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{{short description|Hunting and weaponry tools}}
{{One source|date=October 2022}}
'''Inuit weapons''' were primarily [[hunting]] tools which served a dual purpose as [[weapon]]s, whether against other [[Inuit]] groups or against their traditional enemies, the [[Chipewyan]], [[Tłı̨chǫ]] (Dogrib), [[Dene]], and [[Cree]].<ref>Barry Pritzker. ''A Native American encyclopedia: history, culture, and peoples''. Oxford University Press US, 2000. {{ISBN|0-19-513897-X}}, 9780195138979. Pg. 528-545</ref>
[[File:Inuitbows.jpg|right|thumb|Six Inuit bows displayed at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver|250px]]
The bows carried by the Inuit were distinctive in that some were [[cable-backed bow]]s, where a wrapped cord supplemented the tensile strength of the bow.

==Types of weapon==
*War [[harpoon]]
*War [[club (weapon)|club]]
*[[Spear-thrower]]
*[[Cable-backed bow]]
*[[Bolas]]
*[[Toggling harpoon]]
*[[Kakivak]]
*[[Ulu]]
*[[Snow knife]]
*Inuit [[axe]]
*Inuit [[crossbow]]

==References==
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