Sadlermiut

As Sallirmiut (also Sadlermiut ), "People of Salliq " refers to a group of people who are on the south coast of Southampton Island ( commanded among the Inuit " Salliq " ) and both its offshore islands Coats Iceland and Walrus Iceland to the beginning of the 20th century very isolated from the settled on the mainland of the Kivalliq region Inuit ( " Aivilingmiut " ) had lived and died in 1903.

Discovery

Although the English researcher Thomas Button was already clear in 1604 on the southern coast of Southampton Island, but it is not known whether he came into contact with the indigenous people who settled there. The first Europeans who came into contact with the Sallirmiut, should therefore be probably been his Team Captain George Francis Lyon and, with HMS Griper at Cape Pembroke ago Coats Iceland threw anchor in 1824.

Way of life

About the Sallirmiut you know that they are nevertheless been very shy of great power, but and have lived almost all year round in stone and Erdsodenhäusern. To their diet they hunted seals, walruses, whales, polar bears, caribou and birds, bird eggs and examined caught fish.

Origin and culture of belonging

About origin, cultural development, original number and the reason for their reduction of about 200 at the time of its discovery on 58 prior to the final extinction but little is known Secured.

Especially about the origin is still much puzzled. As is evident from excavations and other relics as well as records of researchers and whalers, it was at the Sallirmiut sure to people who were not related directly to the Kivalliq Inuit of the region. Compared to these Inuit, they showed namely regarding appearance, behavior, language and culture distinct differences. Therefore, three hypotheses on the origin be scientifically discussed:

End of Sallirmiut

In the second half of the 19th century held frequently at the Southampton South Coast whalers on. Although the Sallirmiut always came back with the whalers in touch in the years 1860-1903, she took part, unlike the Inuit from the mainland, not on the run by the Europeans whaling. However, contact with crew members of the Scottish whaling ship Active resulted in the end of 1902 for Disaster: The Sallirmiut suffered virulent gastrointestinal infections, against which they had developed no immunity and what almost all died in the winter 1902/ 03. Since then, the Sallirmiut are considered extinct.