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Thule people

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History of the Inuit/Eskimo: Every Year

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The Thule Inuits

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Roman Citizen Describes Ancient Ireland and Thule // Edge of Known World // 7 BC Strabo Geographica

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Waves and Patterns by Dado Dzihan - ''Lullaby Of Greenland'' featuring Thule People

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THULE Takes People From the End of the Road to the Action! Videointerview with Magnus Welander

The Thule ( or ) or proto-Inuit were the ancestors of all modern Inuit. They developed in coastal Alaska by 1000 and expanded eastwards across Canada, reaching Greenland by the 13th century. In the process, they replaced people of the earlier Dorset culture that had previously inhabited the region. The appellation "Thule" originates from the location of Thule in northwest Greenland, facing Canada, where the archaeological remains of the people were first found at Comer's Midden. The links between the Thule and the Inuit are biological, cultural, and linguistic.