The documentary calls this group of people "Eskimos," a derogatory term for the Indians, "raw meat eaters," while they themselves prefer to be called "Inuits," or "real people."
In terms of physiological characteristics, the title of "raw meat eaters" is well-founded. They live a primitive life, use animal skins to make clothes, eat raw seals and walruses, and spend their entire lives searching for food and shelter.
I will playfully laugh as a "civilized person" in the 21st century because Nanuk clenched his teeth hard to "collect the sound" and "tug-of-war" with the seal under the hole. Life is as interesting as a Mr. Bean movie, but it's not a comedy movie after all. The Inuit really live such a primitive but bloody life. They compete with nature for "life" and "live". Thinking about it this way, the analogy of Santiago seems more appropriate. The heavy snow and freezing are all so cruel, but the Inuit still regard nature as their gods and use their wisdom to live. It is said that they will turn the windows of Iguru to the sun, because the sun is sacred.
Primitive human beings will regard nature as an eternal god, their harvest as a gift from God, and their misfortune as a punishment for offending the Holy Spirit. Whether it is the Inuit or other peoples who have lived on the earth, the idea of this kind of spiritual worship has always been there. If the history of mankind is put into the universe, it may be just a frame of other pictures. Eternity is a fallacy for mankind, but maintaining a balance full of awe is what mankind should do at every stage of history. If someone breaks it unreasonably, the consequences will naturally be different.
Let's go back to the documentary "Nanuk in the North". When it was promoted, it had a slogan "A story of life and love in the actual Arctic". Due to constraints, it was a black and white film without dialogue between characters. It does not affect the director's presentation of an almost true story full of love and exploration. It allows me, born a hundred years later, to vividly see how an ancient nation survived, not through cold words.
Just like Nanuk learned to hunt with a gun, Avery will get used to eating bread with butter, Inuit will settle in a land, and many ancient civilizations will be forgotten by people who are eager to move towards technology and modernization, we can only Hope that these past lives can leave a little shadow, don't leave too soon.
Seeing many words to describe Inuit, I think "happy-go-lucky" is the best of them all.
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