Ii-Inuksuk zizikhumbuzo zamatye amakhulu okanye izibonda ezisetyenziswa ngama-Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, kunye nabanye abantu Bomthonyama bommandla weArctic kuMntla Merika.
KwiSiqithi saseBaffin, kukho Inuksuk Point apho kukho i-Inuksuit eyi-100, yiyo loo nto le ndawo yachongwa njengeNdawo yeMbali yeSizwe yaseKhanada ngo-1969.
Ezo zakhiwo zeInuksuk zifumaneka eAlaska zisiya eGreenland. Lo mmandla, ngaphezulu kweArctic Circle, ilawulwa yi-tundra biome, indawo eyomileyo nenendyebo eninzi engenazinto, enezindawo ezinemigca embalwa yendalo.
Intsingiselo yesiko ye-inuksuk ngu "Umntu othile ebelapha" okanye "Usendleleni elungileyo." I-inuksuk inokuthi isetyenziselwe ukukhangela, njengophawu lomhlaba, uphawu lokumisa umhlaba, okanye indibaniselwano yoku kungentla.
I-Inuksuk iyahluka kubume nobukhulu, kodwa zonke zabelana ngeengcambu ezinzulu kwinkcubeko yama-Inuit. Ngokwembali, olona hlobo luqhelekileyo lwe-inuksuk lilitye elinye elibekwe nkqo.
Isakhiwo esifana ne-Inuksuk kodwa esimele ukumela umntu, into ebizwa ngokuba yi-inunnguaq, "ukulingisa umntu"), sele siqhelene kakhulu ne-non-Inuit. Nangona kunjalo, ayilulo uhlobo oluqhelekileyo lwe-inuksuk.
I-Inuksuk iyaqhubeka nokusebenza njengophawu olubalulekileyo lwenkcubeko ye-Inuit. Umzekelo, i-inuksuk iboniswa kwiflegi nakwingubo yommandla waseCanada waseNunavut, kwaye isikolo esiphakamileyo eIqaluit sibizwa ngokuba yiSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo i-Inuksuk emva kweempawu zomhlaba.