Chieftess Nulirahak v.1, April 2003. By Aaron Burr. mgaul@nycap.rr.com.

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The name Nulirahak is one of the names given to a primary goddess of the early Inuit, as there seem to be few historical
"great leaders" to be found.

I recommend "Religious and Expansionist," with a 2/5 aggression rating.

As far as unique units go, I tried to create a dogsled, but it's beyond my abilities. But this is what I was thinking:
DOGSLED: 2/1/1 All terrain as roads. Replaces archer. Upgrades to Alpine Troops (if you use them).
I also had this floating around in my mind:
HEARTY SETTLER: 1/2/1. Same price as regular settlers, but requires furs and iron.

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The Inuit, classically, were unsettled migrants, not given to cities. So, here are some Inuit 
words I found for place name suggestions.

Glacier = Sermeq 
Mountain = Qáqaq 
Cliff = Qaersoq (Ivnaq if steep part of mountain) 
Stream = Kûk 
River = Kûgssuaq 
Shore = Sigssaq 
Coast = Sineriaq 
Sea = Imaq 
Bay = Malik 
Lake = Taseq 
Island = Qeqertaq 
Fjord = Kangerdluk 
Land = Nuna 
Plain = Narssaq 
Valley = Qôroq 
Straits = Ikerasaq 
Iceberg = Iluliaq 
Town = Igdloqarfik 
City = Igdloqarfigssuaq 
Place (to live) = Asimioqarfik 
Farm = Ungalûgaq 
House = Igdlo 
Wind = Anore 
Storm = Anorerssuaq 
Sky = Qilak 
Rain = Sialuk 
Snow = Aput (on the ground, Qanik = in the air) 
Stone = Ujaraq 
Sand = Siorqat 
Iron = Savimineq 
Gold = Kûlte 
Fish = Aulisagaq 
Warmth = Kiak 
Dark = Tâq 
Sun = Seqineq 
Moon = Qáumat 
Star = Uvdloriaq 
Northern Lights= Arssarnerit 
Black = Qernertoq 
White = Qaqortoq 
Red = Augpalugtoq 
Yellow = Sungârtoq 
Green = Qorsuk 
Blue = Tungujortoq 
Brown = Kajortoq 
Grey = Qassertoq 
Small = -araq 
Big = -'ssuaq 
Looking like = -naq 
Old = -toqaq 
New = -tâq 
North = Avangnâ 
South = Kujatâ 
East = Kange 
West = Kite/Kitâ

From: http://home.enter.vg/bluenova/su2300ad/Gaming/ScandinaviaIn2300ADGeographicalNamesEskimo.htm

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I also did some research on great leaders, including contacting modern Inuit organizations. There don't seem to be any famous
Inuit from history. Today, their leaders have Western names, which is not what I'm going for in this mod. So, here are some
standard indigenous names you can use for great leaders:

Female: Aleqasina - Hiti - Karmiti - Kirima - Meriwa - Naqi - Ningeogapik - Sedna
Male: Jaipity - Serguis

From: http://www.kabalarians.com/male/eskimo-m.htm

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Here's a good Civilopedia entry:

The origin of what we now know as the Inuit way of life began about 10,000 years ago in a region of the Arctic world called the Bering Strait. Evidence points to the fact that our very earliest ancestors crossed from what is now Asia into what is now North America not by water as we have to do at the present time, but rather by land. This land crossing was made possible because at that time the large glaciers that once covered so much of North America and northern Europe had still not melted completely. Because so much of the world is water, supply was locked up in glaciers. Sea levels were lower than they are today creating a land connection between Siberia and Alaska. This large area of exposed land is called the Bering Land Bridge.

As the population of this area grew and new territory was needed, the settlements gradually spread north along the coast and probably inland using the large river valleys. Eventually these regions spread north of the Seward peninsula until they reached as far as the northern coast of Alaska. This was a very different environment since during the winter the sea was covered by a thick layer of ice. It was here that a remarkable shift in the way of life took place as our ancestors developed the knowledge, skills and technology needed to utilize the winter sea ice environment to hunt marine mammals. This adaptation endures as one of the defining characteristics of Inuit culture from Alaska to Greenland. On the origin and migration route map you will learn more about where their very early ancestors came from, where they were living and the possible routes of movement to the coast of north Alaska. 
  
These early groups that learned to live on the sea ice must have been very successful hunters since it looks as though their population started to grow and eventually expand eastwards. As they did so, new settlements were created. This movement east took place about 5000 years ago by a people we refer to as the Sivullirmiut which means the first people. In our legends these early people were often called Tunnit. Archeologists use the terms Predorset, Independence and Dorset to identify the Sivullirmiut. 

Encounters between Inuit and Europeans began in the late 1500's when the first explorers sailed into the icy waters of Davis Strait, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay. Although these first encounters were limited in their number and duration, as well as being geographically dispersed, they did set the stage for an eventual transition to what we can call the period of contact. Between the arrival of Martin Frobisher in 1576 and the famous disappearance of Franklin in 1848, about 22 explorers entered Inuit territory. Not all of these had any direct impact on the course of our recent history. Nevertheless, with each trip, the map of the Arctic became more European and then our land itself started to be claimed by outsiders. Now some 400 years later, the land and resources along with native rights to control them within the framework of the Canadian constitution, are being returned to the Inuit. It was a process officially recognized on April 1,1999 with the establishment of Nunavut. 
 

Adaped from: http://www.itk.ca/english/inuit_canada/history/prehistory.htm

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