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/ɪˈnʊkˌʃʊk/ · noun
A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure..
The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.
This is a miniature copy of an inukshuk that actually stands up on a ridgeline far away in the interior, rocks piled in roughly the shape of a human, not to threaten the stranger but to guide him in country where landmarks are either too few or too many to keep straight.
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Inukshuk means A structure of piled stones, used as a landmark and traditionally constructed by the Inuit, often resembling a humanoid figure..
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The Nunavut Territory flag bears a rendering of an inukshuk in the form of a crucifix.
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