperatures drop, central ...

“Igloo” is derived from the Inuit word “igdlu” meaning “house.” It should actually be used to describe any Inuit or Eskimo dwelling, regardless of its construction. In the Eskimo culture, igloo ...

Ice-fishing and seal meat help sustain the Inuit; Stroud joins in the icy search for food. Pond Inlet faces its greatest challenge: climate change. As ice slowly recedes from the North, the Inuit diet ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A certain front yard featuring an igloo could pass for Nome, Alaska, but it's actually on Chicago's Southwest Side. Some youngsters constructed the igloo in the front yard at the Nagel ...

KANGIQSUJUAQ, Quebec - Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice crystals cascaded around him as ...

Tiisi Qisiiq , left, and Adami Sakiagak demonstrate how to build an igloo near Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, March 2, 2017. Sakiagak, a 57-year-old Inuit, builds igloos to teach younger ...