2500 years ago these people developed the Independence I culture, which settled as far as Northeastern Greenland. They lived from hunting on the ice, at its edge, or inland. The principal food source was the caribou, which provided meat, bones, and leather. Seals and fishing provided an auxiliary source. Tools for the hunt were harpoon, fishing gear, as well as bow and arrow.

Graphic from "ESKIMOS" Menschen im Land des langen Tages von Wally Herbert, Österreichischer Bundesverlag Wien, 1976